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The Selfishness of Self-Preservation in Adventure Time’s Evergreen
On last week’s episode of Adventure Time, “Evergreen,” a prehistoric ice wizard and his young ward contend with an apocalyptic…
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Globalization and Mutual Assured Destruction in Adventure Time’s The Cooler
On the latest Adventure Time, “The Cooler,” Flame Princess seeks Princess Bubblegum’s help when the Fire Kingdom’s core mysteriously cools, but…
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Meditation and ‘The Truman Show’ in Adventure Time’s ‘Jake the Brick’
In “Jake the Brick,” Jake’s spiritual journey takes a turn for the serene when his bizarre childhood ambition (to pretend…
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Everyday Magick and the Primacy of Ideas in Adventure Time’s ‘Is That You?’
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Is That You?”, Finn and Jake play a mind-bending game of dream spaces…
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Going Quietly into that Good Night: Environmentalism in Adventure Time’s ‘Everything’s Jake’
This Thanksgiving week, Adventure Time goes into overdrive with the Corn-OO-copia event debuting four new episodes; in last night’s “Everything’s…
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Germophobia and Lower-Level Deadworlds in Adventure Time’s ‘Ghost Fly’
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Ghost Fly,” Jake swats a fly for drinking his soup and does ghost-battle…
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No One Told Me How Awesome the Adventure Time DVD Packagings Look…
I’m generally not much of a ‘physical copies’ kinda guy–call me a disembodied web-consciousness, but buying digital copies has always…
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Is France’s Cult Anime Hit ‘Wakfu’ Worth a Netflix Marathon?
When we say cult, we mean it: aside from attracting prime ratings on French television since its 2008 debut, Wakfu has an equally…
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Dark Magic Peppermints and Zealotry in Adventure Time’s “Nemesis”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Nemesis,” Peppermint Butler’s dark magicky ways finally catch up to him when a…
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Adventure Time’s Olivia Olson Confirms ‘Bubbline’; Deviant Artists Say ‘Duh’ [UPDATED]
It doesn’t matter whether you thought it was creepy, far-fetched, ballsy, or plain cute: Olivia Olson, voice actress of Marceline…
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Leaked Footage of Nicki Minaj’s Gem-Fused Character on Steven Universe
Cripes but some voice-acting castings are so spot-on: a video has recently leaked featuring Nicki Minaj and Aimee Mann’s guest roles…
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Ken Kesey and Road Trip Mythology in Adventure Time’s “Thanks for the Crabapples, Giuseppe”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Thanks for the Crabapples, Giuseppe,” Abracadaniel, Ice King, and a Volkswagen bus full…
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