What’s the Prime Age to Win an Oscar? Part II
The sequel to the original analysis of age and Academy Awards for actors and actresses.
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Excel on Overthinking It
Analyzing the 2013 Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Subjecting Oscar acceptance speeches to a level of scrutiny they definitely don’t deserve.
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What’s the Prime Age to Win an Oscar?
Hollywood’s most glamorous night meets the magic of Google Docs.
The Unoriginal Writer’s Daughter Revisited
Why is every book named The Such-and-Such’s Wife?
Bartlet’s First Term: Graphed
Just how beloved was President Bartlet? What was his approval rating, and how did it stack up against real-life Commanders in Chief?
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?
Stats Alert! Frequency of Yellow and Red Alerts in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Battle stations! How often did the Enterprise go to yellow and/or red alert?
IMDb Top 250 Movies List Analysis, 5th Edition
A statistical look at how the IMDB Top 250 Movies list has changed over 17 years.
Have We Reached Peak Superhero?
Have we maximized the exploitation of our finite supply of superhero movies, and are now entering a period of inexorable decline?
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