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January 2013

January 24, 2013

In 2069, The Beatles’ Songs Will Be Children’s Nursery Rhymes

Psychology professor Daniel J. Levitin on the music of the Beatles: A hundred years from...

January 22, 2013

Dothraki Beats Out Yiddish

Weird fact of the week: Dothraki, the language spoken by a race of pseudo-Mongol nomadic...

January 18, 2013

Batman v. Spider-Man

Which is the greater hero, Batman or Spider-Man? Travis D. Smith considers their merits: Batman...

January 17, 2013

Every Character in Winnie the Pooh Represents a Common Mental Disorder

From Flavorwire's list of conspiracy theories about classic literary characters: In 2000, the Canadian Medical Association...

January 03, 2013

What Postmodern Ninja-Messiah Figures Fight For

The Catholic literary journal Dappled Things has an interesting interview with the critically-acclaimed science fiction writer (and Catholic convert...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

50 Memorable (But Obscure) Movie Quotes

"Great movie quotes become part of our cultural vocabulary," said American Film Institute director Jean...

November 13, 2012

What You Get When You Combine ESPN and The Princess Bride

From the "Things That Go Great Together" file, the hosts of ESPN NFL Kickoff combine...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

Why Indiana Jones Was Denied Tenure

Indiana Jones may be the greatest adventurer of all time, but as a professor he...

October 17, 2012

Reflections on the Revolution in Gotham: Of Burke and Batman

Sean Beienburg argues that The Dark Knight Rises reflects director Christopher Nolan's Burkean sensibilities: Less...

October 15, 2012

A Scholarly Critique of Gilligan’s Island

Almost every American who owned a television from the late 1960s to the early 1980s...

October 03, 2012

Aircraft Carriers in Space

Naval analyst Chris Weuve explains how naval warfare is portrayed in the literature and television...

October 02, 2012

The Avengers and Classical Theism

Philosopher Ed Feser considers some of theological exchanges in the recent superhero movie, The Avengers:...

October 02, 2012

Mumford and Sons are a Kind of Musical Pinterest

This week Mumford & Sons released their new album Babel, which I listened to in...