Symbols and Tropes
Nazis
The Nazis have been entertainment's go-to bad guys since 1941 (wonder why). Indiana Jones does his best archeology work when he's punching Nazis in the face, and William "BJ" Blazkowicz has pr...
Tanks
From video games to backyard campaigns with tiny green men, children and toy enthusiasts have played with tanks for the better part of a century. But these machines were designed to turn the tides...
Ethiopian Cake
The Ethiopian cake is one of the gaudiest baked goods we've ever seen, and we've watched a lot of Cake Wars. Like, an embarrassing amount.So we had to ask ourselves two questions. First, what's up...
Corpses
The pile of corpses at the concentration camp isn't one of the lovelier images in Life Is Beautiful, but it's one of the more memorable. You're probably a few steps ahead of us on this one, but we'...
Schopenhauer and Will
The first thing we should point out is that Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy does not include a treatise on bending reality to your will by way of spirit fingers. Although, now that we think about...