The Musical Talmud: I Gotta Feeling
A series of non sequitur party-related cliches, or a treatise on power and predeterminism? (It can be both, I suppose).
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Feminism on Overthinking It
Best Use of Aliens As Metaphor [Think Tank]
Before District 9, what were aliens teaching us about ourselves?
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Perspectives on Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” [Think Tank]
Take my hand. We’ll Overthink It, I swear.
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Belle: Princess or Not Princess?
And what is this guy prince OF, anyway?
The Rules According to Dane Cook
The continued success of Dane Cook as an actor stands in the way of feminism.
The Three Faces of Crank
Is Crank about man’s fear of emotional commitment? Globalization in the 21st Century? The human race’s search for meaning? Or none of the above?
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NY Comic-Con: Ecofeminism in Futurama
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder: Pro-Ecofeminist or Anti? Even the movie itself doesn’t know.
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The Bromantic Gaze
Is the cultural moment of the bromance really indicative of increased mainstream acceptance of homosexual norms and behavior, or is it just the status quo in new, more homoerotic clothes?
Is Twilight Really Sexist? Mormon? Gothy?
The answers are respectively “no,” “no!” and “oh sweet Christ yes, absolutely, it is so gothy, so very gothy.” As gothy as the Hohe Domkirche of Cologne.
Why Twilight Will Be a Great Achievement for Women
Out of the top 100 highest grossing live action films of all-time (U.S. only), not one is directed by a woman. That’s about to change.