Bale From Short Films to the Big Screen: The Parallel Journey of Batman and Christopher Nolan 3 Mar 2017 The following was written by WWBD columnist Intern-iana Jones. Enjoy! The inexplicable fascination behind the Batman film franchise reflects the mystery of its main character, as well as the brilliance…
2016 Election… No More Gritty Reboots: Why Lego Batman and Legion Are the Future of Superheroes 12 Feb 201731 May 2017 Yes, this blog is dedicated to "an ongoing exploration of the dark and gritty reboot." But, as written about in the previous post on this blog, The World Needs Bad…
2016… The True Theme of 2016: Never Meet Your Heroes 28 Dec 201611 Apr 2019 Hating 2016 and wishing for it to end has perhaps been the meme of 2016. It has been called a dumpster fire and was declared to "even sucked for Kim Kardashian." Beginning…
Bale… The Best Moby-Dick Homages, Adaptations, and Celebrations 14 Nov 20165 Apr 2024 Note: this article has been updated since it was first published. Happy Birthday, Moby-Dick! Not the whale, but the book. 165 years ago today, Herman Melville's epic novel was published…
Bale… The Best Kurt Vonnegut Books to Start With 11 Nov 201631 Aug 2023 A Beginner's Guide & Recommended Vonnegut Reading Order, Including which are "the best" Vonnegut books There has never been a better time to start reading Kurt Vonnegut. To begin with,…
American Psycho… What Should Mr. Robot Pay Homage to in Season Two? 1 Jul 20167 Jul 2016 The critically-acclaimed, award-winning cable series Mr. Robot is notable for a number of reasons, with a big twist: in the final two episodes, you realize you've been watching a ten hour…
A Game of Thrones… Is There a Connection Between Bran Stark and “Uncle John’s Band”? 5 Jun 20167 Jul 2016 In a previous blog post, I investigated the possibility that George R.R. Martin took inspiration for Arya Stark's storyline from the song "Dire Wolf," by the Grateful Dead. I'm far…
2016 Election… How the Republican Establishment Has Become South Park’s Stan Marsh 10 May 20167 Jul 2016 Jeb(!) Bush recently made headlines by declaring he would not vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, proclaiming "I cannot support his candidacy." With this announcement, he has fallen…
Art… Found Poetry from Google Search Console 8 Mar 20168 Mar 2016 "Make it new," Ezra Pound famously said, a mantra which can be applied to any example of what is called found poetry. Examples of making it new can be found…
Bale… Chris Rock’s Top Five is the Movie You Need to Watch Before the Oscars 25 Feb 201626 Feb 2016 As of the publishing of this post, the 88th annual Academy Awards are two days away. This means that a lot of people are either a) predicting who will win…