[Recorded April 23, 2021] When does Zack Snyder’s Justice League take place? How long after Batman v. Superman and does that make sense? Looking to inhabit the worlds we love.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Intro (00:00:58)
  • How Fans Approach Story (00:03:20)
  • When does BvS take place? (00:09:40)
• Timeline
  • When does JL take place? (00:12:15)
  • Post-Prologue scenes (00:19:00)
  • Sunday (00:20:30)
  • Monday (00:22:22)
  • Seam 1 (00:24:50)
  • “Tuesday” (00:25:10)
  • Seam 2 (00:27:20)
  • Wednesday (00:28:00)
  • Thursday (00:31:10)
  • Friday (00:33:40)
  • Time Gap (00:34:25)
  • Boom ’round the world (00:36:30)
  • Saturday (00:36:55)
• Issues
  • Moon (00:37:30) Comparison
  • Intentional? (00:40:20)
  • Other Factors (00:43:10)
  • Lois’s Furlough (00:45:10)
  • Suicide Squad (00:48:55) Ayer Tweet 1 2
  • Bruce’s Beard & Belle Reve with Lex (00:51:05)
  • Kent Farm Foreclosure (00:52:30)
  • Kansas Corn (00:54:00)
  • Butterfly (00:56:55)
  • Silas’s 2017 Headstone (00:58:55)
  • Canonicity of Prop Text (00:59:45) M&J LL Article DOB typo
• Love
  • Black Zero Event (01:06:20) Wayne Tower Devastated via Fiona Zheng
  • Loving Suspension of Disbelief (01:10:50)
  • Pick Your Poison (01:13:00)
    • 2017 Headstone, Moon, Pregnancy
• Making the Call (01:18:10)
• End Notes [Intro Recorded April 28, 2021] (01:21:05)
  • King Tides and the Moon
  • Cyborg’s Flying Flashback
  • Diana Storyteller

To learn more:

Zack on Scener: “We had the funeral in BvS. It’s probably only a month or so passed.”
6 weeks claim by Uche Nwaneri
Zack Snyder’s Justice League | The Rough Cut
Why Look At The Moon | Victoria Williams
A Place In Time | Amanda Abizaid
Bad Moon Rising | It Aude Kolonyhûs

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[Originally Recorded March 28, Re-Recorded April 12, 2021] Approaching Zack Snyder’s Justice League in good faith.  How did Darkseid forget the location of Earth?  Why didn’t Steppenwolf tie the Mother Box to the Defiance immediately?  So many questions!

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Impressions (00:00:58)
• Comparison (00:02:30)
• Gratitude (00:06:20)
• Growth (00:08:50)
• Logic (00:10:20)
• Layers – Black Suit Example (00:11:50)
• Past Nitpicking Plot Holes (00:14:00)
• Death of the Author (00:16:00)
• Q: Did Diana lie to a little girl? (00:24:30)
• Q: Diana says the Boxes are indestructible but they’re destroyed? (00:26:15)
• Q: Why did the Boxes die? (00:27:40)
• Q: Do we know the Boxes are destroyed? (00:29:05)
• Q: Why didn’t the Box reach Darkseid directly? (00:32:30)
• Q: Why did about a month pass before Steppenwolf arrived? (00:34:30)
• Q: Why did Amazonian Box stay awake? (00:38:20)
• DeSaad & Darkseid’s Last Lines Analysis (00:41:20)
• Not Omniscient (00:42:20)
• Lies & Hiding (00:43:40)
• Honor Culture (00:45:00)
• Armada Alternatives (00:48:30)
  • No reaction, Let Steppenwolf Die, Boxes at Defiance, DeSaad asks
• Ways Old & New (00:53:40)
• Q: Are there more Mother Boxes? (00:58:30)
• Q: How did Steppenwolf conquer before? (01:05:30)
• Q: How did Darkseid forget Earth? (01:09:25)
• Timeline (01:10:20)
• Q: Doesn’t Diana contradict this? (01:25:35)
  • Hearsay, Myth, Rashōmon
• End Notes / After Show [Recorded April 15, 2021] (01:36:00)
  • Q&A Summary

To learn more:
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – “We Live in a Society” Extended Deleted Scene
overthinking – original song | Orla Gartland

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Note: Clips from LightCast, I Minutemen, and SnyderCutBR were added after the episode was recorded and thus without introduction. Thank you for your understanding and listen to the full interviews in the links below.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Experience (00:01:10)
• Effectiveness of trailer (00:04:35)
• Arguments for ZSJL (00:05:20)
  • Leaning into Lore (00:05:30)
  • Average Watch Time (00:07:00)
  • As An Event (00:08:00)
  • Community & Charity (00:12:00)
• Trailer breakdown (00:14:05)
  • Lisa Gerrard’s “Celon” (00:15:00)
  • Death of Superman (00:16:00)
  • World Building (00:16:30)
  • Lex’s Lines (00:17:30)
  • Layered (00:18:00)
  • Trinity Themes (00:20:00)
  • Attack Coming (00:22:00)
  • VFX Thanks (00:23:00)
  • Steppenwolf Humanity (00:24:40)
  • Heroes Reply (00:25:00)
  • Superman’s Cycle (00:26:00)
  • Misc. (00:29:00)
  • Joker Stinger (00:30:00)
  • Joker’s Lines (00:35:00)
• Your Reason (00:37:00)
• Sign Off (00:40:00)
• End Notes (00:41:00)
  • Bulls & Red Capes (00:42:00)
  • Batman’s Theatricality (00:43:00)
  • Superman’s Visible Deathcry (00:44:00)
    • Science
    • Super Power
    • Special Effect
      • Source Music v. Score
    • Symbol (00:49:00)
  • SciFi in JL & MOS (00:54:00)
  • Black Suit & Resurrection Powers (00:59:00)
  • Jonathan’s Hope (01:03:00)
• And much more

To learn more:
LightCast #145 – Deborah Snyder
I Minutemen #1 – Zack Snyder
SnyderCutBR – Zack Snyder

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Common points of style
• Common character developments
• Common themes
• And much more

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5 Act Revenge Tragedy | pulpklatura

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Survivorship Bias
• Hallelujah etymology
• Hallelujah the lyrics
• Hallelujah the song
• Hallelujah the story
• Theme of Connection
• Theme of Mythology
• Teaser Structure
  • Forward Momentum
  • Increasing Intensity
  • Storytelling Progression
  • Hallelujah Parallels
• Amnesty for Converts
• “Help me find the others like you”
• And much more

To learn more:
The Holy or The Broken | Alan Light
Survivorship Bias | Veritasium
Zack Snyder Interview | Reel-In-Motion
Mistakenly Seeking Solitude | The Happiness Lab
Hallelujah | Revisionist History
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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“They’ve never faced us before.  Not us united.”

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Previously with Percival (00:01:05)
• The Forest Adventure (00:04:00)
  • • New Path Personally Chosen
    • Individualism Impacts Civilization
  • Individualism Not Anarchy (00:07:10)
  • Where It Was Darkest (00:09:30)
    • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
    • Good Does Not Mean Harmless
• Percival Done With God (00:14:25)
  • Desert of the Soul
  • Crisis of Faith
  • Herders and Pilgrims
• The Hermit (00:20:00)
  • Uncle As Father Figure (00:21:23)
  • Solitude and The Hermit Within (00:24:00)
    • Solitude as Path Back to Others (00:26:45)
  • The Just World Problem (00:28:22)
    • Suffering Is A Part Of Life
    • Choose The Focus Of Your Attention
    • Is This Helpful?
    • You Have To Try
  • That Which We Already Know (00:35:10)
    • Percival Inspired Hero’s Journey (00:36:30)
    • GI Joe Fallacy (00:40:00)
• Temptation of Percival (00:41:45)
  • Weapons & Signs (00:46:25)
  • Sight Beyond Sight (00:49:55)
  • Temptation of Superman (00:51:00)
  • Function of Faith (00:52:07)
    • Question of Facts or of Worth
• Gawain’s Wedding (00:57:01)
  • More Gawain and Batman Parallels
  • Gawain v. Percival (00:59:43)
  • The Pagan Knight v. Percival (01:03:05)
    • Their Fathers Have The Same Name (01:05:00)
• The Grail Messenger Returns (01:06:16)
  • Things Are Not As They Appear
  • Greening of The Wasteland
  • Servant Kings – Power Can Be Innocent
  • Personal Conviction Not Peer Pressure (01:10:17)
  • Percival’s Conviction & Compassion (01:11:49)
• Return To The Grail Castle (01:14:06)
  • Heal Another Heal Yourself (01:17:40)
  • Superman’s Next Stage (01:19:03)
• Grail Quest (01:20:35)
  • Hope To Achieve The Impossible
• Extras [Recorded June 6] (01:22:05)
  • Ask Questions
    • Beyond Appearance
    • Beyond Literal Analysis
    • Beyond Established Stories
  • The Beginner’s Mind
    • Possibility vs. Obstacles
    • Valuable But Brittle
  • Never Ending Battle
    • Repetition and Experience
    • This Man Is Not My Enemy
  • The Inner Fool
    • The Grail Was Always With You
  • Prester John
    • Art Creating Change
• And much more

Reference Images:

Via VERO on December 18, 2019

Via VERO on December 4, 2019

To learn more:
The Temptation of Sir Percival | Arthur Hacker
Le Mort D’Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)
Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. Johnson
Living An Examined Life | James Hollis
Myths to Live By | Joseph Campbell
Eternal Chalice | Monica Potkay
G.I. Joe Fallacy | Laurie Santos
Just World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Myles Dyer
Just World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Thunk
Social Media Empty Calorie Connection | Laurie Santos
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Gil Scott-Heron
Man’s Search For Meaning | Viktor Frankl
Attacking Backfires | Melissa Dell
This Video Will Make You Angry | CGP Grey
Mindfulness Tool: RAIN | Life Kit
When Someone Doesn’t Like You | Daryl Davis
Superman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen Yang
The Science of Well-Being | Yale
Official BvS Watch Party | VERO
Official MOS Watch Party | VERO
Fix You | Coldplay | Hearts & Colors cover
Orpheus | Sara Bareilles

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive. Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people.”

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Previously with Percival (00:01:20)
• The Grail King & Grail Castle (00:03:10)
  • Magical Other World
• The Fisher King Wound Origins & Meaning (00:04:05)
  • The Tasting The Burning Fish – “What was I supposed to do?” (00:04:55)
  • Jousting The Pagan Knight – “Krypton lost something precious” (00:10:25)
  • As Divine Punishment – “I don’t know if it’s possible” (00:13:55)
• Stages of Evolution (00:15:20)
  • Unconscious youth, conscious middle, enlightened elder
  • The Midlife Crisis (00:19:50)
• The Wasteland (00:23:55)
  • Inauthentic Lives (00:26:10)
  • Campbell’s Start – From Critic To Champion (00:27:30)
  • In Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman (00:30:20)
    • Fertility, ecology, decline, Knightmare
  • The King and the Knight are One… (00:36:30)
• The Grail Castle (00:37:40)
  • The Grail Procession – Grail and Lance (00:38:20)
  • Failing to Ask Questions – “A knight does not ask questions” (00:39:30)
  • The Law of Enchantment – Spontaneous Gifts (00:40:50)
  • The Duty to Ask (00:43:00)
• The Weeping Damsels (00:46:50)
  • The Pain of Consciousness
  • The Costs & Collateral of Past Successes
  • Father’s Unbreakable Sword (00:48:20)
  • The Lady of the Tent (00:50:00)
• Society vs. Spontaneity (00:51:50)
  • Advice – Right or Wrong? (00:56:10)
  • The Old Knight’s Character (00:57:30)
  • Jonathan’s Character (00:58:40)
  • Advice Context – Stage of Life (00:59:50)
  • Jonathan’s Advice (01:02:40)
  • The Old Knight’s Advice (1:04:10)
    • Authenticity…
    • …without Boundaries is Careless (01:06:50)
    • …without Empathy is Selfish (01:09:00)
    • …without Trust is Risky (01:11:20)
  • Bring Your Best Self (01:12:50)
  • Uncertain Dry Years (01:13:30)
• Joining The Round Table (01:14:40)
  • Love Trance (01:15:40)
  • The Grail Messenger – Humiliated Before Camelot (01:17:10)
• Sir Gawain (01:19:10)
  • Percival : Superman :: Gawain : Batman
  • Nature of Foils (01:21:30)
  • Dual Identities (01:24:00)
  • Batman Mythos : Gawain Mythos (01:26:05)
    • The Sun Knight – Batman ’66 : The Light Knight (01:27:40)
    • Descent & Rehabilitation (01:29:10)
  • The Useless Knight (01:32:50)
  • The Trial of the Perilous Bed
• The Bleeding Lance / Kryptonite Spear (01:35:40)
  • Religious Artifact (01:37:00)
    • Collective Consciousness
    • Remixing Mythology (01:38:50)
    • DC Heroes & World War II (01:42:20)
  • Symbol & Commentary (01:43:55)
    • Kryptonite Spear vs. Bullets
    • Critique of Violence (01:45:50)
• And much more

To learn more:
Le Mort D’Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)
Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. Johnson
Living An Examined Life | James Hollis
Myths to Live By | Joseph Campbell
Eternal Chalice | Monica Potkay
Emotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank Brandsma
King Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey Armstrong
The Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-Smith
Fantastic Creatures | Juliette Wood
Joseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & Larsen
Carl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire Dunne
The Waste Land | T.S. Eliot
2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey | Imaginary Worlds
The Science of Well-Being | Yale
Define Your Fears Instead of Goals | Tim Ferris
Authenticity Is A Double-Edged Sword | Adam Grant
Official BvS Watch Party | VERO
Official MOS Watch Party | VERO
$5.27 Launch Fundraiser | AFSP
Limited Time Offer $12/yr | HBO Max
Hurt | Johnny Cash

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“We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world.”

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Arthurian influence on Snyder and Terrio
• Joseph Campbell’s love of Parzival
• Arthur, The Grail, and Percival
• Chrétien de Troyes adds the Grail
• Percival, Perceval, Percifull, Parsifal, Parzival, Percivel…
• Faire Unknown motif
• Contemporary Story for Contemporary Audience
• Siege Perilous: Destiny & Free Will
• Becoming The Red Knight
• Percival and Superman Kill Only Once
• Cultures of Acceptable Violence
• Carl Jung’s concept of the Shadow
• Batman & Superman’s Shadow
• Shadow Consciousness Or Else
• Societal Expectations: Silencing Of Natural Self
• Marriage For Love: Western Spirit
• Silent Champion From Afar
• Chrétien’s Unfinished Romance
• And much more!

To learn more:
Le Mort D’Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)
Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. Johnson
Living An Examined Life | James Hollis
Myths to Live By | Joseph Campbell
Eternal Chalice | Monica Potkay
Emotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank Brandsma
King Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey Armstrong
The Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-Smith
Fantastic Creatures | Juliette Wood
Joseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & Larsen
Carl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire Dunne

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“We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world.”

BTS: This pre-recorded episode was assembled shortly after Part 3, but was never happy with it.  While waiting on inspiration, it was decided to stop trying to resuscitate recordings from 2017.   Forewarning, the concluding Part 5 is probably never coming and this Doomsday series is abandoned for now.  Nonetheless as this episode was already completed it’s finally being published.  However, a NEW mini-series is already in production, the first episode will be published Friday.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why didn’t Batman bring the spear to Doomsday instead?
• Why didn’t Batman immediately go for the spear?
• Why didn’t Superman defer to Wonder Woman?
• And more poor questions…

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New York Night Sky Turns Bright Blue | NYT

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why did Batman leave the spear with Lois?
• Hindsight Bias
• Batman’s crashed vehicles
• Lois Competence, Spear In Water, Falling, and Recover Spear
• If Onlys, Regrets, Time Travel, & Sisyphus
• Actual Facts versus Abstraction
• Critics Who Review Films They Didn’t Finish
• Edit Bay of the Brain / Nostalgia
• Literature as Ethical Simulators
• Eucatastrophe
• Monsters versus Positive Thinking
• Demonizing and Redemption
• Hot-Cold Empathy Gap
• And much more!

To learn more:
Talking to Strangers | Malcolm Gladwell
Choiceology: Knew It All Along | Katy Milkman
Hidden Brain: Looking Back | NPR
Empire Podcast| Empire
Imaginary Worlds | Eric Molinsky
Public Health Ethics | James Wilson

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“Whether you call someone a hero or a monster is all relative to where the focus of your consciousness may be.” – Joseph Cambpell

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Almost nothing!  No time!
• Blue Monday “How does it feel?” – Emphasis on emotion again
• Trash can scene indicates a reprise of Fish-Out-Of-Water

To learn more:

Wonder Woman 1984 Official Trailer | WB
Blue Monday Cover | BBC

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Adapted from my Introduction to the ForSnyderCut.org site, drafted December 2017 and published January 2018.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Temporal Frame of Reference
• Superman’s Decision-Making
  • Danger to Self / Selflessness
  • Learning and Rational Choices
• Stakes: Threat to Superman’s Life
• Doomsday’s Intelligence
  • The Primal Zombie
• Super-Jumping “Flight” Physics
• Doomsday’s Genitals
  • Triploids / Lex’s Genetic Contribution
• Size Strength Bias
• Bioluminescence
• Solar Flare Substitute For Evolutionary Power
• Why Take Doomsday to Space?
  • Why Not Keep Going?
  • Lack of Astronomical / Cosmic Intuitions
• Why Didn’t Superman Fly Faster?
• Fantasy User Interfaces (FUI) Canonicity
• Is Tracking Superman a Plot Hole?
  • Novel Tech
  • Mutual Regard, Competing Interests
  • Consent / Stealth Powers
    • Plasma Stealth
    • Force Field Absorption
• Time to Thermonuclear Launch
• Why Didn’t Superman:
  • Dodge The Nuke?
  • Let Go of Doomsday?
  • Return Doomsday to Space After The Nuke?
  • Take Doomsday to the Ocean?
• Nuclear Strike Reveals Nature of Superman’s Powers
  • Invulnerability – Force Field not Composition
  • Muscle Mass – Biological Default not Built By Exercise
    • Myostatin
  • Regeneration – Two Types
    • “Undead” Genes
• And much more!

To learn more:

Threat of Ancient Mesopotamian Zombies | STBYM
Boeing AH-64 Apache | Wikipedia
Projectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | Wikipedia
Light On Earth | David Attenborough
Spontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | Kobayashi
Electric Life Forms Live On Pure Energy | New Scientist
Draper Point | Wikipedia
Cut Travel Time To ISS From 2 Days To 6 Hours | Engadget
Superman Space Suplex | Superman: Doomsday
Man of Steel Spoiler Special | Empire
BvS Fantasy User Interfaces | Perception
Designing Fantasy User Interfaces | PixelHub
Plasma Stealth | Wikipedia
To Launch A Nuclear Strike | Bloomberg
Muscular Baby | New York Times
Thantomicrobiome | Peter Noble
Undead Genes Come Alive Days After Death | Science AAAS

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Real World Ethics vs. Thought Experiments
• Why Trinity Didn’t Use Lex to Stop Doomsday?
• Criminal Liability For Conversion of Extraterrestrial Specimens
• Thad Roberts and “Sex On The Moon”
• Valuation of Moon Rocks
• Liability For Power Grid Disruption
• And much more!

To learn more:

Theory of Mind Deficiencies | Wikipedia
Sex On The Moon | Ben Mezrich
Where Does NASA Keep Moon Rocks? | Smarter Every Day
Projectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | Wikipedia
Spontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | Kobayashi

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Based on the research of Dr. Richard E. Nisbett and his book, “The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently“

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• East Asians less inclined towards Fundamental Attribution Error (00:04:40)
  • Dr. Richard E. Nisbett (00:07:40)
• Objects vs. Context (00:17:45)
  • Nouns vs. Verbs (00:18:30)
  • Facial Expression (00:25:11)
  • Michigan Fish Test (00:32:44)
  • High & Low Context (00:36:17)
  • Superman’s Silence (00:48:37)
    • Thinking and Speaking (00:51:03)
    • Counter-Intuitive Wisdom (00:58:02)
    • Modesty and Bragging (01:06:35)
• Analysis vs. Holism (01:08:49)
  • Comparison (01:09:30)
  • Logic & Paradox (01:15:00)
  • Dialectical Reasoning (01:25:03)
  • Retcons / BvS Critique (01:25:55)
  • Existentialism (01:28:45)
  • Embodied Knowledge & Wisdom (01:43:40)
  • The Problem of Evil (01:57:24)
• Applied to Batman v. Superman (02:03:24)
  • Lex’s Bad Faith Dilemma (02:07:00)
  • Dialectical Synthesis of Batman & Superman (02:10:55)
• And much more!

To learn more:

Press
Placing the Face in Context: Cultural Differences in Facial Emotion | Takahiko Masuda
The Michigan Fish Test and the Middle East | Sheena Iyengar
What Does The Michigan Fish Test Say About You? | io9
Eastern and Western Cultures See Emotions Very Differently | University of Alberta
Japanese More Sensitive Than Westerners To The Big Picture | Wired
This Mistake We All Make | Richard Nisbett | The Guardian
Are You A Holistic or Specific Thinker? | Erin Meyer | Harvard Business Review
East & West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions | NYT
Zack Snyder’s Superhero Life | Bloomberg
East Versus West | Forbes

Books
Geography of Thought | Richard Nisbett
The Culture Map | Erin Meyer
You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson
The Misinformation Age | Cailin O’Connor
Heaven & Earth Are Not Humane | Franklin Perkins

Media
West and East Cultural Differences | EBS
EAST or WEST: Which mindset do you have? | Off the Great Wall
Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers | Epic Rap Battles
Logic & Reasoning | VSauce2
Batman v. Superman: By The Minute
DC Cinematic Minute
Reality | Invisibilia | NPR

Images
Population Perspective | Our World In Data
Population Density | Our World In Data
Interpersonal Trust Attitudes | Our World In Data

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#YouHaveTheRightToRemainSilent #BeStill #BestOfBoth

Donate or MOSAIC T-Shirt

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Naïve Realism
• Study on Motion Picture Appraisal
• Correlation with critics
• Illusions: The dress, shoe, Yanni / Laurel, etc.
• “They Saw A Game”
• Moral foundations and affiliations
• Cultural differences lend perspective
• The missionary and anthropologist
• Linguistic effects on cognition
• Fundamental Attribution Error
• Disposition versus circumstance
• Depiction is not endorsement
• Judging others as disgusting
• Public Irrationality Thesis
• Philosophy and Psychology on Character
• Clark & Diana as role models (combat FAE)
• And much more!

To learn more:
Strikingly Low Agreement On Movies | Pascal Wallisch
You Are Not So Smart Live | David McRaney
“They Saw A Game” | Hastorf & Cantril
The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt
Through the Language Glass | Lera Boroditsky
This Is Water | David Foster Wallace
Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang
The Culture Map | Erin Meyer
The Character Gap | Christian Miller
Christian Miller: Character Gap | Philosophy Bites
The Callout | Invisibilia
YANSS 157: Pluralistic Ignorance | David McRaney
You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt
Conversation with Ross & Nisbett | Think 101
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson

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#ThisIsWater #DefyDefaultMode

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Dive deep into discussion and address apologetics for:

1. MOS is structured wrong
2. BvS should have shown Superman’s honeymoon period
3. Superhero movies should be escapist
4. Nairomi was entirely unneeded
5. and so much more!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Interpreting, “Must there be a Superman? / There is.”
• Superhero retirement
• Seven Stages of Romantic Relationships
• Lois & Clark Early Stages and Wake-Up Call
• Why no onscreen honeymoon? / Batman is BvS protagonist
• Superman & the World’s Wake-Up Call
• Insecurity absent commitment (no superheroes norms yet)
• Loneliness epidemic
• Who is Superman for?
• Superman: friend of the forgotten; a valid interpretation
• Superman as common cultural touchstone enables impact
• The Second Mountain / Benefits of Commitment
• Family (marriage), Calling (vocation, Faith (philosophy), and Local Community
• Why BvS included Nairomi not just the BZE
• Clark Kent: Man of Commitments
• Why MOS is structured to show Clark’s heroism early
• Crisis of Faith: “Superman was never real. / No one stays good in this world.”
• Local action and many more topics!

Enjoy Independence Day with others… accept that invitation or extend one!

To learn more:
Lies Our Culture Tells Us | David Brooks
Psychologists Study Ghosting | SciShow
Loneliness Epidemic Index Infograph Study| Cigna
Desire In Long Term Relationships | Esther Perel
AOM 518: Quest For A Moral Life | Brett McKay
The Second Mountain | David Brooks
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson

Introduction recorded July 1, 2019

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#InterdependenceDay #MaximalCommitment

1. Contrapositive – Understand & avoid villain behavior (1:20)
2. Elevation – The case for paragons (7:30)
3. Seeing – Clark versus how Bruce views women (20:10)
4. “Isn’t That A Good Thing?” – Martha’s hope (25:00)
5. Secret Sharing – Responsibilities of secret keepers (27:10)
6. “I’m Older Now Than My Father Ever Was.” – Parents as milestones (37:00)
7. “How Come Dad Never Left Kansas?” – Earning conviction (38:40)
8. Optimal Stopping – Algorithmic anxiety argument (45:50)
9. How Come Superman Doesn’t Take Over The World? – Economics (50:40)
10. “You Don’t Owe This World A Thing.” – Interpretations (1:04:00)
11. “I’m Already There.” – Covenants, institutions, & traditions (1:15:30)
12. Kierkegaard – Individuality and the leap of faith (1:19:30)
13. Sign Off – Excerpted excerpts (1:32:20)
14. Superhero Philosophy (1:33:50)
15. Conjunction Fallacy (1:37:10)
16. Success (1:39:50)

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Six factors to consider:

1. Safety.
2. Home.
3. Affection.
4. Zeitgeist.
5. Amend.
6. Maturity.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Biological Distinction
• Natural Birth
• Adoption & Fostering
• Moms & Home: Acceptance & Choice
• Availability & Attachment Theory: Reparenting
• Modeling Parents & Societal Restraints
• Abusing Authority & Honesty
• Replicating & Surpassing: Parents & Heroes

Released early as a heads-up to remember Mother’s Day.

Rusty deleted ramblings will be released in a Brief sometime later.

Children observe (temet nosce):
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
He’s just like his father.
Like father, like son
A chip off the old block
She’s her mother’s daughter.

To learn more:
A Biologist’s Mother’s Day Song | Adam Cole
Unconditional Love | This American Life
Creature Comforts | Hidden Brain
Mind Changers: Harlow’s Monkeys | BBC
Attachment Theory | Wikipedia
Becoming Attached | Robert Karen
Reparenting | Wikipedia
Title 18 Crimes & Offenses | Pa. Code
Free Range Kids | Lenore Skenazy
Whole Brain Child | Daniel Siegel & Tina Bryson
The Philosophical Baby | Alison Gopnik
How Christianity Invented Children | The Week
The Emotionally Absent Mother | Jasmin Lee Cori
Anybody Have A Map | Justin Paul & Benj Pasek
No More Drama With Mama | Gayle Kirschenbaum
Older | Sasha Sloan
M-O-T-H-E-R | Eddy Arnold

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#callyourmom

Taking on three bad ideas:

1. Challenge makes us weaker.
2. Always trust your feelings.
3. Life is a battle between good people and evil people.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Fragility versus Strength and Growth
• Purpose in Suffering
  • Comparing Diana & Clark upbringing
• Mindfulness, Automatic Thoughts, Reframing
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Cognitive Distortions – illustrated by DC films
• Tribalism & Witch Hunts – the persecution of Superman
• Common Humanity – DC Bridge Building
• Superman Suicide Prevention

Three antidotes:

1. Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.
2. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded.  But once mastered, no one can help you as much, not even your father or your mother.
3. The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.

Suicide Prevention:
National Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or Online Chat
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

To learn more:
FindCBT.org | ABCT
Persuasive Power of Narratives | Melanie Green
Cardigan 2017 Commencement Address | John Roberts
Man’s Search For Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl
Behave| Robert M. Sapolsky
Positive Changes Following Adversity |Stephen Joseph & Lisa Butler
Global Rich List | CARE
The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner
You Are Not So Smart | David McRaney
All-Star Superman #10 | Grant Morrison
Common Humanity | Barack Obama
2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg | Barack Obama
Tough Decisions (A Whale Is Gonna Die) | Rhett & Link – Catastrophizing
Thought Bubbles | Rachel Bloom
My Favorite Things – The Sound of Music | Richard Rogers
What I Am (Stronger) – Sesame Street | Will.i.am
How To Make Testimony More Reliable | SciShow Psych
Confabulation: When Lying isn’t Lying | Oregon Behavioral
What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explained | G. Aprile
Cognition | Crash Course

Counter Points:
The Worth of War | Benjamin Ginsberg
Accessory to War | Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Adapted from the works of Jonathan Haidt:
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For Failure.

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#freeyourmind #besuper #plusultra

1. Applying Earlier Episodes to Exercise & Body
   1. Assimilation & Accommodation
   2. Viewpoint Diversity By Way of Trainer & Gym Mates
2. Mark Twight & Gym Jones
3. Soldier of Steel
4. Growth
5. Psychology of Fitness, Exercise, & Body Transformation
6. Transferable Skills – Functional Fitness / Functional Fandom
7. Metaphor & Myth
8. Brain Benefits

Becoming Superman | Sam Ashurst
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Donate

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#5for5 #afsp

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Perils of Perfectionism
• Fundamental Fear of Unknown
• Fear of Failure
• Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset
• Neuroplasticity
• Fixed Mindset means changing for the worst
• Batman’s Fixed Mindset
• Superman’s Growth Mindset
• Future Potential: One Day & Yet
• Humble or Insecure?
• Humility: Grounded Relating
• Superman’s Insecurities
• Empathy From Fault

To learn more:
Factfulness | Hans Rosling
Why You Should Make Useless Things | Simone Giertz
How We Became Self Obsessed | David McRaney
Humanity’s Deepest, Darkest Fear | SciShow Psych
Voltaire In His Letters | François-Marie Arouet
Thoughts on Various Subjects | Alexander Pope
Mindset | Carol Dweck
Carol Dweck: “The Growth Mindset” | Talks at Google
Carol Dweck on Perfectionism | School of Life
Developing a Growth Mindset | Stanford Alumni
The Power of Believing You Can Improve | TED
Help Every Child Develop Full Potential | The RSA
The Gardener & The Carpenter | Alison Gopnik
What Developmental Science Tells Us | Rotman Institute
Alison Gopnik: “The Gardener & The Carpenter” | Talks at Google

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#freeyourmind

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Assimilation vs. Accommodation
• Avoiding Accommodation with Rejection or Manipulation
• Overcoming Cognitive Biases and Confirmation Bias
• Dissent in Myth and Neuroscience
• Foundations of Persuasion and Trust
• Domain knowledge and understanding rebuttals
• How to build trust
• Defining Courage
• Opportunities for Growth and Learning

To learn more:
The Wisdom and/or Madness of The Crowd
Jean Piaget | Wikipedia
Active Information Avoidance | David McRaney
The Power of Myth | Wikipedia
On Liberty | John Stuart Mill
Why Do We Follow The Crowd? | BBC CrowdScience
The Indispensable Milton Friedman | Milton Friedman
How to Build Trust | Frances Frei
Everyone Is Different | Lanny Sherwin

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#freeyourmind

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Conjunction Fallacy
• Plausible patsy prerequisites
• Why is Bruce and Keefe’s wife also on his Superman Wall of Shame?
• Bruce is blind
  • Audience believing checks are enough are blind too
• Lex talks to hear himself

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#unaired #notafan

1. Checklist Superman
   1. Shorts
   2. Citizenship
2. Bendis to retcon Superman origin
   1. Kryptonian character in Exodus template
   2. Moses and Jesus characteristics
3. Jobs and travel expanding your views
4. Discussing “I Don’t Have to Save You” in JL.
5. Super speed feats and consistency in JL.

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See MOSAIC Brief 0 for explanation.
Recorded on or before 11/30/17.
Not intended for publication.
The views expressed are unrefined and subject to amendment.
Edited solely for length, no additions or alterations.
Intro and outro music performed by The Mad Mass Revolution.

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See MOSAIC Brief 0 for explanation.
Recorded 11/16/17.
Not intended for publication.
The views expressed are unrefined and subject to amendment.
Edited solely for length, no additions or alterations.
Intro and outro music performed by The Mad Mass Revolution.

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See MOSAIC Brief 0 for explanation.
Recorded 11/14/17.
Not intended for publication.
The views expressed are unrefined and subject to amendment.
Edited solely for length, no additions or alterations.
Intro and outro music performed by The Mad Mass Revolution.

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1. Explain the Experimental Format
2. Empathy Exhaustion
   1. Superhero Physique is to Body Image as _______ are to _______.
   2. Answer- Paragons : Altruism
3. Explain and intro the Rambles

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Illuminated manuscripts as insight into things that endure.  An alternative approach to characterization.  Literary analysis and criticism.

“Transcendent empathy lets us change the world.  The kind of world these films challenge us to make.  To create a world that would invite Superman with open arms, hearts, and minds.  Through a hard look at ourselves as we are now… and actively taking up the responsibility to change.”

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Introduction (0:00)
  • Disclaimer Not Didactic Not Idolatry
  • Religious Influence
  • Introduction to Man of Steel artbook

• II. Illumination (9:16)
  • Illuminated manuscripts
  • The first books, the first comic books
  • Reading a graphic novel versus watching a film
  • Compared to these films:
    • Focus on Illumination not text
    • Focus on specificity
    • Value without adherence

• III. Literary Analysis (42:44)
  • Four prevailing modes:
    • Text
    • Authorial Intent
    • Context
    • Response
  • Slow down: Receiving a work as intended
  • Deeper meaning from works: insight & complexity
  • Q: Why we analyze? A: Empathy
  • Power can reduce empathy

• IV. Active Empathy (1:02:13)
  • Passive and Biological Empathy
  • Biblical approach to character and narrative
  • Exercise Active Empathy
  • Transcendent experience of empathy vs. just adding to the continuity pile
  • New Hollywood parable: Changing minds
  • Resisting immediate reaction
  • Tools to change the world:
    • Reflection, Responsibility, Active empathy, Challenge
    • Reflect – Can’t take Truth, Justice, & American Way for granted
    • Truth – Responsible for what is received as truth
    • Justice – Actively pursue justice
    • American Way – Challenge the way things are going

• V. After Show (1:50:48)
  • Endnotes
    • Indy (Indie)
    • Nostalgic Blockbusters
    • Minority to mainstream
    • Robert Alter on names and parallels
    • Aslan the Lion (not lamb), Superman the Strange Visitor (not boyscout or paragon)
    • Worship as objectification
    • Critical thinking instead of manipulating math by default (criticism in a rut)
    • Wonder Woman’s sword Joseph Campbell quote
    • Duality and tension
  • Production
    • Deleted episodes
    • Justice League
    • Snyder Cut
  • Extras
    • I’ll Be In My Trailer
    • Incentives and creativity
    • Music

To learn more:
Illuminations: Treasures of the Middle Ages | BBC
Speech Bubbles: Understanding Comics | 99pi
Why Danger Signs Can’t Last Forever | 99pi
Why Knights Fought Snails | Vox
Medieval Rabbits | Plainly Difficult
Yoda in a 14th Century Manuscript? | NPR
Decoding Popularity: The Truth of Success | Derek Thompson
Choice, Happiness, & Tomato Sauce | Malcolm Gladwell
How and Why We Read | John Green
Mining Literature for Deeper Meaning | Amy Harter
How To Make A Hero | Michael Stevens

Aftershow
Viral Math | Presh Talwalkar
Illuminated Manuscripts (“Nowhere Man”) | Amy Burval
Children’s Songs for Peace & a Better World | Brett Dennen
Mission | The MOSAIC Project

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#SnyderCut

Love,
Doc & Family

Credits:

“Work” (2017) – 0:52
Written by Jared Faber and Peter Rida Michail
Performed by Peter Rida Michail
(Teen Titans Go)

“Teen Titans Theme” (2003/2013) – 2:12
Written and produced Andy Sturmer
Remixed by Mix Master Mike
Performed Puffy Amiyumi
(Teen Titans Go)

“Christmas Lights” (2010) – 2:31
Written and performed by Coldplay

“Love is Christmas” (2011) – 6:33
Written and performed by Sara Bareilles

“It’s a Wonderful Life” (1940) – 9:50
Directed by Frank Capra
James Stewart as George Bailey

“You Will Be Found” (2015/2017) – 10:51
Written by Justin Paul & Benj Pasek
Noah Galvin as Evan
Kristolyn Lloyd as Alana
Will Roland as Jared
Performed by Broadway Cast
(Dear Evan Hansen)

“Burn” (2013) – 14:32
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Phillipa Soo as Eliza
(Hamilton)

“My Silver Lining” (2014) – 17:42
Written and performed by First Aid Kit

The holidays can be difficult.  You are not alone.
For help: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
To help: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

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#wintersolstice #merrychristmas #happynewyear

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Justice League Heroes Trailer (4:23 – 22min)
  • First, a world without Superman
  • Second, rising threat
  • Third, heroes apart
  • Fourth, failing alone
  • Fifth, becoming heroes
  • Sixth, together
  • Seventh, celebration

• II. Footnotes Pt. 1 (26:45 – 25min)
  • Change My View
  • Superman and the League
    • Cornerstone – Founder
    • Capstone – Final
  • Opposite Idioms
    • Love of Wisdom
    • Philosophers Fight
  • “God is Dead” applied to Superman
  • Quartet of the Vulnerable
  • Zechariah 7:9-10 (Superman)
    • Widow
    • Fatherless
    • Foreigner
    • Poor
  • Micah 6:8 (Wonder Woman)
    • Do Justice
    • Love Mercy
    • Walk Humbly
  • Mercy Is Not Condoning Evil
  • Nothing was ever simple

• III. Footnotes Pt. 2 (52:02 – 18min)
  • Sexism in Superman ’78
    • Running into Lois
  • Stopping Sexual Harassment in Man of Steel
  • Reality is Complex
  • Expectations
    • Engagement Ring is a milestone not culmination of a relationship
    • Justice League is a milestone not end all, be all superhero experience
    • All in for a multiverse of infinite stories
  • Hero’s Journey is a Cycle, Bringing Superman Full Circle
  • Be the Hero of Your Own Life’s Journey
  • We Can Be Heroes

To learn more:
Justice League – Official Heroes Trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures
Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? | Michael Sandel
Justice Course | Harvard Justice
Justice: Rights and Wrongs | Nicholas Wolterstorff
Out of the Darkness Walks | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

End notes recorded October 13th and 21st
Winning Arguments | Chenhao Tan
Superman: The Movie (1978) | Richard Donner
Heroes (cover, 2003) | Bon Jovi

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#JusticeLeague

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Wonder Woman (3:36 – 22min)
  • Strategy, Operations, Tactics
  • Scout and Spy Differences
  • Psychopathic Spies
  • Pragmatism vs. Idealism
  • Adapting and Flexibility
  • Alleyway Ambush
  • Etta’s Mission & Cold War

• II. Batman v. Superman (25:55 – 26min)
  • Weaponize Intelligence Tools
  • Invisibility Corrupts
  • CIA prohibitions on cover identities
  • Drones
  • Government Track Record with Lois

• III. Suicide Squad (52:45 – 9min)
  • Black Sites
  • MICE

• IV. Man of Steel (1:01:01 – 32min)
  • Doing Something
  • Deliberate Wise Inaction
  • DADA / OODA Loop
  • Inaction Demonstrating Trust
  • Ring of Gyges
  • Incorruptible Undercover
  • Overview Effect

• V. Footnotes (1:33:36 – 23min)
  • Watchmen
  • Melian Dialogue by Thucydides
  • Church Steeple Trenchline
  • Agent Talon Tries To Bait Amajagh
  • G-LOC
  • Lois Shows Trust
  • Meaning over Happiness

To learn more (Abridged, will update):
SpyCast | International Spy Museum
Way of the Knife | Mark Mazzetti
Sudden Justice | Chris Woods
The Ostrich Effect | Hidden Brain
The Science of Invisibility | Part Time Genius

End notes recorded September 30th
Thucydides: Melian Dialogue | Rugged Pyrrhus
Secret Agent Man | Johnny Rivers cover

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#NYCC #JusticeLeague

[I finally get to do an episode about Batman, so it’s long.]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Magic and Batman Tradition (25min)
  • Houdini the superman
  • Zatara in Acton Comics No. 1
  • Stage Act similarity
  • Perfection of Self
  • Working Definition of Magic
    • Artful Performance
    • Of the Impossible
  • Trained by Giovanni Zatara
  • Batman’s performance

• II. Magic of Movie Making (8min)
  • Georges Méliès
  • Robert Houdan
  • Larry Fong on the illusion of movies
  • Terrio, Nolan, Fong
  • Fong Super 8 Featurette
  • The Wizard

• III. This Batman is a Magician (12min)
  • Beautiful Lie
  • Mozart of Deception
  • Lies and Child Development
  • Theory of Mind and Self Control
  • Orphan Boys and Magical Thinking
  • Many Magic Tricks of This Batman
  • Impossibility of Magic and Logic
  • It was always a trick
  • Disappearing in Belle Reeve
  • First and Last Batman scenes
  • Lex’s Magical Props

• IV. Spellbound (40min)
  • Mind the Gap
  • Load Up
  • Write the Script
  • Control the Frame
  • Design Free Choice
  • Employ the Familiar
  • Conjure an Out

• V. Force (20min)
  • Magic Words: Luck, Fake, Watching, Force
  • Two Meanings of Force
  • Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
  • Accept the World or Force It… Recognize or Save It
  • Free Will and Force, Martha
  • Batman Transformed and Self-Deprecating
  • The Silent Accusation
  • Superman returns

• VI. End Notes (15min)
  • Miscellaneous

To learn more:
Beyond Magic | David Blaine
It’s A Trap! | Justice League Action
Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man | John Kasson
Secret Life of Houdini | Kalush & Sloman
What is the Art of Magic? | Lawrence Hass
Blaine: How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes | TED
Super 8: Abrams on Big Lessons of Small Budgets | Hero Complex
Spellbound | David Kwong
The Carbonaro Effect | Michael Carbonaro
AOM #306: Magic Teaches Success | David Kwong
Blaine Shocks Jimmy & The Roots | Tonight Show
Mentalist Lior Suchard Bends Alice Eve’s Mind | Late Late Show
The Grift | Maria Konnikova
Ep. 65 – David Berglas | The Magicians’ Podcast
Petter Johansson – Decision and Choice Making | Media Evo
Math Magic | VSauce
Mind-Boggling Card Trick | standupmaths
Oil and Water | STEMMathsMagic
Black Box | RadioLab
TED Talks on Magic | TED

End notes recorded August 8th
Beyond Magic with DMC | NatGeoUK
Death Trap | Harris & DeLisle
Who’s The (Bat)Man | Patrick Stump

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Less than 100 days ’til #JusticeLeague

To learn more:
Old Bailey
The Shard
Tower Bridge
Greco-Roman Polychromatic Art
Chernobyl
Gal Gadot on Superman in Justice League
Geoff Johns on DC Films slate
Jurassic Park Iconic Water Effect

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#allin #justiceleague #WBSDCC #SDCC2017 #I❤️ZS

[Regarding this episode… “Eh, it’s not for everyone.”]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Logos (22min)
  • What if a child…?
  • Cherishing in every way
  • Mythos and Logos
  • Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
  • Accessibility
  • Jenkins’s Emotional Lens

• II. Bedtime Story (6min)
  • Confounding Clouds
  • Diana’s Bedtime Story Framework

• III. Questions (70min)
  • How old is Diana?
  • Can Diana return to Themyscira?
  • Why didn’t they tell Diana the truth?
  • Why didn’t they go with Diana?
  • Did she want to leave earlier?
  • When did Diana develop powers?
  • Why did Ares reveal himself?
  • How does the lasso work?
  • How did Ares defeat the Olympians?
  • Why didn’t Ares destroy mankind sooner?
  • What does Ares want?
  • What is love?
  • Is Ares the source of mankind’s corruption?
  • Does seeing Ares change Diana’s belief?
  • Does Diana love Ares? Why kill him?
  • Why doesn’t Diana reveal herself after World War I?
  • Did Diana walk away from mankind?
  • What did Diana do for 100 years?
  • What moves Diana to act?
  • Why does Diana fight Doomsday?
  • Why doesn’t she have the same powers in that fight?
  • Why does Diana finally go public?

• IV. End Notes (35min)
  • Is Ares dead?
  • Why doesn’t Steve do something different with the plane?

To learn more:
Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of | Sharon Gosling
Wonder Woman Novelization | Nancy Holder
From Poly to Mono, Mythos to Logos | Evan Puschak
103 Desirability Bias | You Are Not So Smart
Five Ages of Man | Wikipedia
8 Types of Love Ancient Greeks | Mateo Sol
Color Wheel Theory of Love | Wikipedia
Reality Part One | Invisibilia
Treehouse of Horror X | The Simpsons
772 Small Change | Planet Money
How to Use Rhetoric | Camille Langston
Strike Me Down | Return of the Jedi (1983)
True From A Certain Point of View | Robot Chicken
A Better Way To Talk About Love | Mandy Len Catron
Constitutional Peasants | Monty Python
The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner

End notes recorded June 23rd
Canterbury Tales | pronuntiatio
Fæder Ure | Hrothgar Simonus
The Wisdom Series | Bible Project
Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure | Caroline Paul
Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection | Reshma Saujani
Professor Robert Sapolsky on Altruism | Big Think
Philosophy of Stoicism | TED Ed
Why I Broke Up With The Little Mermaid | Jesse Eisenberg
Storybook Love Cover | 24getful1

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144 days ’til #JusticeLeague

60 Year Old Spoiler Warning: Ending of The Lord of the Rings and portions of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

[Note: Not really a Wonder Woman episode, a companion to the last episode.  Next few episodes are more DC, less literary history.]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. J.R.R. Tolkien (Life)
  • Orphan, Catholic, genius
  • Popular, rugby captain, acting
  • Languages, artist, marriage
  • World War I, Battle of the Somme
  • Philology
  • Beowulf scholarship
  • “On Fairy Stories”

• II. Secondary World (Depth)
  • References condense information
  • Recall a dragon or a Robin, no citation
  • References are inherent and ubiquitous
  • Broken references organic and immersive
  • Irony, Immersion, or Identification
  • Tolkien reverse engineering patina of myth
  • Tolkien’s perfectionism
  • Superman as myth
  • DC Films epic depth in world-building

• III. Outcasts Bond Over Obscure Interests (Friends)
  • Tolkien meets Lewis
  • Siegel meets Shuster
  • Lewis encourages Tolkien’s writings
  • Lewis’s life, atheism, studies, service
  • Connection, fellowship, encouragement
  • The Inklings

• IV. Approach to Criticism (Reaction)
  • Critical response to The Lord of the Rings
  • Stigma of fantasy and superheroes
  • Creating stories with conscious purpose
  • Wonder Woman as psychological propaganda
  • Academic intellectual dishonesty
  • “An Experiment on Criticism”
  • Surrender, reading well, repeat readings

• V. Disillusionment (Lies)
  • Tolkien & Lewis are counter-cultural and subversive
  • Unrealistic optimism at start of the war
  • H.G. Wells: “The War That Will End War”
  • Ways Wonder Woman could be disillusioned
  • Disillusionment after World War I
  • Fantasy as recapturing immaterial wonder
  • Good, evil, and corruption in fantasy
  • Eucatastrophe, Frodo fails, divine grace
  • Corruption in these DC films
  • Reality and realism as cure
  • Fantasy to represent magic of the familiar
  • Tolkien & Lewis believe in heroism

• VI. Resonance (Truth)
  • Tolkien & Lewis differences didn’t divide
  • Tolkien & Lewis didn’t discriminate against works
  • Openness to Wonder Woman, picking at differences
  • Looking for truth and resonance over heresy and imperfection
  • Seeing unappreciated value, Planet Narnia
  • Imagination and emotions before intellect and allegory
  • Watchful Dragons
  • Applied to the Wonder Woman mythos
    • Secrets, Truth, Beauty, Subversion, War, Myth, Wonder

To learn more:
Myths and Legends Podcast | Jason Weiser
What is Myth? | Crash Course Mythology
Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics | J.R.R. Tolkien
On Fairy-Stories | J.R.R. Tolkien
Battle of the Somme | Wikipedia
David S. Goyer Talks Man of Steel | Collider
A Film Portrait of JJR Tolkien (1996) | Landseer
Tolkien and the Great War | John Garth
An Experiment in Criticism | C.S. Lewis
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War | Joseph Loconte
The Secret History of Wonder Woman | Jill Lepore
Walter Hooper: Life of C.S. Lewis | Socrates Society
Planet Narnia | Michael Ward
The Narnia Code | BBC
The Narnia Code | Michael Ward
Ursala K. Le Guin on Tolkien | Talk of the Nation
Superheroes Decoded | History
End notes recorded May 16th
The Bridge of Khazad Dum | Howard Shore
Wonder Woman | The Bombsters

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#WonderWoman

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. First Contact
  
• As an intended approach
• Guidelines for what counts
• Prior in-story contacts
• Detecting Kal’s vessel and landing
• Military response and suppression
• Ultimatum questions
• “Are we alone in the universe?”
• Winston Churchill

• II. War of the Worlds – The Book
  
• H.G. Wells and Jules Verne
• Man versus the mechanized future
• Superman terraforming Earth
• Superman’s arc enabling The League
• Man as animal
• Panic and fragility
• Human heroes overcoming instinct

• III. War of the Worlds – The Broadcast
  
• 1938 Orson Welles broadcast
• Halloween public panic
• Press exaggerated story
• Fake news, virality, and creative control
• Real public panics
• Humbling humanity
• Myopia and normalizing the extraordinary

• IV. First Impressions
  
• Lois Lane and handshakes
• Pete picking up the tab
• Definitions, Apologetics, and “Yucatan”
• Selling Superman
• Judgment, taste, and capacity
• Clark is more able than we see
• Superman is more human than we know

• V. Wizard of Oz
  
• Similarities to Superman and BvS
• Hero’s Journey and circular story
• Flexible and open to interpretation
• Explicit Oz references
• As an allegory for populism

• VI. Application
• Academic scholarship
• Fandom good for empathy
• Superheroes inspire altruism
• Science fiction, escapism, and reality

To learn more:
The War of the Worlds 1938 broadcast | Orson Welles
American Experience: War of the Worlds | PBS
War of the Worlds | RadioLab
Big Picture Science | SETI Institute
Churchill Ordered UFO Cover-Up | BBC
Churchill Essay on Aliens | NY Times
Should Humans Try To Contact Alien Civilizations? | Motherboard
Don’t Panic | WNYC
How the Panic Broadcast Really Went Down | Michigan Radio
American Icons: Wizard of Oz | Studio 360
The Wizard of Oz | TED Ed
Everything is Amazing and Nobody is Happy | Louis C.K.
God, The Universe and Everything Else (1988) | BBC
Does Smiling Make You Happier? | HowStuffWorks
Power Poses Work – Amy Cuddy | TED
Power Poses Are False (replication crisis) | Fortune
Are Fandoms Good or Unhealthy? | SciShow Psych
How Harry Potter Turns You Into A Wizard | SciShow Psych
Always take social science studies with a grain of salt.

End-notes (recorded on March 23rd):
Superman: War of the Worlds (2000, Elseworlds) | Lark
Planet of Oz | SuperFriends
Warner Bros. v. AVELA | 8th Circuit
H.G. Wells meets Orson Welles (1940) | KTSA
Superman Meets Orson Welles (1950) | Superman #62
Somewhere Over The Rainbow A Wonderful World | Kamakawiwoʻole
Go The Distance Defying Gravity | Kick Full

Justice League Universe Podcast:
Interview with Clay Enos – Appreciating intention and interpretation
Batman v. Superman Anniversary Special – Value fans get from BvS

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Unite.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Sports
• Sports as a part of culture
• Is Clark a sports fan?  The cliché versus the evidence
• Qualifications of a sports writer
• Priorities over fandom, diversions, and leisure
• How does Clark view sports given his abilities?
• Is Zack Snyder a sports fan?
• What was the Metropolis State vs. Gotham City fight about?
• The Quarterback Kneel controversy
• What does that controversy illustrate?

• II. Lex’s Endgame
• Was Lex just a fanatic in the end?
• Lex’s doomsday perspective and plan
• Why the Doomsday plan has holes
• Lex putting his life at risk to Superman, military response, and Doomsday
• Why Lex uses his blood to create Doomsday
• Why Lex doesn’t try to get away with his endgame
• The Origin of Lex Luthor
• Lex has hope in his last scene

• III. Losing
• Illustrating a few principles
  • For anyone trying, failure is inevitable not identity
  • Embrace iteration instead of a God Complex
  • Review your endgame and have others check it
  • Persistence and resilience
• Expect setbacks, embrace the journey with patience, anticipate tomorrow hopefully
• UCLA Coach John Wooden

Examples of Superman lacking omniscience:

• Lois can’t get information to him in time
• Lois can’t find him after the bombing
• Lois can’t summon him at will in Nairomi
• Lois can hide the bullet from him
• Lois doesn’t whisper under her breath behind the barricade
• Lois doesn’t call out for him on the helipad
• Lois is surprised that he catches her
• Lois explicitly says he couldn’t see the bomb
• Lois uncovers the plot he didn’t know
• Martha doesn’t cry for him while kidnapped
• Martha doesn’t scream for him in the warehouse
• Lex knows he can kidnap Lois & Martha
• Lex knows he can keep them from Superman’s senses
• Batman relies on the element of surprise in his attacks
• Clark learns of the hearings from Lois
• Clark learns of Kahina and Keefe from the news
• Clark learns of the factory fire from the news
• Clark learns of the Batman’s brutality from the news
• Clark learns what the talking heads are saying from the news
• Superman demands to know “Where is she?”

To learn more:
Sports Fan Polling | Gallup
How Obsessive are Sports Fans | CBS
An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl | Freakonomics
Nerds & Jocks Think They’re The Underdog | CollegeHumor
Sportsmanship: What’s Expected In Football | NPR
Cam is Superman, Snyder Interview | AOL
Ruby-Spears Superman | CBS
The Power and the Glory | NFL Films
Wicked problem | Wikipedia
John Wooden | Wikipedia
Such A Loser | Garfunkel & Oates

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Another three-parter released as one episode.  Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• History:
• Is super breath its own power?
• First instances of super breath in the comics
• First instance of cold breath in the comics
• Adoption in adaptations

• Science:
• How breathing works
  • Basics
  • Applying strength
  • World record techniques
• Does super breath implicate cold breath necessarily?
  • Extinguishing fire
    • Fire triangle / tetrahedron
    • Vapor as fuel
  • Cooling hot stuff
    • Thermodynamics
    • Cold is not a property
  • Blowing on your hand
    • Unreliable sensation
    • Alternative explanation
  • Gas cooling catch-all
    • Mathematical limitations
    • Absolute Zero
    • Absolute Hot
    • Freezing air
    • Gas heat transfer

• Creative:
• Magical Thinking
• Story reasons for the power
• Story reasons against the power
• Is it okay to question stories?
• Investing in reality for stories
• Truth catching up to fiction
• Science in fiction
• Teachable attitudes and interactions
• Magic and fantasy another time

…and much more!

Sources:
Science of Superman (2006) | Warner Home Video
Nonexistent Objects Imaginary Worlds- Crash Course #29
Breathe! | Glenn Wolkenfeld
Great Wakkorotti | Animaniacs
Brian Jackson | Stan Lee’s Superhumans
Circular Breathing | Wikipedia
Only Vapors Burn 1947 Chemistry of Fire | US War Dept.
Liquid Nitrogen Grease Fire | Cody’s Lab
The Physics of The Impossible (2008) | Michio Kaku
First and Second Law of Thermodynamics | Flanders & Swann
Why does heat transfer from hot to cold? | Fact Tap
Substance of Silence | Stuff to Blow Your Mind
How Entropy Powers The Earth | Minute Physics
Misconceptions About Heat | Veritasium
What Is One Degree? | BBC
Why Is My Breath Hot? | Ask Science
Absolute Zero – Absolute Awesome | SciShow
What Does Liquid Nitrogen Do To Your Face | Grant Thompson
The Physics of Heat- Crash Course Physics #22
How Iceman Is Actually a Bomb! | Nerdist
Magical Thinking | Imaginary Worlds
Supergods | Grant Morrison
26 Facts on Family | Mental Floss
No. of questions kids ask daily | Duck Quacks Don’t Echo
Testimonials | Science & Entertainment Exchange
Aesthetics- Crash Course Philosophy #31
Superman The High Flying History (2012) | Larry Tye
Thermodynamics of Love (2009) | David Ng
Negative Temperatures are Hot | Sixty Symbols
Superman Memory Crystals | Physics World
The Science of Superman (2002) | Mark Wolverton
The Science of Superheroes (2002) | Gresh & Weinberg
The Science of Supervillains (2005) | Gresh & Weinberg
The Physics of Superheroes (2005) | James Kakalios
Superhero Powers Explained | University of Leicester

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I’m aware of the no-communication theorem regarding spooky action.

“You notice these are criminals?  They’re psychotic antisocial freaks.  It makes no sense . . . I mean, you need real soldiers.  Not these scumbags . . . What are you really up to?“

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Amazing Amanda Waller execution
• The Voice of God
• Sympathy for the Devil
• Weird weapons of war
• Project Habakkuk (ice ship) and Project X-Ray (bat bombs)
• David and Goliath and military innovation
• White House Situation Room
• What was pitched and what was actually bought
• People avoid uncertainty but actually like it
• Military Mafia connection
• Unethical human testing
• Why not heroes or soldiers
• Waller and Enchantress
• History of WMD management
• The Dirty Dozen and Filthy Thirteen
• Roy Benavidez

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Can this Squad stop Superman?
• What is the purpose of the rest of the Squad?
• What use is Harley?  Boomerang?  Killer Croc?  Slip Knot?
• What is Waller really up to?
• Why is Katana on the Squad?
• What is the Squad’s purpose generally?
• Why aren’t elite soldiers satisfactory to Waller?
• What is the Squad’s mission specifically?
• Who shot down the first helicopter?
• Why would you send another helicopter?
• Why was GQ and his men on this mission?
• Don’t they compromise the Squad’s covert status?
• Isn’t this expending soldiers for the Squad?
• Wouldn’t two squads of soldiers be better?
• Why couldn’t conventional soldiers win if bombs are effective?
• Why weren’t the supernatural siblings more effective?
• How did Deadshot set off the C4?
• Why did Bruce need Waller’s files?
• Where was The Flash?
• Why didn’t Waller destroy the heart immediately?
• Why didn’t Waller guard Enchantress more carefully?

To learn more:
Fighting Fire With Fire | Wikipedia
Project X-Ray (bat bomb) | Wikipedia
Project Habakkuk (ice ship) | Wikipedia
War In Heaven | Wikipedia
Penal Military Units | Wikipedia
The Dirty Dozen (1967) | IMDb
White House Situation Room | Wikipedia
Lucky Luciano’s deal | Wikipedia
Unethical human experimentation | Wikipedia
Command & Control | Eric Schlosser
Filthy Thirteen | Wikipedia
MSgt. Roy Benavidez | Wikipedia

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A special first-draft since I’m away for the next month!  So here’s the “assembly cut” in lieu of dividing it into three polished episodes.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Suicide Squad art book the best yet
• Expectations first viewing
• Loving and not liking without contradiction
• Kevin Smith’s commitment
• “Anarchic punk rock art movie”
• Audience demographics opening week
• 81% of African Americans and Hispanics gave the film a positive score
• 76% of audience members under age 35 gave the film a positive score
• Batson Rule of jury selection applied to RT Top Critics
• Gender demographics of critics
• Giving critics appropriate weight
• Punk rock history
  • Universal yearning
  • Punk vs. Prog Rock
  • Ayer’s punk-like courage
  • Sincerity and reality
  • Rebellion threatens establishment
  • Diversity
  • Improvisation and inspiration
  • Effort, blood, sweat, and tears
  • Commercialization
  • Ayer built a family
  • Recognition over time
• Gladwell on Cézanne
• Marjorie Lui on diversity in comics

…and much more!

Interview with David Ayer | Empire
5 Reasons Why Suicide Squad Stayed At The Box Office | Meriah Doty
Suicide Squad Is The Most Diverse Superhero Cast Yet | Graphiq
You Don’t Own Me ft. G-Eazy | Grace
Rock & Roll – Punk (1995) | PBS
Episode 7: Hallelujah | Revisionist History
Marjorie Liu’s Monstress Pushes the Boundaries | New Yorker
“Naughty” – Matilda The Musical | Tim Minchin

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I’m aware that “anarchic punk rock” is its own sub-genre within punk.  😛

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Motif of monuments, memorials, and memory throughout the film
• The Superman statue as political expedience
• A scar on the city
• National September 11 Memorial parallels
• Remember the city as it was, incorporating the city
• Impact of Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Maya Lin’s design, intention, and overcoming criticism
• The certainty of youth
• Chronological listing of names
• Names as a meaningful abstraction
• Symbols of the Wall
• Criticism over abstraction and ambiguity
• Critics can turn anything into a controversy
• Critics upset over the unexpected and unconventional
• Public grieving changed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Accessibility of art beyond the directly connected and invested
• Interpretation and understanding increasing appreciation of art
• Benefits of wonder and awe
• The pose, humility, and abstraction of the statue
• Do heroes have to be known or perfect to get a monument?
• Wallace Keefe’s objections to the statue
• Monuments versus the fluidity of history
• Keefe’s arrest as the central statement
• Superman’s feelings about the statue, being put on a pedestal

…and much more!

Sorry, I don’t have access to Doc’s notes.  He’ll update the show notes with links after Suicide Squad.

Time Out Shortlist Metropolis & Gotham | Dan Wallace (editor)
Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film | Peter Aperlo
Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982 | Smarthistory
American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Studio 360
Maya Lin and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Rear Window
Hidden Brain: Great Vacations and Awe | NPR
Heroes are good – let’s make statues of them | Nikolas Lloyd
ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Mosul | CBS
A History of Controversial Monuments | Eveline van Rijswijk

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8/8 – Thanks to H.H. for publishing the episode and moderating the site!

Apologies in advance for the rambling sure to come!  Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Overall Impressions
• Subtlety and symbolism of drinks as delusion
• Repetition, parallels, references, homage, call-backs, continuity
• Jimmy Olsen’s death and Clark Kent’s return
• Approaching BvS with mass resurrection in mind
• New rules for reality
• Justice League set visit excitement
• Recruitment reflecting negotiating with audience
• Realism reinvigorating comics in every era
• Heavy Metal magazine influence
• Smoother transitions
• Function of flamethrower in Nairomi
• New line says Lex Senior was a liar
• Perry White’s tragic story arcs
• Colorado flood rescue dilemma
• Superman’s public powers and limitations
• Lex’s kinship with Doomsday
• Knowing lets you go dark for the coming light

…and much more ramblings!

Secret Origin clip features Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne McDuffie, Paul Levitz, Geoff Johns, Dan Didio, Denny O’Neil, Mark Waid, and Neil Gaiman.

7/22/16 Update: I figured out the logic of planning for the flamethrower.  Not for the locals, the CIA, the press, for witnesses, or eliminating evidence.  The burnt bodies gave Kahina the cover-story to excuse your lie in the eyes of Lois and Clark.  Yes, Lex could have had Kahina lie about fire even if Anatoli didn’t burn bodies but then Lois and Clark would be on to Kahina immediately.  They’d know she was lying.  L&C might not be able to prove it, but it would get them investigating rather than doubting themselves.  Lex ordered Anatoli to burn bodies because while L&C know Superman didn’t use heat-vision, they could still believe that Kahina would come to that conclusion and testify about it.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (4K Ultra HD) | Director: Zack Snyder
Justice League Set Visit Recap | Collider
Alexander The Great vs Ivan The Terrible | Epic Rap Battle
Diana’s treasure. Action 1, Detective 31, Detective 27, and Superman 1! | MOSanswers
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2009) | Narrator: Ryan Reynolds
What Is An Existential Crisis? | The School of Life
The Suicide Squadcast | Tim, Scott, and Brent
Justice League Universe Podcast | Sam and Alessandro

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Getting into the science of minerals, materials, radiation, and projectiles.  Why make a Kryptonite spear?  Why not Kryptonite bullets, blades, or bludgeons?

Something more meaningful than the gift of a Kryptonite ring.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Properties of a mineral
• Properties of Kryptonite
• Weaponizing Kryptonite
• Why Kryptonite glows
• Kryptonian bio-interactions
• Wisps of smoke during scalpel cut
• Radioactive half-life
• Biological half-life
• Ballistic penetration
• Lightsaber design language
• In praise of production design
• Pathology of Kryptonite gas
• Entrusting Kryptonite
• How to give hope

…and a bonus round of random topics:

• What altitude did Superman?
• Super-speed stories
• Bringing Clark back
• DC Rebirth
• Allegory
• Allergy

Note: Lightsaber design language, form follows function, and spearhead geometry | Various

Minerals and Blades
Botryoidal mineral texture | Wiki
BvS Spoiler Special with Zack Snyder | Empire Podcast
Stone Blade Surgery | PBS
Obsidian Surgery Scalpels | CNN
Glass Knife | Wiki
Diamond Knife | Wiki
Diamond LaserKnife | ASDS

Radiation
The Batman Superman Movie | WB Animation
Silver Bullet | Wiki
Radioactivity: Expect the unexpected – Steve Weatherall | TED-Ed
Is radiation dangerous? – Matt Anticole | TED-Ed
How does radiation sickness work? | BrainStuff
The Radium Girls | SciShow

Bullets
Army Special Forces: “Silent Warriors” (1961) | US Army
Modern Crossbow vs. Modern Body Armor | twangNbang
Momentum, Kinetic Energy, & Arrow Penetration | Dr. Ashby
Tungsten: The perfect metal for bullets | BBC
Firewalking | Wiki
Discoveries from the Inside – Designing the Lightsaber | Star Wars
Return of the Jedi Fake Script Story| Howard Kazanjian
FN SCAR® Mk 13 EGLM | FN
Alpha Particle | Wiki

Extras
Everything is a Remix: The Force Awakens | Kirby Ferguson
Justice League: The New Frontier | Darwyn Cooke
Radioactive (Cover) – Happy Sad Songs | Gregory Brothers

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Remember #memorialday

Briefly revisiting Man of Steel to find a beautiful truth in Batman v. Superman we can all apply.

Understanding and empathizing with Clark’s burden beyond just bearing the weight of criticism.  Refusing to take Superman the symbol for granted.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• A beautiful lie, the ugly truth, an ugly lie, a beautiful truth
• The beautiful truth beheld by Martha and Jonathan
• Jonathan always dreamed of the Superman
• What is the Superman? = What is the superhero?
• Erring on psychology rather than unerring icon
• Not taking “good is a conversation” for granted
• How dialogue (lines) sacrifices dialogue (conversation)
• Lois possibly picking the Superman over Clark
• Clark feeds, Darkseid hungers, Superman teaches all to feed themselves
• Clark counting the cost of the Superman, an uncertain symbol, with Martha
• Batman is not a superhero until Superman shows him
• Not a misunderstanding of Superman, pursuing an understanding of Superman
• Clark’s consistent characterization on the hotel balcony
• Paradox of hope and protection challenges Clark’s faith
• Showing how Clark works out his values, ethics, and morals
• Twice Lois says, “You came back.”
• Lex knows he seeks to spread a lie
• Superman is one… Superman dies… the superhero is born
• Death protects Superman while expanding the superhero for his return
• The Justice League works out the logistics and expands the definition
• Superman was inspired by us
• You are not alone

…and more.

How deterrence is changing, explained by Defense Secretary Ash Carter | Vox
The Irony of Cheese | Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder Loves Superman and BvS Proves It | Mark Hughes
BvS: How I surprised myself and fell in love with this film | Brett Culp
Look to the Sky (2016) #SupermanIsReal | The Rising Heroes Project
Superhero Psychology | Huffington Post

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But first, two critical approaches: fault-finding vs. seeking. Superman’s status quo in-story and Superman cinematic strategy.  Then was BvS joyless?  A quick joke list.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Michelangelo’s Pietà – critical approach
• Tuna fish, sashimi, tuna melt, nigiri, California roll – expectations and taste
• Superman is honored and loved before BvS – status quo
• How does BvS position Superman for JL?
• What Lex knew and when
• How Lex knows their secret identities
• How metahumans change Lex’s plan
• Why Lex doesn’t just kill Superman
• What was Lex trying to accomplish in Africa
• Why Lex isn’t worried about being traced
• Why the evidence was suppressed
• Superman didn’t kill the General rescuing Lois
• Why ask for an import license if smuggling it
• How Senator Finch pushes Lex’s buttons
• How Bruce is “blind as a bat” in the light
• Lex intended for Bruce to steal the files
• Why Lex has a meltdown during his speech
• How Lex fools Finch, Bruce, Mercy, Keefe, & Clark
• Why Batman and Superman weren’t in Lex’s files
• Why Bruce doesn’t suspect conspiracy with Keefe
• Why it takes Lois to trace Keefe to Lex
• Why Lex bombing the Senate hearing is brilliant
• Why Lex didn’t enter the Ship after the fingerprints
• Why Lex did enter the Scout Ship after the bombing
• How Lex transcends into a supervillain
• Why they didn’t let Superman speak
• How the Scout Ship changes Lex’s priorities and plan
• Why Batman is Lex’s Dark Knight
• Why Lex unleashes Doomsday
• What was the plan before Doomsday?

…and more.

Michelangelo’s Pietà – An Analysis | Spencer’s Painting of The Week
The Problem of Evil | Wikipedia
Existential Crisis | Wikipedia
Pontius Pilate | Wikipedia
Prometheus | Wikipedia
Let Them Eat Cake | Wikipedia
My Ears Are Cold | The Sonic Wombat

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#RenewYoungJustice

Clips featuring: Henry Cavill, Jim Steranko, Mark Waid, Denny O’Neil, Kevin Smith, Paul Levitz, Jerry Robinson, Neal Adams, Grant Morrison, Mike Carlin, Bruce Timm, Charles Roven, Len Wein, Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, Geoff Johns, J. Michael Straczynski, Todd MacFarlane, Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, Kevin Conroy, Jay Oliva, and more!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Batman’s influences other than The Shadow
• Views of machines, technology, and industry
• Mythological and Homeric parallels
• Popularity polls and Ebert’s review
• Batman as an avatar for anger
• Views on civilization and mankind
• Bat-Fan openness to interpretation
• Batman exemplar of effort – Superman gift of grace
• One bad day

…and more.

Henry Cavill Asks Kids: Batman or Superman? | Omaze
Jesse Eisenberg Asks Comic Fans: Batman or Superman? | Omaze
Win The Ultimate Batman v. Superman Experience | Omaze
Supergods: What Masked Vigilantes… | Grant Morrison
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked | History
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | PBS
Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and… | Maslon & Kantor
Superman: The High Flying History… | Larry Tye
Our Gods Wear Spandex | Chris Knowles
Batman Tech | History
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of… | History
Batkid Begins | Dana Nachman
Interview with Jay Oliva | Hall of Justice
Batman: Bad Blood | WB Animation
The Dark Knight Returns | Frank Miller
The Dark Knight Returns Deluxe | WB Animation
Batman The Animated Series | Warner Home Video
Batman Brave and The Bold | WB Animation
Batman Beware The Bat | WB Animation
Batman (1989) | Tim Burton
Batman The Complete Series (1966) | Adam West
The Killing Joke Radio Drama | School of Movies
The Killing Joke | Alan Moore
Exclusive Interview with Zack Snyder | Turkish Airline
The New Batman / Superman Adventures Theme | Shirley Walker

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Happy Birthday Superman!
Happy 30th Anniversary TDKR
BvS tickets on sale now!
#RenewYoungJustice

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• What if Clark tried to save Jonathan from the tornado?
• How would the world react?
• How would the government respond?
• What happens to Clark?
• Does Zod still come to Earth?

…and more.

Cross Fire: An Original Companion Novel | Michael Kogge
The Bat and The Weasels | Aesop
The Old Man of the Frontier Loses His Horse | Learn Chinese Now
The Story of the Chinese Farmer | Sustainable Human
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | PBS
Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture | Maslon & Kantor

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Alfred as Batman’s partner
• Batman pushing edge of reality
• Directing Bruce Wayne
• Canonicity of promotional materials
• Catching Superman on camera

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Final Trailer | Warner Bros. Pictures
Fly to Gotham City with Turkish Airlines! | Turkish Airlines
Fly to Metropolis with Turkish Airlines! | Turkish Airlines
Metropolis City Guide | Turkish Airlines
Gotham City Guide | Turkish Airlines
Partnership “Flight” into the World of Batman v Superman | Turkish Airlines
Kill Bill: Volume 1 Track 9 | Tomoyasu Hotei

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Enjoy the long weekend!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Exchange, Stakes, Context, and Preference (ESCaPe)
• Who came first: Darkseid or Thanos?
• Batman as the Bad Guy
• Naughty Wonder Woman?
• Are promo comics canonical?
• Batman’s relationship to Gotham PD
• Superman’s impact on geopolitics

…and more.

March 2016 Batman v. Superman Exclusive | Empire
“From the World of Batman v. Superman” promo comic | Dr. Pepper
The Hall of Justice Podcast #28 Zack Snyder | Seth Everett
Zack Snyder on 02/04/2016 | Opie with Jim Norton

$5 Fandago Credit with proofs of purchase | Dr. Pepper
Batman v. Superman Collectible Cans | Dr. Pepper
Justice League Unlimited | Warner Home Video
Justice League: Doom | Warner Home Video
All Star Superman | Warner Home Video
Wonder Woman | Warner Home Video
Sid Meier on Interesting Decisions | Gamasutra
Comic Book Artist magazine | Wikipedia
Batman v Superman To Get Day-And-Date China Release | Variety
History of Ideas – Failure | School of Life
Season 5 Episode 14: The Ring | Last Man Standing

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Happy Lunar New Year! – Version 2.0

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Bridging the gap from Man of Steel to the Justice League
• DC Films and the Justice League Universe
• Superman and Batman from conflict to comrades
• Wonder Woman and the pedigree of epicness
• The influence of rock on Suicide Squad
• Suicide Squad trailer breakdown

…and more.

DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League | CW
Suicide Squad Official Trailer 1 | WB Pictures
Suicide Squad Official Trailer 1 – High Bitrate | 3GB warning!

Charles Roven Talks Character Balance | Collider
Queen: The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | BBC
Debbie Harry and Harley Quinn Comparison | DCCU
David Bowie & Grant Morrison’s Joker | ComicBuzz
Neil Gaiman Writes a Final ‘Love Letter to Batman’ | Wired
Urban Search and Rescue – X-Code | Wiki
De gustibus non est disputandum | Wiki
Under Pressure | Queen and David Bowie

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Stay warm!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Humor in TV spots
• Kevin Smith on the CW special
• Spoiler definition and policy
• Riding the wave into BvS
• Marketing
• Audience and family react to BvS during TFA
• Lex Luthor sponsored content
• Mad scientists and Tesla
• David Goyer on fatherhood and Man of Steel
• Joseph Campbell quote in Superman’s costume

…and more.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – TV Spot 1 | WB Pictures
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – TV Spot 2 | WB Pictures
The Suicide Squadcast | Tim & Scott
Variations on Shylock by David Suchet & Patrick Stewart | Matt Bracksieck
FAT MAN ON BATMAN 009 | Kevin Smith
The Lowdown interviews Zack Snyder | Obsev
Anne Hathaway’s Batman advice to Jesse Eisenberg | Total Film
Nikola Tesla: Strange Genius
American Icons: Superman | Studio 360
The Writers Panel #238: David Goyer | Nerdist
Michael Wilkinson at CCXP 2015 | Omelete
Building Better Cities – TED Radio Hour | NPR
The Power of Myth | Joseph Campbell
Skullcrusher Mountain | Jonathan Coulton

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Viewing this as a villain trailer
• Unpacking Superman and Batman’s views
• The merits and faults of each hero’s position
• Lex Luthor’s performance
• Deferring to military expertise on the battlefield
• Defending Doomsday
• Setting expectations
• Analyzing the sneak peek

…and more.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Trailer 2 | 3.4 GB warning!
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Official Trailer 2 | WB Pictures
Batman v Superman – Exclusive Sneak | WB Pictures
Batman v Superman Trailer Introduced by Ben Affleck | GMA

Blitz Spirit: Britons Who Refused Shelter | BBC History
Turns Out Spoilers Are Good For You | NPR
Pluto, Pixels, & The Psychology of Spoilers | Verge ESP
DC Graphic Novel and DCU MFV Uber Collection | Warner Home
Teen Titans Go! – Two Parter: Part Two | Amazon Video

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm
• Lois’s hair color
• Superman’s character arc in BvS
• Will Superman be a moral ideal in BvS?
• Does the title Batman v. Superman denigrate the heroes?
• Seeing the Fortress of Solitude again
• PG-13 Rating for Suicide Squad
• Magic’s effect on tone and realism
• Maintaining suspense for nonlinear stories and period pieces
• Steve Trevor in modern day
• Setting Wonder Woman during The Great War

…and more!

How to make a smart TV ad | Freakonomics
Dana White & Tony Hinchcliffe | Joe Rogan
How can you drive across Antarctica | BrainStuff
How to create suspense | Freakonomics
Cosmic Queries Science Fiction | Star Talk Radio
Justice League Unlimited Complete Series Blu-Ray | Warner Archive
Juvenoia | VSauce
The Professor in the Cage | Jonathan Gottschall
Producer Charles Roven Reveals the DC Brain Trust | Collider
What’s the Meaning of Life | Where There’s Smoke

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Martial arts driven by genre and tropes
• Having genre literacy before criticizing
• What we learn in just the first 5 minutes
• The many martial trappings of Krypton
• Jor-El and Zod were friends
• Jor-El proves he can fight
• Krypton relies on projectile weaponry
• Feudal and warrior culture influence on Man of Steel
• Are scientists and warriors are mutually exclusive on Krypton?
• Jor-El as Kryptonian nobility
• Would Zod have different training than Jor-El
• The folly of Kryptonian society
• How does Kal-El know how to fight?
• How Zod’s training contains disadvantages
• How the final fight inspires
• Speculating on Batman and Wonder Woman’s fighting styles

…and more!

Torquasm-Vo | wikia
Torquasm-Rao, Klurkor, and Horu-Karu | io9
The Professor in the Cage | Jonathan Gottschall
Why Men Fight | RadioWest
The Brain: The Story of You | David Eagleman
The Brain with David Eagleman | PBS
Man of Steel Blu-Ray Release Q&A | Yahoo Movies
Jesse Eisenberg on Diane Rehm Show | Scott Brooks
Snyder at Bob Kane Walk of Fame Ceremony | Variety
Nerdist Podcast: David Goyer | Nerdist
Producer Charles Roven Reveals the DC Brain Trust | Collider
Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend | TED
Free Throws | Surprisingly Awesome

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“If you wanted and expected sameness, perfection, tradition, and safety… why in the world would you ever invite an alien immigrant into your life?  The alien immigrant represents something new, different, foreign, and challenging.”

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Jonathan dying a hero or in a clearly unavoidable way issues
• What the tornado teaches Clark better than the heart-attack
• Nonlinear telling softens tragedy and sets the stakes for following acts
• Interpretation beyond creator intent
• The pain of birth is worth the potential
• Organic is better than engineered
• How the film shows multiple facets to every profession
• Defying film formulas to set stakes
• Japanese art of Kintsugi and its philosophy
• How Superman and Batman approach brokenness differently
• Remembering brokenness and restoration in religion
• Should Superman be more unbreakable than Jesus?
• The climate of angst that gave rise to Superman
• How an immigrant hero in 1938 causes cognitive dissonance
• Superman’s heritage of controversy and questions
• Kintsugi applied to the tornado scene and Batman v. Superman

…and more!

A Thesis on Man of Steel | Reel Analysis
Bring On The Learning Revolution – Ken Robinson | TED
Introduction to Kintsugi | Unknown
Kintsugi: The Art of Embracing Damage | Nerdwriter1
Why Superman Will Never Be Cool | Cracked
Cognitive Dissonance | Wikipedia
Commentary! “Heart Broken” LIVE | This American Life
Dr. Horrible Commentary! “Heart Broken” | Joss Whedon

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Primarily a diegetic analysis, we use seven questions as our framework:

1. Why didn’t Martha let Hank out?
2. Why did they go for the overpass?
3. Why go back for Hank?
4. Why didn’t Jonathan send Clark?
5. Why didn’t Clark act?
6. Why did Jonathan hold up his hand?
7. Why did Clark abide by that?

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• The wisdom of knowing that you don’t know and uncertainty
• The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Impostor Effect
• Cognitive biases like hindsight bias, anchoring effect, priming, risk aversion, etc.
• Deliberate and elemental analysis for fair judgments
• Reasonable Person Standard with the same knowledge, experience, and circumstances
• Why don’t we use a perfect person or optimal behavior standard?
• The Emergency Doctrine
• The Myth of Overpass Safety in 1997
• Neuroscience behind why we love our dogs
• The tragic tale of Tubby and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
• Flaws with incomplete utilitarian analysis
• Hesitation with moral dilemmas regardless of the math
• Clark as an unemancipated 17-year-old minor

…and more!

Science & Psychology of Fast Intuitive Decision-Making, Cognitive Bias:
Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman
How You Really Make Decisions | BBC Horizon
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking | Malcolm Gladwell
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics | Richard Thaler

Links:
Can You Solve This? 2, 4, 8 | Veritasium
The Dunning Kruger Effect | Wikipedia
Killing Babies, Saving The World | RadioLab
Cognition: How Your Mind Can Amaze & Betray You | Crash Course
Highway Overpasses as Tornado Shelters | National Weather Service
Oklahoma’s Deadliest Tornadoes | PBS Nova
The Power of Myth | Joseph Campbell
Galloping Gertie | 99% Invisible
Cognitive Bias Song | Brad Wray

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Getting your facts straight before judging
• Why safe is good
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Why Clark’s limits weren’t tested
• Assuming Superman’s invulnerability
• Keeping Clark safe from what?
• Jonathan’s forgiveness
• What if there was no tornado?
• What is priming?
• Ulysses Contract

…and more!

Superman Kryptonite | Darwyn Cooke & Tim Sale
Killing Babies, Saving The World | RadioLab
#Priming | YouTube
The Inquiry | BBC
Confidence Driven Decisions – Peter Atwater | TED
You v. You | RadioLab

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Larry Niven’s critique of Superman
• John Hodgeman and Neil Tyson on nostalgia
• Beneficial collateral effects and power evolution
• How Lois tracks Clark and shows skill
• How long the investigation would have taken
• How and why Clark tracks Lois to the cemetery
• How the first act reaches a new status quo
• How the first act structure reinforces the theme of identity
• Why heroes don’t necessarily need origins
• Why film can be silent on psychology but not comic conceits
• Revisiting themes from 1988

…and more!

Science Vs. | Wendy Zuckerman
If superpowers were real: Super Speed – Joy Lin | TED Ed
What if Quicksilver Ran Past You? | VSauce3
The sonic boom problem – Katerina Kaouri | TED Ed
Flying Fast, Flying Quiet | NASA
Black Box | RadioLab
The Adventures of Superman | BBC
Are all Hotels the Same place | Idea Channel
Tips from Bob Woodward on Investigative Journalism | Washington Post
A Psychoanalysis of Clark Kent | Emory University
What makes a superhero? – Stan Lee | TEDxGateway ’13
I Need A Hero | RadioLab
Soldiers of Conscience – POV | PBS
Superman on Trial | BBC
New Stu | RadioLab

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Character shots and line metrics
• Diablo as a canvas
• Flagg’s longer hair
• Cara Delevingne
• Joker and Waller
• The appeal of villains
• Can Batman forgive?
• Kingdom Come
• Affleck and Johns writing Batman

…and more.

Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer | 232 MB warning!
Internet Response to Suicide Squad Trailer | Brandwatch
Interview Special Dan Jurgens | We Talk Comics
The Death of “Superman Lives”; What Happened? | Jon Schnepp
Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Sam Liu
September 2015 – Batman v. Superman | Empire
/r/DC_Cinematic | DCCU on Reddit
“I Started a Joke” by the Bee Gees Cover | Nataly Dawn & Lauren O’Connell

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Truth, Justice, and The American Way in 50 seconds
• What are Senate Subcommittees
• Why the hearing might not be about Metropolis
• Why it makes sense Bruce Wayne was there that day
• Thoughts on sister cities
• Perry’s motives for axing Clark’s investigation
• Clever costuming colors
• Theory on the horseback riders and desert scenes

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Comic-Con Trailer | 277 MB warning!
BvS:DoJ 6 Exclusive Photos | Entertainment Weekly
BvS:DoJ SDCC’15 Panel | Flicks and The City

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why is Krypton called Krypton?
• Who are John Carter, Hugo Danner, and Doc Savage?
• Why was the Symbol so prescient?
• How was the symbol and suit explained in Man of Steel?
• A 1981 interview with Siegel and Shuster
• The history of the tights and why the briefs went
• What is a Transfiguration?
• How the audience changed from 1940
• How was realism used to relate to today’s audience
• Building Kryptonian Culture
• The history of making Superman fly on screen
• Why is flight so liberating for Clark?

…and more!

The Evolution of Superman’s “S” Shield | Steve Younis
Superman Kryptonian Assistant Professor Christine Schreyer | ubco.tv
Ep#100: Interview with Christine Schreyer | Conlangery
Superman’s Costume – Strongmen Inspiration with Brad Ricca | The National
Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero (audio) | Larry Tye
Transfiguration Sunday | Chuck Knows Church
CBR: Comic Book Legends Revealed #373 | Brian Cronin
Superman: The Complete History: The Life and Times of the Man of Steel | Les Daniels

Happy Independence Day!

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• BvS Synopsis
• Aquaman Synopsis
• Suicide Squad Set Photos
• Batmobile
• Warner Bros Executive Structure
• Greg Silverman THR Interview
• Patty Jenkins, James Wan, David Ayer, etc.
• Licensing Basics
• Warner Bros Track Record
• THR Executive Roundtable Excerpts

…and more!

What Does America Stand For? | Time
Batmobile Weapons & Details | Collider
Batmobile Pictures | Collider
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Costumes | Collider
Greg Silverman Interview | The Hollywood Reporter
James Wan on how Furious 7 is like Snow White | Vulture
What is Licensing? | Licensing Expo
How Do We Measure An Audience? | Filmmaker IQ
Film Studio Heads: Executive Roundtable | The Hollywood Reporter

Happy Father’s Day!

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why a polar bear in a Superman film is funny
• How the Scout Ship speaks English
• How is a self-healing ship traditional to Superman?
• Why didn’t Jor-El tell Kal about the Codex?
• Criticisms about Jor-El’s first meeting with Kal-El
• How Jor-El knows the adult before him is Kal-El
• How Jor-El knows to trust Lois Lane
• Why a hologram of Lara wasn’t made
• Why Jor-El wouldn’t have ended it by asking Kal to blitz the Black Zero
• Why meeting Jor-El was so stoic
• Why Jor-El emphasizes Krypton’s environment as harsher
• What Fermi Paradox reconciliations are in Man of Steel?
• How does Man of Steel comment on Plato?

…and more!

The World’s Highest Ranking Alien Believer | Motherboard
“An Evening With Kevin Smith” on Superman Reborn
Brief Production History for Superman Lives | Superman Wikia
The Death of “Superman Lives”; What Happened? | TDOSLWH.com
The Polar Bear Shot Was Meant To Be In Studio | Empire
Sentient v. Sapient | Judge John Hodgman
aka DAN: Korean Adoption Documentary
The Fermi Paradox II — Solutions and Ideas | Kurz Gesagt
FXGuideTV – Episode 174
Fr. Robert Barron on Man of Steel
Man of Steel Community on Facebook | founded by Warner Brown (via Eric)

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• How does the Ship make Clark feel mortal?
• What are the risks of saving Lois Lane?
• What does the Sentry have to do with Kryptonian armor?
• Can you save someone you have endangered?
• How does Clark know how to diagnose and treat Lois?
• Is the cauterization of internal bleeding a thing?
• Logistics of dropping Lois off and who is flying the Ship?
• How many Jor-El AIs were active at any one time?
• Why haven’t the military tracked down the Scout Ship?
• What is Lois and Perry’s interaction shorthand?
• What DC character was Woodburn supposed to be?
• Why did Lois leak the story?

…and more!

Ultrasonic Tourniquet – Acoustic Cauterization
What’s The Loudest Possible Sound? | PBS Digital
Man of Steel Props
American Icons: Superman | Studio 360

The views expressed by Carl Bernstein (particularly in reference to his 1992 article, “The Idiot Culture” and 2007 interview revisiting the topic) and others in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of the show or represent an endorsement by the show or its author. Simon Pegg has recently expressed somewhat similar ideas about science fiction and popular culture as once engaging the issues of the day instead of being purely escapist entertainment. Worth discussing another time.

This May 25th… please remember.

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This episode was recorded in two segments, the first just hours after watching Avengers: The Age of Ultron then as that was about to be published, David Ayer released our first look at the cast of Suicide Squad in costume, driving Doc to skip sleep, sanity, and stability to serve some speedy reactions in a subsequent second session.

Some of the topics in this episode:

• Reaction to THR article: Does the DCCU need direction from a producer mastermind now?
• Reaction to: What if Man of Steel was in color?
• Will Superman ever become a boyscout?
• How does Superman’s characterization compare to Captain America’s?
• Reaction to: Joss Whedon, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Henry Cavill on Batman v. Superman
• Batman as a State agent
• Casting Director talks Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman
• Reaction to: Joker’s picture, Batman in Suicide Squad, and Viola Davis
• First impressions regarding the Suicide Squad cast photo
• An alternative narrative for MacLaren’s departure from Wonder Woman

…and (some) more!

May The Fourth Be With You!

Study: Music taste-freeze at age 33
“Multiple Screenwriter Syndrome” is a 20-years-old paradigm, not a novel crisis
Casting directors: How movies like ‘Batman v Superman’ came together
Sweet Sorrow: Coke won the cola wars because great taste takes more than a single sip
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
“Our Youngest Line of Defence” by Sir Bernard Partridge, from Punch (1909). Here, used without irony, showing how it has been adopted by the Scouts. Not relevant at all, but I participated in Boy Scouts as a kid.

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This is the first time I recorded an entire episode’s worth of material which I didn’t use.  We recorded our immediate reactions to the IMAX event on the car ride home, but the audio quality and content wasn’t great upon review, so I threw this episode together the next day.  It’s a little better than nothing I guess! 😛

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Why Superman and Batman are awesome together
• Why we shouldn’t take this encounter for granted
• Seven reasons to enjoy the Teaser
• How many seconds Superman and Batman each get
• Relaxing on certainty with predictions based on the teaser
• The teaser isn’t as warm as TFA and that’s OK
• Superman updates but Dick Tracy and Mickey Mouse don’t
• Paradoxical Commandments / Anyways / Never-Ending
• Return of the s-curl or spit-curl?
• How can Batman clip Superman’s wings?
• Is Batman a berserker or a surgeon?
• What does the clip tell us about the fight?
• Insights into Kryptonite

…and more.

The Paradoxical Commandments
Nerdist presents Ben Folds Five “Do It Anyway” f. Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock
GraphicAudio presents Superman: The Never-Ending Battle
“Superman: The Never-Ending Battle” by Roger Stern (hardcover)

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Who is Charlie Rose and Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
• Why the Mexico scene shows Superman’s growth
• Hearing Metropolis Clark’s voice
• Why the paramilitary likely aren’t a US sanctioned unit
• Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor performance
• The penalties for defacing a federal monument
• Batman opening the door to the extraordinary
• That’s probably not the train station at the end of Man of Steel

…and more.

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Official Teaser Trailer #1 via YouTube
Official Uncompressed Teaser – 50,000 kbs bitrate, visible grain (Size Warning: 843 MB)
A cure for Convergence-triggered nostalgic pining for the past: GraphicAudio presents Superman: The Never-Ending Battle

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Hitch hiking is optimistic
• Civilian contractors at Ellesmere
• Degrees of separation between MOS and genre media
• How cold is 40 below zero
• How much did Lois’s camera cost
• Assumptions about speed, surprise, and durability
• Did Jonathan know Clark would survive a tornado?
• Testing your powers like Claire Bennet
• Why Jonathan dying of a heart attack doesn’t teach Clark anything here
• The elements of moral culpability or justifiable blame

…and more. Happy Easter!

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Color grading and the “blockbuster look”
• Snyder stepping away from a stylized approach
• Color fidelity of Blu-Ray releases
• How color was used to distinguish Krypton from Earth
• Why put Superman in an all-black costume?
• Why is Superman’s color scheme challenging to bring to reality and how to tackle it?
• Why is Superman shown at night so much in media?
• Why the context of these color choices might mean more than those who just demand brighter colors?
• Why the future films might have brighter colors
• How Superman tackled reality better than Captain America
• The dangers of dogma and absolutes
• The cost of rebuilding Metropolis and three possible shortcuts
• Why Lex Luthor should endorse and ally with Superman

…and more! In the Mailbag:

• Will Superman have to rely on tropes to preserve his secret identity?
• Doesn’t Kryptonian armor grant super strength?
• Does the DCCU need a Kevin Feige?
• Will Marvel do a Superman movie after 2033?

Man of Steel’s Action Comics No. 1 Tribute – YouTube

• Painting With Pixels
• Summer Blockbuster Color Grading
• Movies Ireland Zack Snyder
• FSInterviews Zack Snyder
• Every Frame A Painting – What is Bayhem?
• ’96 Laserdisc vs. Blu-Ray – Superman II Colors
• PBS Digital – The Effect of Color
• VSauce – Color Constancy
• TED Talk – Beau Lotto – Optical Illusions
• Flash TV Talk: John Wesley Shipp Interview
• How Superman Defeated the KKK

One Year To Go!

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Featuring clips with Zack Snyder, Allison Crowe, and composer Junkie XL.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• This scene as tribute to Action Comics No. 1
• What is “source music” in film?
• “Sweetie” and Clark’s love life
• What kind of charges and sentence could Ludlow face?
• What’s tricky about the truck smashing?
• How Man of Steel‘s Clark shows more endurance than Kingdom Come‘s Superman
• What Superman shares with the 400 year-old legend of Robin Hood
• Empathy for others and hope for tomorrow
• What’s that growling noise?

…and more!  In the Mailbag:

• Psychosomatic magical weakness
• An Understanding Martha episode?
• Wonder Woman wearing wedges
• Two ways to swim super fast
• Batman isn’t Iron Man

The Man of Steel Myths video series continues:

• 6 Mini-Myths – YouTube
• Jimmy Olsen Was Replaced By Jenny
• Superman Never Tried To Take The Fight Away
• The Fight Never Left Metropolis
• The Hostage Family Died
• He Should Have Covered Zod’s Eyes
• Superman Never Smiles

Man of Steel’s Action Comics No. 1 Tribute – YouTube
“Choose to Be (Happy)” by Allison Crowe – Album: Little Light
Collider interviews Junkie XL

Happy Pi Day!

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Featuring clips with costume designer Michael Wilkinson, VSauce2’s Kevin Lieber, Gal Gadot, Lynda Carter, Gloria Steinem, Denny O’Neil, Zack Snyder, Tim Gunn, and more!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• When can we expect the next tease?
• What does “only one true king” mean?
• Aquman’s Arthurian parallels.
• “The seven seas” phase is how old?
• Why am I excited about Polynesian culture being used?
• Does this serious picture preclude an outrageous Aquaman?
• Do costumes have to be practical?  What role does culture play?
• Will the costumes to change with every appearance?
• The history of heels and neckties.
• How do they pull off stunt work and fights in heels?
• Should Wonder Woman wear pants?
• Superman’s briefs as a lightning rod.
• How to pronounce “Gadot” correctly.
• Mitigating Gadot’s lack of acting experience.
• What Gadot has in common with Carter.
• Actors doing their own stunts.
• Shipping Aquaman and Wonder Woman.
• Why magic as a Kryptonian weakness makes less sense than as a vulnerability.
• Could Atlantis and Themyscira protect Superman’s secret identity?
• What does Lynda Carter think about Superman? (Stay tuned to the very end!)

…and more! Our new video series continues, check it out!

Man of Steel Myths:

• Earth’s Atmosphere Powers Kryptonians – YouTube
• Kryptonian Armor Gives Super Strength – YouTube
• How The Atmospheric Weakness Works – YouTube
• Zod Should Have Terraformed Mars – YouTube
• Fighting Zod Was Easy / Kal Caused Serious Collateral – YouTube

StarShipSofa – Jeff VanderMeer’s “Shark God”
VSauce2 – Heels Were Made For Men
Crazy Sexy Geeks: The Series – Wonder Woman Debate!
Supergirl Radio – Hosts Teresa Jusino and Rebecca Johnson
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

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Featuring clips with Hans Zimmer, Dylan Sprayberry, Katie Couric & Bryant Gumbel, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner.

We touch on the following questions:

• What does Clark’s theme say about the Kents?
• How does Zimmer relate to Superman?
• How could the Kents have hidden the ship?
• Why didn’t the government come and take the ship?
• What kind of access to information did Jonathan have?
• Why is Jonathan skeptical of the government?
• Why does Jonathan think the world will fear extraterrestrials?
• Why did Jonathan tell people to go for the overpass?
• What is the significance of Kansas State?
• What cues does Man of Steel take from Superman Earth One?
• What would Jor-El think of Jonathan?
• How did Jonathan deal with Clark’s emotions?
• What kinds of values could Jonathan teach Clark as a farmer?
• Why did they cut Jonathan fishing with Clark?

…and more! Check out more of our new video series.

Man of Steel Myths:

• Metropolis Was Annihilated – YouTube
• Clark Should Have Used Super Speed – YouTube

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• How can spaceship parts help Batman survive getting punched by Superman?
• What is one of the least realistic things about Man of Steel and why I like it?  Hint: choreographed Martial Arts
• Does Man of Steel mean that the rest of the DCCU will never be all-ages?  Is that a problem?
• What is the recommended approach to trying to get insight into a scene?  When should the filmmakers be clearer?
• Why did Zod show Kal-El images of suffering if he wanted his help?  Are Zod and Jor-El artists?
• Do most people like Man of Steel?
• Why did Superman react to Zod’s death but not the end of the Genesis Chamber and World Engine?
• Did the film need more space between Metropolis and the drone scene?
• Why doesn’t this podcast respond to specific haters?
• Is Man of Steel three different films?
• Does the film have bad pacing or bad dialog?
• Could we get a trilogy?
• Why the year 2033 matters to the WB?
• Who made the super suit?

…and more! Check out the start of our new video series.

Man of Steel Myths:

• Superman Saves No One – YouTube
• The Scout Ship Was Destroyed In The Singularity – YouTube
• Superman Killed Viable Kryptonian Fetuses – YouTube

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• Why use flashbacks instead of a chronological structure?
• Is Superman a criminal?
• How did the editor show passage of time with the cuts?
• Why is Mrs. Ross visiting good for Clark’s secret?
• How do legalism and principles differ?
• Will BvS feature flashbacks like MOS?
• How does the parable of the old and new garments apply to MOS?
• Why organically grow Superman from principles instead of retreading codified absolutes?
• What distinguishes the kids on the bus from the strangers under the overpass?
• Why did Jonathan say “maybe” to Clark?
• How does a teenage pregnancy help explain that answer?
• What does bar mitzvah have to do with Man of Steel?

…and much more!

Goyer on religious elements 1 2 3
Snyder on religious parallels
WB’s religious marketing
Smallville KO Count
defintion of maybe

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• Why do I say “reasonable minds will differ” every episode?
• What virtues did Clark show in this short scene?
• What is the significance of calling him “Greehorn” three times?
• How do the filmmakers show us Clark’s limitations here?
• Why is a Superman with limits a good thing for storytelling?
• When does Clark show optimism, hope, humility, and possibly humor?
• Why did they have Clark yell when propping up the derrick?
• Why didn’t Clark use super speed to rescue the workers?
• What did Clark’s heroism cost him?
• What is the definition of heroism?
• What’s the difference between classical, literary, and modern heroism?
• How to answer the criticism that Superman is not a “real” hero because he’s strong and invulnerable?
• Do you have to be a paragon to be a hero?
• Why does this scene come before the flashbacks?

In this episode’s mail bag:

• What does ordering Scotch “straight up” get you?
• How did Clark get his job at the Daily Planet?
• How did Lois survive being left in the Arctic?
• How did Clark find the ship under the ice?

You’ve Got Possibilities – Alli Mauzey

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• How did Lois get access to the Ellsemere Island site?
• “Print it or I walk”
• Why leak the article?
• How did Clark track Lois down to the cemetery?
• Why was Lois at Superman’s surrender to Zod?
• How did Faora know who Lois was?
• Why did Zod want Lois on the ship?
• Why was Lois allowed in the C-17, the plane delivering Superman’s ship?
• Was the kiss forced?
• Why would Lois be attracted to Clark?
• Why would Superman be attracted to Lois?
• Was the kiss in poor taste?
• Who says, “It’s all downhill after the first kiss?”
• Was her line and Superman’s response cringe-worthy?
• Was that intentional?
• How did Lois get to the train station in time?
• Is Lois too convenient?
• Did Lois have enough edge?
• She’s got red hair.
• We lost the love triangle and gained what?
• What role will Lois play in BvS, Justice League, and beyond?

Amy Adams talks Batman v. Superman with Collider and ComingSoon.net

Finally, we react to the reported rumors based on an alleged pre-production script.

While tackling the above you might learn:

• Where does Lois rank with combined Filmography and Game entries compared to the Trinity, Marvel’s Most Popular, and Batman’s supporting cast?
• What is an injunction and how do they work?
• What is a non-compete clause in an employment contract?
• Why it wasn’t Martha who tipped Clark off about Lois.
• Are Lois and Superman in love?
• What was Zod’s only weakness against humanity?
• What is the Birthday Problem or Birthday Paradox?

…and more!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

MOSAIC returns in 2015!

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• Why does Jor-El’s plan make sense?
• Why doesn’t How It Should Have Ended ending work?
• Why was Dr. Hamilton on the C-17?
• Why was it logical for Lois to be on the C-17?
• What was the Phantom Drive doing for the World Engine?
• Why did the strikes have to be coordinated?
• Why couldn’t Superman tackle the Black Zero first?
• Why couldn’t the World Engine be sucked into a singularity?
• What is the Suicide Squad?
• Why support Warner Brothers Animation direct to video DC projects?
• How do press releases tell us Superman is going to get more screen time than Batman?
• What can the characters, cast, and creators tell us about the DCCU?
• Why not shoot entirely in IMAX?
• What lessons can we learn from Flash vs. Arrow?

In this episode’s mail bag:

• Does killing Clark Kent solve the secret identity issue?
• Why didn’t Jor-El jump the Black Zero into a star or blow Zod out the airlock?
• Will Zod return in BvS?
• Will the DCCU movies be in chronological order?
• Will they explain the changes to Superman’s suit?

How It Should Have Ended: Man Of SteelOfficial Suicide Squad Press Release

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• Why would the government not pursue the identity?
• Did Lois confirm that she knows Superman’s identity?
• Did Lois’s first article compromise Superman’s identity?
• Did Lois’s second article blow Superman’s identity?
• Did Lois reveal the identity by yelling Clark at his farm?
• Did Superman expose his identity by giving up his ship?
• Did Superman expose his identity by giving his age?
• Did surrendering give away his identity?
• Did Superman expose his identity by saying he’s from Kansas?
• Did The Battle of Smallville give away Superman’s identity?
• Did the kiss give away Superman’s identity?
• Does Perry know?
• Does Suicide Squad change things?
• What technologies can help keep the identity?
• How can the government, The Daily Planet, or Lex Luthor help keep the identity?
• Can the trope survive modern reality?

In this episode’s mail bag:

• “Did Zod realize he’d lose his powers by making Earth like Krypton? If he didn’t how would he rule all those people with powers?”
• “Why did it have to be Earth? Why couldn’t Zod have terraformed Mars or another planet?”
• The possibility that Superman’s invulnerability can be controlled by his will, so if he wants to shave, he simply lowers his force-field to become like a normal human being.
• Did Warner Brothers mandate Snyder include Batman? Will Snyder be required to have Batman beat Superman and give Batman more screen-time?

We won’t have a typical show this holiday but might do a mailbag if you send in your questions.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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• Some Superman fans are afraid that Superman is going to be disrespected by Batman at Snyder’s hand in the upcoming Batman v. Superman.
• Some believe that the realistic tone of Man of Steel shows favoritism towards Batman.
• Some fear that Snyder prefers Batman over Superman and that alleged bias means building up Batman at Superman’s expense.
• Some fear Snyder is trying to adapt The Dark Knight Returns into BvS and shoehorn its Superman into the DC Cinematic Universe.
• There are concerns that BvS will be a Batman-centric film and that Superman will be short-changed his development before Justice League.

While combing through hours of interviews for Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary (MOSAIC), I’ve quickly put together some of Snyder’s comments which would tend to dispel or address those fears.

BvS is not a DKR adaptation. It’s a film that will develop Superman to the point that we can get to a Justice League. After carefully cultivating a realistic tone for us to relate to Superman, Snyder isn’t going to betray that for Batman. Snyder holds Superman in too high regard for that.

In this episode’s mail bag:

• Does Batman getting top billing in the title matter?
• What about the Kryptonite rumors?
• Can DC catch up with Marvel?
• What about Lex Luthor on the Suicide Squad?
• Set photos of a Batman landmark event?

Batman v. Superman Will Honor Superman – Zack Loves Superman – Answering Superman Fan Fears For BvS
A Thesis On Man Of Steel
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While covering our topics, we will discuss and answer the following questions:

• How does neck trauma work?
• What powers turn characters into flesh golems?
• Can Superman taste beer?
• What is a microbiome?
• Would sensory overload work on Superman?
• What is shaving times one hundred?
• How does inexperience hurt?
• Why Batman doesn’t need to KO Superman.

…and more!

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We begin with the basic theory and parse what Jor-El tells us about Kryptonian powers.  We then point out the problems with the basic theory as complicated by the Kryptonian helmets in Smallville.  We then try to reconcile the issue with a few different theories.

While covering our topics, we will discuss and answer the following questions:

• Why Superman’s strength doesn’t come from Earth’s atmosphere.
• Why Zod wore a helmet in Earth’s atmosphere, what he was breathing, and why he didn’t suffer respiratory distress when he lost the helmet.
• A better analogy for the function of the powers than drinking.
• The function of Zod’s helmets and why they didn’t wear them during the attempt coup on Krypton.
• How the Prequel Comic is still a stumbling block.

…and more!

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Blog post with Official Press Release, Roadmap, and Proposed Calendar

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1. Speed
2. Flight
3. Telescopic Vision
4. Aging
5. Telekinesis

While covering our topics, we will discuss and answer the following questions:

• What distinguishes The Flash’s speed?
• Why you can’t muscle super speed.
• How did Superman’s space craft get to NORTHCOM?
• How far can Superman see?
• How do Kryptonians age?
• What makes it likely Superman has TK?

…and more!

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1. Heat Vision
2. Super Strength
3. Holding Breath
4. Invulnerability

While covering our topics, we will discuss and answer the following questions:

• What’s a use of Heat Vision we saw in Returns which might not come back in the DCCU?
• Heat vision refractory period?
• How does Superman shave and why Kryptonians may be particularly susceptible to heat vision.
• Why didn’t we see more Kryptonians lifting stuff?
• Does Superman need to breath?
• When did Clark figure out he was invulnerable?
• How can Superman avoid getting his neck snapped?

…and more!

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1. Natural Born Kryptonian
2. Kryptonian Codex
3. Respiratory Adaptation
4. Genetic Memory
5. Super Hearing
6. X-Ray Vision

While covering our topics, we will discuss and answer the following questions:

• What kind of baggage did Jor-El have preventing him from coming to Earth?
• How could Jax-Ur discover the Codex was bonded to Kal-El from a blood sample but be unable to recover the Codex from the sample?
• How could the Codex be bonded to Kal-El?  Why did the film show us blood cells?  How could that work?
• Is there evidence Superman can use his powers without breathing?
• As a child, who was Clark imitating by wearing a cape?
• If Superman has super hearing, how does he get surprised?
• What is the maximum range of super hearing?  What does auditory omniscience mean?
• Can Superman use his X-Ray Vision to uncover Batman’s secret identity in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice?

…and more!

[EDIT: I totally forgot about the interrogation scene where Superman is able to read Hamilton’s ID card!  That changed the X-Ray Vision analysis some.]

Cells that Last a Lifetime
Yahoo Movies Blu-Ray Release Q&A – Hosted by Kevin Smith and Featuring Zack Snyder, Amy Adams, & Henry Cavill
Acoustic Reflex
Potato Chip Microphone

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1. What impact the World Engine scrap might have?
2. We talked about the open pod and its possible ties to Wonder Woman.
3. We discussed two ways Superman might tackle Kryptonian technology and how giving humanity access might cause him to come into conflict with Batman.
4. What Batman’s logical attitude towards Superman could be?
5. How Batman could have an illogical attitude towards Superman could be justified.
6. How Man of Steel lays the groundwork for an optimistic Superman.
7. And my preferences on the approach to the Superman Batman conflict and partnership.

While covering our topics, we touch on the following questions:

• What’s the deal with the open pod and who was the survivor?
• Can Superman breath in space?
• Where should the Fortress of Solitude be?
• Why would Superman support the proliferation of Kryptonian technology?

…and more!

Liquid Geo featurette

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1. Lois’s Escape Pod
2. Kryptonian Signals or Code
3. Environmental Impact / Terraformed Earth
4. Zod’s Body
5. Scout Ship
6. Zod’s Arctic Shuttle /Dropship
7. Zod’s Armor

While covering our topics, we answer the following questions:

• Who is Car-Vex?
• How did Lois fall away from the Phantom Zone singularity?
• Could we see the return of Jor-El’s AI?
• Why don’t Kryptonians have hovering jet packs?
• Did the Kryptonians know they weren’t alone in the universe?
• A new DCCU origin for The Flash?
• Is Kryptonian armor powered?  How durable is it?

…and much more!

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