American Minds & American Movies
Art reflect sociological facts about the society that created the art. Therefore, understanding the art gives insight into the sociology of that society.
Author Archives: Your Bored Brother
The Epidemic of Serial Killers
You might think “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) and “The Legend of Korra” (2012-2014) would have nothing in common, but you’d be wrong.
Why Players Prefer Draw-Size Scoring in Diplomacy
Why do most players prefer to play online Diplomacy with draw-size scoring and not sum-of-squares scoring? Explaining this preference is complicated.
BrotherBored’s Journal Reviewed in Diplomacy World
In the most recent issue of Diplomacy World magazine, Jason Regnier published a commentary on the first few years covered by my journal.
5 Reasons I Love to Play as Italy in Gunboat Diplomacy
So, what’s so great about playing as Italy in gunboat Diplomacy? Here are 5 reasons why Italy is my favorite power to play!
A Meditation on Stoicism and Ableism
Vacations are great and I completely endorse taking a vacation when possible. My criticism is of the vacuity of taking a vacation and calling it asceticism.
Russian Gunboat Theory: Two Countries Taped Together
In my personal strategic theory of gunboat Diplomacy, I consider Russia to function as two almost separate powers: “Northern Russia” and “Southern Russia.”
Short Movie Review: “Sorry to Bother You”
“Sorry to Bother You” is a comedy movie about the desperation of poverty, and how capitalism will either buy your soul or crush it.
Short Movie Review: “Captain America: The First Avenger”
If you’re uncomfortable with how the USSR won the war, or that the U.S. military was racially segregated, you should not make a movie about World War 2.
Black Panther follow-up
Tonight I read that “Black Panther” now has one of the biggest box office hauls in American history.