The Impact of an Arrow to the Knee
Why has Skyrim’s “arrow to the knee” become a meme?
Posts by Guest Writer on Overthinking It
The Claws Conspiracy
Was Santa Claus a willing participant in his own kidnapping in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’?
The Wire and the Virtue of Addiction
Nothing worth doing is easy.
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A New, Fantastic Point of View
Not even Disney can bring democracy to the Middle East.
Ersatz Genuineness in Little Mermaid’s “Under the Sea”
If Sebastian is composer to Triton’s court, why doesn’t he tap into his Caribbean roots?
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Beauty and the Beast’s Dark Delusion
She falls in love with her captors, rejects her neighbors and embraces her feudal lords.
O Goddess, Sing the Rage of James and Lily’s Son, Harry
[Check out this guest post by Alicia Aho, Potterverse fans! – Ed.] A pretty girl and her friend are playing in a quiet spot some ways from home. Unbeknownst to them, they are being spied on by a male figure … Continued
Laughing Our Way to the Altar
How romantic comedies help enforce social norms.
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The Passion of Johnny
Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’ As Religious Parable
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Conan the Liberal
What is best in life? Treating women and other races as equals, and slaying the old gods.