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20Aug 202223 Oct 2023
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An Investigation into Halloween’s Satanic Origins

Diving Deeper into Halloween, Satan, and the Allegations Made in Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal Let’s start with one thing: I…

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16Oct 202131 Aug 2023
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Every Large Adult Son on Succession, Ranked

Who is Succession’s Number One Boy? (My Version of Those “Every Succession Character, Ranked” Articles) This is my guide to…

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22Feb 201920 Sep 2024
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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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Some Thoughts and Observations That Won’t Appear in My Next Blog Post

8 Aug 20168 Aug 2016
Sometimes, I don't want to dedicate a full blog post to an idea, but I still want to share the idea. Is 2016 the Year of the Feral Child? First, a fun…
Corrective Sequels…

Will True Detective’s Second Season be to True Detective as Halloween 3 is to Halloween?

7 Jul 20168 Jul 2016
Matthew McConaughey recently stirred up some folks by saying that yes, he misses playing Rust Cohle and, yes, he would consider reprising that character, if given the right opportunity. “Would…
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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…
Batman…

What Would F. Scott Fitzgerald Say About the Ghostbusters Reboot Controversy?

29 Jun 20167 Jul 2016
If you haven't noticed, there is a very heated and very strange argument occurring right now in certain circles of the internet. It's about Ghostbusters. There are two sides to…
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How Hulu’s The Path is an Homage to Dennis Reynolds

9 Jun 201626 Jan 2018
Update: this article contains spoilers for only the first season of The Path. Apparently the show is now on its third season. I'm stunned to say I've seen every episode…
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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…
Batman…

Some Commenters Just Want to Watch the Internet Burn

17 May 201624 Sep 2016
A strange thing happened today. Those of you who have read this blog with any regularity will recall my True Detective review in which I offered a fan theory about…
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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…
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The Kanye with a Thousand Faces: Exploring the Inevitable Kanye West Musical, Part One

6 Apr 20167 Jul 2016
Some things are inevitable: death, taxes, reboots, and musical adaptations. This blog has thoroughly discussed the "dark and gritty reboot," but what about the inevitable musical adaptation? Every person, place,…
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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…

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