Surviving The 100’s State of Nature Edwardo Pérez “Take me home,” says Octavia to her horse at the end of “A Lie Guarded,” climbing atop Helios after being stabbed through the gut from a sword battle with Echo and falling backwards off a cliff into a river. It’s a thrilling scene for a character who’s…
When Chance Took Us to Church The Problem with (White) Liberal Neutrality By Matthew William Brake Did you watch the Grammys last week? Yeah, me neither, but I heard about them the next day. One of the main stories to come out of the Grammys was Chance the Rapper’s performance of various Christian worship songs…
“Sorcery”? “Science”? Magic and Spirit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Armond Boudreaux One of the most interesting developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its inception almost ten years ago has come, not in an Avengers or an Iron Man film, but in a television show and in a movie based on one of…
The Politics of Nick Spencer’s Captain America by Armond Boudreaux Nick Spencer’s Captain America books (Captain America: Sam Wilson and Captain America: Steve Rogers) have been some of the most politically-charged comics that we’ve seen in a long time. Spencer is clearly influenced and inspired by the Captain America comics of the 1970s and…
Rogue One and a Philosophy of Hope By Matthew William Brake After enduring years of crappy prequels, Star Wars fans have now received not one, but two good Star Wars movies since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. While I liked The Force Awakens, the Honest Trailer for the movie voices all of my criticisms of that…
Self and Identity in Gotham By Darian Shump In Season 2 of Gotham, we are introduced to Theodore Galavan, a descendent of the once-powerful Dumas family and new claimant to the mayoral seat. He arrives in Gotham with a plan to return his family to power and exact vengeance upon the living legacy of the…
Who would Katniss Everdeen vote for? Who would Katniss Everdeen vote for? George Dunn, editor of The Hunger Games and Philosophy, has the answer. Find out here: http://2paragraphs.com/2017/01/katniss-everdeen-votes-trump-or-clinton-hunger-games-expert-reveals/
Inhumans vs. X-Men Race, Class, and the Right to Have a Story By Matthew William Brake Ever since Disney bought Marvel, there has been a noticeable shift in the latter’s storytelling. By all appearances, Marvel has been promoting and elevating its lesser-known properties (like Guardians of the Galaxy) while seemingly giving characters who have…
Nine Inch Nails and Boethius Aren’t the Actual Events By Ashley Whitaker In The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius laments his unjust imprisonment, but Lady Philosophy attempts to comfort him with a stern reminder that she has remained carefully beside him. No matter what else he is deprived of, Boethius cannot be stopped from philosophizing. Like…
Zootopia, Black Lives Matter, and Class Struggle Matthew William Brake 2016 is an important anniversary date. It marks 500 years since the 1516 release of Thomas More’s Utopia (or as its known by its full title, On the Best State of a Commonwealth and on the New Island of Utopia: A Truly Golden Handbook, No…
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