Game of Thrones and the Aesthetics of Fascism
Yeah, I went there.
Posts by Stokes on Overthinking It
Sexy Teenaged Werewolves In Love
Paranormal Romance is totally a thing. And it totally has a formula.
Overthunk: The Hunger Games’ Challenge to Children’s Literature
Suzanne Collins’ magnificent YA series The Hunger Games is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a single massive city, called simply “the Capitol,” maintains its luxurious splendor by subjugating the residents of twelve favelas/client-states called “Districts,” each devoted to a … Continued
Musical Talmud: Run the World (Girls)
Should probably be titled “Run the World (Girls) (Don’t, obviously, or why would we even need this?)”
The Flattening of Westeros
Some more thoughts on simplified moral calculus of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
Winter’s Bone, Film Noir, and Feminism
It’s basically like the Maltese Falcon, except it’s set in the country, and the main character’s a girl, and instead of a falcon there’s a lot of crystal meth. So I guess what I’m saying is it’s nothing like the Maltese Falcon.
Overthunk: A Defense of Cussin’ in Hip-Hop
In a genre devoted to wordplay, foul language is not a necessary evil but rather a positive good.
Underthinking It: D’AWWWWW
Underthinking It: Omar from the Wire is so Freaking Awesome
He has a shotgun! BLAM! And he doesn’t take crap from ANYBODY.
Musical Talmud: Born This Way
Unpacking the Manifesto of Mother Monster
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