Overthinking the New Fall TV Lineup: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
As of the current writing, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is that rarest of things, a workplace comedy that’s actually about work.
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Posts by Stokes on Overthinking It
When Games Pretend to Be Games They Aren’t
Candy Crush pretends to be a game of skill to trick you into spending money. But can a game pretend to be something it’s not for valid artistic reasons?
One of these things is not like the other: We’re The Millers and Virginity
The poster for We’re the Millers tells us something interesting and weird about the way Hollywood conceives of male virginity.
Adventure Time’s Amoral Compass
Adventure Time belongs to that class of works which purports to be for children, and in fact is made for and by whimsical and/or cannabis-addled adults.
Theorizing Disability in Iron Man 3
Unpacking the politics of disability in Iron Man 3.
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Musical Talmud: “Suit and Tie” vs. “Thrift Shop”
Why “Thrift Shop” and “Suit and Tie” make a perfect pairing atop the Billboard chart.
It is known — Game of Thrones, the Orient, and Conventional Wisdom
Back in my very first post about GoT, I said that I would get to the orientalism thing another day. Well, today’s a day, right?
Game of Thrones continues to be weird about gender
… and though I still enjoy it very much, what’s the internet for but to complain?
Irony Fail! Or: That Video for Skrillex’s BANGARANG is Extremely Frustrating, I Tell You What
Skrillex’s Bangarang is a good song with 2/3 of a really great video. But only 2/3.
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Your Taste in Rock, Reviewed, Part 1
Stokes tries to get excited about the rock bands suggested by podcast listeners.