Poké Monomania: The Consumer Success of Pokémon’s Ideological Self-Obsession
How Pokémon’s self-obsession influences and mirrors the obsession of its players with the game.
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Posts by Guest Writer on Overthinking It
Un-Chronicling Riddick: A Non-Linear Analysis
Analyzing Riddick’s moral and behavioral consistency through the lense of asymptotic stability
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Sweet Lou: Lou Reed (1942-2013)
Guest writer Trevor Seigler shares his very personal take on the passing of rock legend Lou Reed.
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Adventure Time, Neuroethics, and Agency
Why the portray of Lemongrab in “Adventure Time” is one of the best satires of public perceptions of mental pathologies and agency in all of pop culture.
With Great Power Comes… a TV Pilot
What does the premiere episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD say about the relationship between the franchise’s superheroes and their audience?
Madness and Superheroes
A Foucaultian analysis of the madness of the gritty, realistic superhero movie.
To Play or Not to Play: The Ethical Implications of Bioshock Infinite
In Bioshock Infinite, player choices exist only to illustrate that the player is offered merely the illusion of freedom.
Modern-Day Saints: Trigun and The Brothers Karamazov
In its focus on the essence of moral behavior, Trigun has startling parallels to Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov.
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Underthinking It: On Alcohol and Pop Culture
[Enjoy this guest post by Angela Jorgensen!!! ] So, you’re probably thinking that alcohol isn’t actually part of pop culture. It’s a drink. Well, you’re wrong. First of all, pop culture wouldn’t even exist without alcohol. Whenever you watch a movie … Continued
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Underthinking It: A Review of “Canterbury Tales” by Chaucer
[Enjoy this guest post by William O’Connor!!! – Ed.] Is it just me, or were some of the so called great English writers the worst kind of incompetent hacks? The time has come to think seriously about our supposed titans of … Continued
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