Fan Theories… What is a Real Estate Novelist? Analyzing Billy Joel’s Piano Man 10 Apr 202216 Nov 2023 Hey Billy. What is a "real estate novelist"? and do you know what a novel is? I don’t remember the first time I heard Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” I don’t…
007… James Bond, Fan Theories, and the Fragile Online Fan 26 Sep 202126 Sep 2023 I’ve lost track of three things: how many times I’ve seen Skyfall, how many times I’ve seen someone reference my James Bond fan theory on the internet, and how many…
Fan Theories… Why Did Obi-Wan Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much? 9 Nov 201921 Jun 2023 A new fan theory about an old question My favorite fan theories are those that seek to answer the unanswered question. There are many unanswered questions in the Star Wars…
Fan Theories… When a Prediction Becomes a Fan Theory 29 Sep 20191 Nov 2022 For the last several years, I’ve been banging the drum for one particular, unusual cause: pedantry regarding the definition of “fan theory”. While you can read one of several longer…
Fan Theories… 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…
Fan Theories… Is Captain America Ruining Grief Counseling? 6 Jul 201911 Nov 2022 A Very Minor Avengers Fan Theory About the Captain American Therapy Scene There is a lot to be said about the latest Avengers film. To begin with: I liked it.…
Fan Theories… A Fan Theory on Chewbacca at the End of A New Hope 4 May 201931 Oct 2021 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…
Fan Theories… 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…
Books… Why Does Slytherin Still Exist? 8 Mar 201931 Jul 2023 Or: The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts' Finances I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they…
Fan Theories… Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction 22 Feb 201918 Mar 2023 Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema at the Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been updated several times (most recently in February of 2023) to…