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The Endless Media Adaptations of Little Nemo's Walking Bed — The Vault of Culture
Jul 26, 2023 - In the fourth #WalkingBedWeek entry, Peter Bryan Cullen explores the seemingly endless media adaptations of the 26 July 1908 “walking bed” Little Nemo in...
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Utopia of Quirk: Mystery Men (1999) and the Fate of the Nerd — The Vault of Culture
Jun 21, 2021 - Eleanor Courtemanche explores the forgotten gem, Mystery Men (dir. Kinka Usher, 1999), and what it might tell us about the shifting cultural purchase of the...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/01/25/hobtown
NST #911: Hobtown Mystery Stories, vol. 1: The Case of the Missing Men (2017) — The Vault of Culture
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On Comics — The Vault of Culture
An ongoing series, initially appearing on tumblr, collecting all known appearances of “narrative string theory” (string walls, walls and floors littered with...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/03/20/madameweb
NST #939: Madame Web (2024) — The Vault of Culture
Mar 20, 2024 - In Madame Web (dir. S.J. Clarkson, 2024), a film replete with web and connection imagery, a classic string board appears in the prologue.
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The Vault — The Vault of Culture
The main content of the Vault of Culture--a collection of articles, analyses, critiques, reviews, overviews, thoughts, and other writing on a wide variety of...
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Digital Ghosts: Nathan for You s02e01, "Mechanic/Realtor" (2014) — The Vault of Culture
Jul 3, 2019 - In the final (for now) entry in his Digital Ghosts series, Ryan Sherwood argues that in the “Mechanic/Realtor” episode of Nathan for You , the chimera of...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2025/07/17/whokilledmomo
NST #1228: NBC 5: "Who Killed Momo?" (2012) — The Vault of Culture
Jul 17, 2025 - The NBC 5 investigation “Who killed Momo?” (14 May 2025) relies on string motifs in its opening and closing graphics.
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/10/10/palehorse
NST #1028: The Pale Horse (2020) — The Vault of Culture
Oct 10, 2024 - The miniseries The Pale Horse (BBC, 2020) contains a classic red-string board.
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NST #1115: Doritos "Abduction" Super Bowl ad (2025) — The Vault of Culture
Feb 7, 2025 - The “Abduction” Doritos television ad for the 2025 Super Bowl has a classic string board in the background.
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The Vault of Culture is an edited, semi-scholarly space devoted to publishing a wide range of approaches to a variety of cultural objects, from comics to film...
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Digital Ghosts — The Vault of Culture
A series by Ryan Sherwood on digital ghosts , examining the ways in which video technology scrambles out comprehension of cinematic images of the spectral,...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/10/22/spiritweek
NST #1009: Spirit Week (2022) — The Vault of Culture
Aug 22, 2024 - A couple of classic variants appear in Ira Marcks' loving riff on The Shining , the graphic novel Spirit Week (Little, Brown, 2022).
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/05/09/werenotdetectives
NST #962: Optimum TV, "We're Not Detectives" (2024) — The Vault of Culture
May 9, 2024 - An Optimum TV ad, “We’re Not Detectives” (2024), takes place in a room full of classic examples.
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2025/01/02/onmyblock
NST #1079: On My Block s01e06 (2018) — The Vault of Culture
Jan 2, 2025 - A classic map-based investigation board appears in the closet in On My Block s01e06 (Netflix, 2018).
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2026/04/23/poirotfirstcases
NST #1426: Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (2021) — The Vault of Culture
Apr 23, 2026 - Elaborate mind maps, similar to those in Frogwares’ Sherlock Holmes games, are featured in Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (Blazing...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2026/03/01/doingacademicresearch
NST #1389: Doing Academic Research (2019/2025) — The Vault of Culture
Mar 2, 2026 - Both editions of Doing Academic Research: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis , by Ted Gournelos, Gary Beck, and Timothy Hackman (Routledge,...
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/04/19/vigil
NST #957: The Vigil (2019) — The Vault of Culture
Apr 19, 2024 - A classic (dimly lit) example appears in The Vigil (dir. Keith Thomas, 2019).
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/01/30/hilda
NST #912: Hilda s02e11 (2020) — The Vault of Culture
Jan 30, 2024 - A classic string wall appears in a corporate office in Hilda s02e11 (Netflix, 2020).
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2024/04/08/marsneedswomen
NST #948: Mars Needs Women (1968) — The Vault of Culture
Apr 8, 2024 - A topographical map with string appears in Mars Needs Women (dir. Larry Buchanan, 1968).
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https://www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/2025/10/31/cafirstavenger
NST #1305: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — The Vault of Culture
Oct 31, 2025 - A couple of strategic maps with string appear in Captain America: The First Avenger (dir. Joe Johnston, 2011).
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