January 2016 – The Pop Culture Philosopher

I’m very excited to announce that the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition is joining forces with the Independent’s Day Festival to present our events together, September 17th and 18th, 2016. Our Visual Arts Exhibition will be[…]

Muppet Philosophy

January 21, 2016January 22, 2016 Chris SunamiHumor

We’re taking a break from Star Wars this week to link to a very different venerable popular culture franchise (also owned by Disney!), the Muppets. Similar to an entry from the popular-culture-philosophy series by Blackwell[…]

by SEL-Artworks

Star Wars – The Force Awakens: Darth Vader vs Kylo Ren

January 14, 2016January 13, 2016 Chris SunamiMovies

SPOILER ALERT – Plot points of the original Star Wars Trilogy and The Force Awakens discussed below. A key point of comparison and contrast between A New Hope and The Force Awakens is their respective[…]

by Igor Campos,
Phil Noto,
Legion of Potatoes

Star Wars – The Force Awakens: Theme and Variations

January 7, 2016January 19, 2016 Chris SunamiMovies

J.J. Abrams’ new Star Wars sequel, The Force Awakens, has been both praised and panned for how deeply it is reminiscent of the first Star Wars movie, A New Hope. The new movie reflects its[…]

The Pop Culture Philosopher

Books, Music, Movies and Philosophy (Updates Thursdays)

Month: January 2016

Independent’s Day and Columbus Invitational

Muppet Philosophy

Star Wars – The Force Awakens: Darth Vader vs Kylo Ren

Star Wars – The Force Awakens: Theme and Variations