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Everything we know (so far) about Billie Eilish’s <em> Bell Jar. </em>

Everything we know (so far) about Billie Eilish’s Bell Jar.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 21, 2026

Television to the Rescue! Camille Acker on the Craft Potential of TV

Television to the Rescue! Camille Acker on the Craft Potential of TV

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On Grief and Growing Up in</br> <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em>

On Grief and Growing Up in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.

By Emily Temple | August 18, 2026

Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you.

Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you.

By Brittany Allen | August 3, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

From One Hundred Years of Solitude to The Shards

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2026

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The Children of Blood and Bone trailer is here. (But you might want to buy the book instead.)

By Brittany Allen | July 30, 2026

The ten sickest burns in Emily Wilson’s Odyssey review, ranked.

By Brittany Allen | July 29, 2026

Why Virginia Woolf is having a moment in Hollywood.

By Brittany Allen | July 27, 2026

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2026

An incomplete list of people reading <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> in movies.

An incomplete list of people reading The Catcher in the Rye in movies.

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2026

The Odysseys, ranked.

The Odysseys, ranked.

A completely scientific list of the best and worst takes on Homer's epic.

By Brittany Allen | July 14, 2026

A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

A new Mary Oliver documentary captures the poet’s wild and precious life.

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2026

How the Eternal Pantomime of <em>Love Island</em> Draws Us In

How the Eternal Pantomime of Love Island Draws Us In

Anna Peele on the Formulaic Rituals of Reality TV

By Anna Peele | July 9, 2026

What to read next based on your favorite A24 movie.

What to read next based on your favorite A24 movie.

By Brittany Allen | July 2, 2026

Let Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapt <em>The Bell Jar</em>, You Cowards

Let Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapt The Bell Jar, You Cowards

Emily Van Duyne on the Promise of The Bride

By Emily Van Duyne | July 1, 2026

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