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20Aug 202217 Oct 2022
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Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal & an Investigation into Halloween’s Satanic Origins

Let’s start with one thing: I am a Nathan Fielder fan. I watch Nathan For You continuously, always returning to…

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16Oct 202128 Mar 2023
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Every Large Adult Son on Succession, Ranked

Who is Succession’s Number One Boy? (My Take on Every Succession Character Ranked.) This is my guide to two of…

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22Feb 201918 Mar 2023
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Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction

Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema at the Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been…

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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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Why Does Obi-Wan Lie to Luke Skywalker So Much?

9 Nov 20197 Mar 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…
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A Minor Fight Club Fan Theory About Life Insurance

20 Oct 20194 Apr 2023
Or: Does Life Insurance Pay Off Triple on a Business Trip, and Why Would the Narrator Care? It has been almost twenty years since the first time I saw Fight…
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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…
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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 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.…
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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…
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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 201915 May 2023
Or: Why Does Slytherin Still Exist? I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they were released, starting the…
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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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