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Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of <em>My Lady Jane</em>

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

Alexis Gunderson on Bringing the Little Told Story of Lady Jane Grey to the Screen

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

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

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The Ineffable Romance of <em>Good Omens</em>... Four Years, One Pandemic, and Two Hollywood Strikes Later

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Line for (Picket) Line: How Authors Are Standing With the WGA

Line for (Picket) Line: How Authors Are Standing With the WGA

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

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