Vote: Does Alec Baldwin Exist in the 30 Rock Universe?
Updated: yes, he does, by a vote of 46 % to 40 %.
Posts by Mark Lee on Overthinking It
From Stage to Screen: “Rock of Ages,” Urban Planning, and the Culture Wars
Why is the villain in the “Rock of Ages” movie a Bible-thumping prude instead of an evil real estate developer?
The Overview: They Live
Overthinking It presents its alternative commentary on the cult classic, “They Live.”
#OccupyBroadway: “Newsies” and Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is kind of like “Newsies,” except with less singing and dancing. And vastly different historical contexts.
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Overthinking Google Zeitgeist 2011: Rebecca Black Retrospective
Last year, I published a diatribe against Google Zeitgeist and how it plays fast and loose with the definition of “zeitgeist.” I argued that rather than “capture the defining spirit or mood” of the times, Google Zeitgeist audaciously and erroneously … Continued
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“The Rainbow Connection”: Just How Many Songs Are There About Rainbows?
Not nearly as many as Kermit seems to suggest.
“The numbers all go to eleven…It’s one louder.”
Happy Spinal Tap Day, everyone.
The Musical Talmud: “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO
In which LMFAO redefines “rock.”
Justin Bieber, Beware the Transposition
“Baby, baby, baby, noo, I thought you’d always be able to sing freakishly high.”
NY Comic-Con 2011: Interview with OTI Reader and Author Daniel Wallace
A video interview with sci-fi and comics author Daniel Wallace
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