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TV
The Annotated Adventure Time: Righteous Rebellion in “Mama Said”
In Adventure Time‘s “Mama Said,” Finn, Jake, and Canyon battle a transcended mushroom-being, as part of a pointless quest put forth by…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Long-term Relationships in “Cherry Cream Soda”
In Adventure Time‘s “Cherry Cream Soda,” Root Beer Guy’s ashes are reanimated during a lightning storm, but he finds life…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Chaos and Spontaneity in “Varmints”
In “Varmints,” Bubblegum and Marceline track down the varmints raiding her pumpkin patch. It’s that eponymous time again. Now that I…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Dis-Gendered Origin Myths and Birth Trauma in “Bonnie and Neddy”
On Monday night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Bonnie and Neddy,” we learn that Princess Bubblegum’s brother, Neddy the Candy Dragon, is the living…
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Watch This: Adventure Time: The Enchiridion DVD Collects Finn’s Hero’s Journey
Cartoon Network just unveiled the brand new DVD collection Adventure Time: The Enchiridion, collecting episodes from spanning multiple seasons that center…
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How to Write a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure,’ Without Tears!
Admit it: after the first Choose Your Own Adventure you ever read, you immediately thought about writing one; maybe you…
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Rick and Morty’s “Big Trouble in Little Sanchez”: Atypical Relationships and Adolescence
On last night’s episode of Rick and Morty, “Big Trouble in Little Sanchez,” Rick’s consciousness is trapped in an angst-ridden…
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Books
Pull List: The Kids of ‘Plutona’ Aren’t Alright
Welcome back to the Pull List, where we read first issues and dole out recommendations. Jeff Lemire’s Plutona is something like if…
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Fear the Walking Dead Turned Zombies into Counter-Counterculture
Night of the Living Dead was pro-black, pro-woman, and absolutely counterculture; Fear the Walking Dead says social protest is the…
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Gaming
Magic: The Gathering – Shifting From TCG to High Fantasy Narrative
Magic: Origins made it clear that the game is entering a new phase, one where sprawling story arcs and vivid…
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Rick and Morty’s “Get Schwifty”: Eurovision in Space
In this week’s Rick and Morty episode, “Get Schwifty,” cosmic disembodied heads force Earth to participate in an intergalactic music reality…
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Rick and Morty’s “Total Rickall”: Crap, All My Friends Are Cereal Mascots
In “Total Rickall,” the Smiths face off with memory-implanting shapeshifters masquerading as their best friends. If anyone, you’ve got to be…
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