The Musical Talmud – “Lights” by Ellie Goulding
In a new video commentary, Fenzel breaks down the most electromagnetically radiant song in pop music today.
Posts by Peter Fenzel on Overthinking It
Angry Birds Power-Ups Flap in the Face of the Olympic Spirit
Rovio rocked automatic updaters with the Angry Birds 2.2.0 update, a harrowing prospect, set against the backdrop of the ongoing London 2012 Olympics.
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The Philosophy of Batman, Schopenhauer Edition 2: The Dark Knight Rises
In a follow-up years in the making, we re-examine the philosophy of the Nolan Batman and his will-to-life.
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The Musical Talmud – “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen
Catch the first Video Musical Talmud, on the song you were probably singing in your head before you read this.
Red on the Ledger: The Avengers and Sexual Violence
How Whedon/Johanssens’s Black Widow advances heroic symbolism and political discourse around survivors of sexual violence.
Achievement Unlocked: Video Games as Performance Art
The thinking behind Achievement Unlocked, a video game improv show, and translating video game artistic experiences into performing arts.
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Ten Awesome Non-Bible Things In “The Ten Commandments”
It’s Passover/Easter season at OTI, and that can mean only one thing — ultra-epic-overdramatic Biblical film spectacle.
Underthinking It: Top 10 Things to do with Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom or Maybe Infinite Jest
It’s one of the best books of its time. But for what?
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Underthinking It: Top 10 Best YouTube Video Uses of “In the End” by Linkin Park
Does it even matter? Find out!
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Underthinking It: Stuff Wrong with the Wikipedia Article about the Yu-Gi-Oh! Egyptian God Cards
SOMEBODY FIX THESE NOW!!!
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