Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

What is <em>The Power</em> Trying to Say?

What is The Power Trying to Say?

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

By Alexis Gunderson | April 24, 2023

Take a Sigh of Relief: <em>Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.</em> is Wonderful

Take a Sigh of Relief: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is Wonderful

The 53-Year Wait Was Worth It

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 21, 2023

The BBC is giving us a <em>Lord of the Flies</em> TV show.

The BBC is giving us a Lord of the Flies TV show.

By Janet Manley | April 20, 2023

Fanfic author would like credit for inventing Tolkien-spinoff <em>The Rings of Power</em>.

Fanfic author would like credit for inventing Tolkien-spinoff The Rings of Power.

By Janet Manley | April 20, 2023

What Kind of Pandemic Storytelling Do We Actually Need?

What Kind of Pandemic Storytelling Do We Actually Need?

Emma Staffaroni Calls for Stories About Living Through It

By Emma Staffaroni | April 20, 2023

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<em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em> is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

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<em>Renfield</em> Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

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Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

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How Ru Paul Created a Castle for Queer Beauty

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By Sasha Velour | April 14, 2023

Better Harry Potter TV projects we would like to put out there.

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22 (More) Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

22 (More) Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

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