The U.S. Constitution is a Poem
The Constitution of the United States was ratified 228 years ago today. How did we celebrate? By translating it into iambic pentameter, of course!
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Long Ass Post on Overthinking It
Beyond Winners and Losers: Failure and Learning in the Meta-Game of Thrones
Why short-term failure might be the key to long-term survival in Game of Thrones.
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A Meta-Game Theory of Thrones
Can game theory help to explain who wins and who dies in Game of Thrones?
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Overthinking Cowboy Bebop: Sessions 25 and 26
Merry Christmas everybody! I got you 10,000 words about the Cowboy Bebop series finale.
Conspicuous Consumption: The Socioeconomics of Hannibal
Will Grahams of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
Overthinking Adventure Time: Creation, Frustration, and Masturbation
Let’s compare All the Little People to East of Eden.
Systems, Not Sith: How Inter-service Rivalries Doomed the Galactic Empire
The soldiers and Officers of the Imperial Military will each have their own interests and loyalties. The Galactic Empire never had a chance.
Subjecting “Fridge Nuking” to Scientific Peer Review
George Lucas claims Indiana Jones could survive a fridge-nuking. Dr. David Shechner tells us why that’s crap. Science!
The Well-Made (Video Game) Plot, Part 1
Why is a game not like a potboiler?
Mad Men Season 4: In Which There Is No Fresh Start
Just because she speaks French does not mean she will let you cheat on her.
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