The Hipster and the Hippocampus
Why the reason you like your Thundercats shirt now is fundamentally different from why you liked your Thundercats shirt in 2002. Plus: Why ’90s techno will never die.
Dialectic on Overthinking It
Great Moments in Racial Discourse #2: Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
This time around, I don’t think I’ll be able to give our next candidate quite the respect and time it deserves. It is the most important film about race in America made yet in this young century. And perhaps I … Continued
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48 Hour Film Project Providence Award-Winner: “Monday the 13th”
I present to you as a special peek into my other projects (most of which revolve around a very cool theatre in Greater Boston), an entry into the Providence, Rhode Island 48 hour film project, Monday the 13th, by Nature’s … Continued
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Hillary Clinton As Norma Desmond
I’m a little late to the party on this, and I’m reticent to go too political in this blog, but this piece of overthinking is too good and right up our alley to go unremarked. By the way, this isn’t … Continued
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On the Beat With Retarded Policeman
[Overthinking It Magazine is the weekly feature where we give you articles you’ll like all the more since the sabbath gives you an extra minute to ponder them. It may not replace your Sunday morning tryst with the newspaper of … Continued
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Just ‘Cause She Dances Go-Go
The oldest profession* has been getting a lot of press lately. Perhaps as a way to cleanse some of the recent negativity, I’d like to turn to one of the more sincere expressions of love for the women of the … Continued
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Books I Want to Write #1: The Thousand Lives of Asshole Shakespeare
[I’ll get back to wrapping up my “No Crying In Baseball” series next week, but for a bit, I want to start a new series — books I fantasize about writing someday. I’ll probably come back to this intermittently. It’s … Continued
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Henry Rowentgardner vs. Lou Gehrig
WARNING: UNSURPRISING SPORTS MOVIE SPOILERS I have a secret for you. The kid in the picture is the greatest pitcher who ever lived. In fact, breaking his arm made him a better pitcher. Tons better. Not practice, not genetics, not … Continued
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The Two Faces of Sly
This week, I’ve delved into the True Meaning of Rambo in preparation for his (brief) return from irrelevance. Today, I’ll close the series out with a quick look at two great characters Mr. Stallone originated — one has his own … Continued
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