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?
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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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Gender and Race: The Relationship Between Same-Sex Couples and Interracial Depictions in Television
Why are same-sex TV couples more likely to be interracial than straight TV couples?
“The Avengers” vs. “The Revengers”
Why aren’t they called “The Revengers”?
Analyzing the 2012 Oscar Acceptance Speeches
Subjecting Oscar acceptance speeches to a level of scrutiny they definitely don’t deserve.
“The Rainbow Connection”: Just How Many Songs Are There About Rainbows?
Not nearly as many as Kermit seems to suggest.
IMDb Top 250 Movies List Analysis, 4th Edition
Can we predict the future of the IMDb Top 250 Movies List with statistics? Spoiler alert: no, not really.