Overthunk: Writing About Music
Writing about music is hard. Writing about writing about music is relatively easy, so that’s what I did.
Posts by Stokes on Overthinking It
Grand Theft Auto and the Problem of Evil
Whose fault are the GTA games, really?
The Blog Post or the Tiger
Containing one (1) half-baked speculation on creative productivity, one (1) runaway metaphor, one (1) vile pun, and basically nothing else.
Musical Talmud: Grenade
In which I am overly critical.
Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: Session 24
Hard Luck Woman opens with pretty much the same image that Brain Scratch closed with: television. Some details are different, of course… it’s Faye watching, rather than some anonymous audience, and rather than watching a communication from Londes, or the … Continued
Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: Session 23
Cowboy Bebop takes a turn for the self-reflective, raises doubts about the persistence of identity, and throws a dog into a minefield. Kind of a busy half-hour, truth be told.
Community, Glee, and the Reason for the Season
Hey, I’m just doing my part to keep the internet buzz about Community high enough that they won’t cancel the show. It’s the season to give, after all.
Once more into the breach on ideological lit-crit, Galactus, and delicious, delicious cookies.
Just in case you guys aren’t tired of this argument yet, here’s another take on what we should and shouldn’t say.
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Archetype or Stereotype?
Is there a point where you can’t just say “Come on, guys, it’s intertextual!”
Horror Worth Watching: Zé do Caixão
The first post in a very occasional series finds Stokes spelunking in the grotty subconscious of Brazilian horror legend José Mojica Marins.
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