Revealing the Real Box Office Champ
What’s the alpha predator of the blockbuster era?
Charts on Overthinking It
Trucks in Country Music Lyrics, 2005-2014, Part 2
Ford vs. Chevy, Men vs. Women, Obama vs. Country Music Fans.
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Trucks in Country Music Lyrics, 2005-2014
Just how often do country songs reference trucks, and why?
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The Desolation of Statistics: Book Length vs. Movie Length, Part 2
Does the density of a movie adaptation of a book have any effect on its quality? Is there an ideal length of a movie based on the book’s word count?
The Musical Talmud, Flowchart Edition: “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO
Exploring all the combinations of sexiness, self awareness, and expression in LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” – in flowchart form.
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The Overthinker Becomes the Overthunked
A new psychological study proves Overthinking It fans are nice people. D’awwww.
Analyzing the 2013 Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Subjecting Oscar acceptance speeches to a level of scrutiny they definitely don’t deserve.
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The Unoriginal Writer’s Daughter Revisited
Why is every book named The Such-and-Such’s Wife?
Is the Movie “Lincoln” Less Popular in the South?
Are movie audiences in former Confederate states less likely to see “Lincoln” due to lingering animosity from the Civil War?
The Sunset Boulevard Effect
How long can a star linger in obscurity before their comeback becomes improbable?