The absolute weirdest episode of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> still slaps 20 years later.

The absolute weirdest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer still slaps 20 years later.

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Antidepressants or Tolkien: a quiz for actual sad nerds.

Antidepressants or Tolkien: a quiz for actual sad nerds.

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The creators of the new adaptation of <em>The Stand</em> swear it's not just about plagues.

The creators of the new adaptation of The Stand swear it's not just about plagues.

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On 1970s Feminism and Watching <em>Mrs. America</em><br> as a Trans Woman

On 1970s Feminism and Watching Mrs. America
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Veronica Esposito Considers the Cost of Historic Victories

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How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

Lisa Napoli on Ted Kavanau

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Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

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Watch the first episode of a forgotten 1970 TV adaptation of <em>Don Quixote</em> . . . set in space.

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10 reflections on Orson Welles' drunken champagne commercial outtakes.

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Elisabeth Moss is playing Shirley Jackson in a new movie, and it looks insanely good.

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Dear Mr. Rogers: A Letter From Officer Clemmons

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