Matthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and John Perich overthink Man on a Ledge, heists, hustlers, and the hermeneutic circle. And then take a long flight over the Pacific and watch movies on a plane.

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Further Reading

Introduction to Literary Theory, Professor Paul H. Fry, Open Yale Courses, iTunes U

The Hermeneutic Circle

An Anarchist FAQ

The ‘Do Rap Rap’ Improv Comedy Game, with Les McGeeHee: Part 1 (How to Play), Part 2 (Example)

Episode 187: The Sam Awards originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, Jordan Stokes and John Perich overthink Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire and Neil Young’s hatred of contemporary music technology.

0:00–18:53 Question of the week: What’s your favorite Kate Beckinsale movie?

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Further Reading

Kate Beckinsale

Steven Soderbergh

Neil Young Angered By “Sound Of Music Today”

You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto

Nike Air Force Ones

Tips for Saving Oil, from DotcomTuscon

The Power Squat

Episode 186: Wrong Enough to be Human originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee overthink public infrastructure, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, and the intersection of entertainment and technology.

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Further Reading

Marketing Myopia by Theodore Levitt

Sliders, Sliders, Sliders

Golden Globe Winners 2012: Full List

Duck Tales, “Too Much of a Gold Thing,” part 1 (TV) vs. Duck Tales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Part 1 (MOVIE)

City Water Tunnel No. 3, New York, NY, from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (PDF)

Friends of the Los Angeles River

The Delta Terminal, formerly the Pan Am Terminal at JFK (also this), but oops.

Decorative Arts at the Met

Episode 185: Decorative Arts originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather and Peter Fenzel overthink straw men, of the literal and logical varieties, and the false dichotomy between analysis and creativity.

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Further Reading

Straw Man

“You Can’t Handle the Reaper King,” by Doug Beyer, Wizards of the Coast

More on Commonplace Books

William Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads,” from Harvard Classics

Cats that Look Like Hitler

Ranier Maria Rilke‘s Letters to a Young Poet: Kindle and Codex varieties

The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God

Episode 184: Cats That Look Like Hitler originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink their resolutions for 2012, your personal Wikipedia vectors (and the strong Wikanthropic Principle), the difference between “eponymous” and “titular,” and Naruto vs. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, and the male gaze. That’s G-A-Z-E.

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Further Reading

The Anthropic Principle

The Gaze and Laura Mulvey

Christopher Plummer’s filmography

Humpty Dance Resources at Looptid.com

A Hypervortex of Ezra Pound’s Canto LXXXI at the University of North Carolina Greensboro

“Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife,” by Mastodon

More on the Recent Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake in Tokyo

This Week’s Relevant Sentimetal Anime Fan Video, by LeandroShoiti

Episode 183: A Prize Anyone Can Edit originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Josh McNeil, David Shechner, and Jordan Stokes to overthink Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Brought to you by The Overview: Die Hard.

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FURTHER READING

Sherlock Holmes, the Complete Novels and Stories: Volume 1

Sherlock Holmes, the Complete Novels and Stories: Volume 2

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition, Player’s Handbook Rules Supplement: The Complete Paladin’s Handbook

Episode 182: Holmes-o-eroticism originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh Mcneil, and David Shechner to overthink Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Brought to you by The Overview: Die Hard.

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Further Reading

Aziz Ansari on the IMAX scandal.

The Origin of Ghost Dad.

The World’s Tallest Buildings, from Emporis buildings statistics.

Episode 181: Macroeconomics: KRUGBLIVION! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the fate of Community, the business strategy of Taylor Swift, how Ke$ha stays on-brand, and what Adam Smith thinks of the music business.

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Episode 180: Michelle Bachmann America is Great Funtime originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the rumored remake of Starship Troopers, the economics of babysitting, and the new world of digital publishing.

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Episode 179: The Expendable Babysitters Club originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and Timothy Swann to overthink the newly opened beta of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the new film The Muppets.

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Episode 178: Mah-na-mah-na-logy originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]