Is Lego Batman the Best of All Batmans?
The darkest superhero of all goes gloriously bright.
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Race, Class, and Fruity Pebbles
How did a 30 second long, 25-year-old breakfast cereal commercial obsess and confound an entire generation?
Naughty Shows and Nice Shows
You’re the Worst makes us laugh by exploring how far terrible characters can push social boundaries. But it also illuminates some big ideas about comedy that stretch back to the Restoration, Chaucer, and Commedia dell’arte.
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People are Talking About the Wrong Twist in Split
And the Twist everyone is talking about might not even be a twist at all.
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The Overthinking It Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2017
This Valentine’s Day, skip a night out and stay in to Charmander and Chill with our selection of romantic gifts for the Overthinker in your life.
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Revisiting ’Merica Madness
In our ‘Merica Madness tournament, we picked An American Tail as the winner over American History X. Did we get it all wrong?
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Is Civilization Still Relevant?
Have cultural and geopolitical changes rendered the Civilization series obsolete?
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It’s More Than “The Stroke Of A Pen”
Desperate times do NOT call for desperate metaphors.
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How Agile Development Has Transformed Strategy in Civilization VI
Agile product development is nothing new. But has it fundamentally altered the difficulty of games like Civilization?
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What is the Longest Shared TV Universe?
What is the longest shared TV universe? From daytime to primetime, and from dramas to sitcoms, we do a deep dive to identify the all-time champion.