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Donkey Kong’s Tie, or the Domestication of the Villain
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Donkey Kong’s Tie, or the Domestication of the Villain

By PopMatters Staff / 24 March 2014
Donkey Kong's representation as a character and his success as a hero is important because it keys into what we want in an avatar, someone who is responsible, who puts on a tie in the morning, and does the selfless dirty work necessary to get by.
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The Beauty and the Horror: Peter Jackson’s King Kong – Part 2

By Ross Langager / 5 December 2011
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The Beauty and the Horror: Peter Jackson’s King Kong – Part 1

By Ross Langager / 30 November 2011
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Money, Sex, and Power: Contemporary Adaptations in John Guillermin’s ‘King Kong’

By Ross Langager / 29 November 2011
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From Spectacle to Elegy: The Cinematic Myth of King Kong

By Ross Langager / 27 November 2011
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King Kong (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs / 14 December 2005

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The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
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The 50 Best Albums of 2022 So Far

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At Gorillaz Live 2022 (Berlin) We Dance at the End of the World Party
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At Gorillaz Live 2022 (Berlin) We Dance at the End of the World Party

By Ana Yorke / 30 June 2022
The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Road Narratives and Comedies
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The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Road Narratives and Comedies

By Kristina Deffenbacher / 29 June 2022
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By Will Layman / 28 June 2022

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