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Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of My Lady Jane

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What the WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative AI

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Without the Novel’s Allegorical Framing, the New Adaptation Feels Like a Hollow Empowerment Fantasy

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