Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosop
Here, philosophers wittily and expertly uncover amazing philosophical insights from the endlessly fascinating TV show,It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.Greg Littmann shows how the values of the gang a
This volume will convince readers that the swift ascent of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons to worldwide popularity in the 1970s and 1980s is ?the most exciting event in popular cul
In Dracula and Philosophy 24 nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles.John C. Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it’s his nature a
Ever since it was first unleashed in 1818 the story of Victor Frankenstein and his reanimated, stitched-together corpse has inspired intense debate. Can organic life be reanimated using electricity or
Futurama is a quirky, animated sitcom created by Simpson’s mastermind Matt Groening. Since it first aired on the FOX network from 1999 to 2003, its many dedicated fans have created websites and newsle
The drama-comedy Girls ? often unfairly written off as Sex and the City for the millennial generation ? has made TV history and provoked controversy for its pitilessly accurate portrayal of four oddly
Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928?1982) is the giant imagination behind so much recent popular culture?both movies directly based on his writings, such as Blade Runner (based on the novel Do
William Irwin has taken philosophy out of the academy and put it on the bestseller list. The series has been featured in The New York Times and People, and on NPR's All Things Considered. Now philosop
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The Onion, with its unique brand of deadpan satirical humor, has become a familiar part of the American scene. The newspaper has a readership of over a million, and it reaches millions more with its
Over the course of the twentieth century, African Americans in New Orleans helped define the genres of jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk. In recent decades, younger generations of New Orleanians
During his 13 year career between 1955 and 1968, Paul Chambers was one of the leading double bass players in jazz, performing with a wide variety of artists and a range of the musics sub-genres and re
Soul music has specific sounds. Soul as it appears in the term Soul jazz has a vastly different sound to soul as it appears in the term Nu Classic Soul yet there are links between the two. The socio-c
In an effort to rectify the lack of attention given to the contributions of pianist, composer, and teacher Lennie Tristano, Ind, who knew and played with Tristano, recalls the New York jazz scene in t
Contemporaries of the 1930s frequently argued that popular culture was escapist tosh, responsible for the country's decline and the cause of society's cultural debasement For them, and for many histor
This unconventional and lighthearted introduction to the ideas of the major Western philosophers examines The Simpsons — TV’s favorite animated family. The authors look beyond the jokes,
