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Beyond the Easy Mythology of “Florida Man” in the Heart of the Everglades

Beyond the Easy Mythology of “Florida Man” in the Heart of the Everglades

Rebecca Renner Explores the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

By Rebecca Renner | November 14, 2023

Since When Did Animals Become Synonymous With<br> Our Grief?

Since When Did Animals Become Synonymous With
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“In life, as in literature, a horse is never just a horse.”

By Rebecca Renner | September 25, 2019

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Amazon employees are staging the Seattle headquarters' first strike over climate change.

By Rebecca Renner | September 20, 2019

Everyone Misunderstands the Point of <em>Fight Club</em>

Everyone Misunderstands the Point of Fight Club

Rebecca Renner on the Forgotten Anti-Capitalist Message of an Unjustly Vilified Work

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How the Adaptation of <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em> Failed Scout Finch

How the Adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird Failed Scout Finch

Rebecca Renner: Gregory Peck Made the Film All About Atticus

By Rebecca Renner | June 18, 2019

How Winona Ryder Took <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> From Page to Screen

How Winona Ryder Took Girl, Interrupted From Page to Screen

Rebecca Renner on the Making of a 90s Classic

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