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Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Rachel Wagner on Video Games, Violence and the Enduring Allure of the Vigilante Hero

By Rachel Wagner | February 26, 2025

In Praise of <em>Wonder Boys</em> (Both the Book AND the Movie)

In Praise of Wonder Boys (Both the Book AND the Movie)

Ed Simon on Michael Chabon’s Iconic Campus Novel at 30

By Ed Simon | February 25, 2025

<em>All Fours</em> is being adapted for TV. Here's our dream cast.

All Fours is being adapted for TV. Here's our dream cast.

By Brittany Allen | February 24, 2025

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse

Readings on the Life, Works, and Legacy of Art Spiegelman

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 20, 2025

Finding Comfort in TV That No One Else Is Talking About

Finding Comfort in TV That No One Else Is Talking About

Anandi Mishra on the Joys of Escaping into the (Recent) Past

By Anandi Mishra | February 20, 2025

RaMell Ross on Adapting Colson Whitehead, Black Subjectivity, and the Epic Banal

RaMell Ross on Adapting Colson Whitehead, Black Subjectivity, and the Epic Banal

"The god of the camera is a colonizer but a cul-de-sac history of exploitation is held in black skin.”

By Brittany Allen | February 19, 2025

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How the Kremlin’s Truly Epic Adaptation of War and Peace Helped Me Write a Novel

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By Brittany Allen | February 3, 2025

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

Alex Rollins Berg on Paul Schrader’s Auteur-to-Edge Lord Trajectory

By Alex Rollins Berg | February 3, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in February

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in February

Basically, Bridget Jones

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2025

As the World Burns, There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Escapism

As the World Burns, There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Escapism

Maris Kreizman on Finding the Art to Free Her From Her Phone

By Maris Kreizman | January 30, 2025

<em>Severance</em> is a Realist Manifesto for the 21st Century

Severance is a Realist Manifesto for the 21st Century

Joel Cuthbertson on the Series’ Obsession with Emotional Reality

By Joel Cuthbertson | January 27, 2025

Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in <em>The Shining</em>

Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in The Shining

Maggie Su: "Just as part of Jack will always remain at the Overlook, my shadow is still part of me."

By Maggie Su | January 27, 2025

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

Kristen Martin on the Superficial Portrayals of Orphanhood on 90s TV

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On the immortality of David Lynch.

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