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17May 202017 May 2020
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Regarding Mad Men and Gray Flannel Suits

Today is the fifth anniversary of the last episode of Mad Men. I’ve been working my way through a slow…

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9Nov 20198 Dec 2019
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Why Does Obi-Wan Kenobi Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much?

A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered…

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29Sep 201917 May 2020
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When a Prediction Becomes a Fan Theory

For the last several years, I’ve been banging the drum for one particular, unusual cause: pedantry regarding the definition of…

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Are Christmas Movies in the Eye of the Beholder?

28 Dec 202028 Dec 2020
There are certain things you can count on for the internet to deliver on a regular basis. The “Die Hard is a Christmas movie” conversation has become a permanent fixture…
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How Spectre Reaffirmed the Brainwashed Bond Fan Theory

31 Jan 202017 May 2020
Thanks for reading another installment of Fan Theory Friday! They’re not every Friday—and they’re not always on Fridays—but they are on some Fridays, sometimes. I come to bury Spectre, not…
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A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance

20 Oct 201920 Oct 2019
It has been almost twenty years since the first time I saw Fight Club. I read the book a few months after first seeing the book. I think I was…
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How Far From Home Reaffirms a Minor Spider-Man Fan Theory

13 Jul 201927 Sep 2019
Another Fan Theory Friday (on a Saturday) You have presumably seen Spider-Man: Far From Home by now. If you haven’t, I think it's safe to assume that it’s not particularly…
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Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling?

6 Jul 201927 Sep 2019
A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film.  To begin with: I liked it. A lot. However, there’s one scene…
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A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope

4 May 20198 Dec 2019
It's another Fan Theory Friday. Although this is a special one, on a Saturday, because today is Star Wars Day. Today's fan theory is in honor of Peter Mayhew, the…
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Why I’m Reluctant to Write About the Final Game of Thrones Season

28 Apr 201927 Sep 2019
I realized something a few weeks ago. Something that surprised me. Something that had not occurred to me but that, as soon as I realized it, I was shocked I…
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The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts’ Finances

8 Mar 201928 Sep 2019
Just another Fan Theory Friday I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the first…
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What is Top 10 Games You Can Play In Your Head, By Yourself?

2 Mar 201916 Nov 2019
It's a book that is real. Over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself repeatedly fielding one particular question: “what’s the deal with this book?” This question has been presented…
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Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema Universe?

22 Feb 20199 Nov 2019
Another installment of Fan Theory Fridays The film-within-a-film trope has existed for a long time. Since before film, truthfully. Examples of this narrative style—in which one fictional narrative exists nestled…

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