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Wednesday Addams isn’t just the epitome of an outcast, but of a writer, too
The finale of the second season of “Wednesday” kicks off with a quote from William Faulkner, recited in a voiceover...
The cartoonist who made presidents tremble
For as clichéd a piece of music as it is, Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is...
“The Paper” and the politics of the workplace mockumentary
Every episode of “The Paper” features an opening credits montage of archival footage from the pre-Internet era, before the 24-hour...
The “sexy selfie” rebellion: Reclaiming what slut-shaming tried to take
“I hate that I’m saying this, but it seems kind of quaint.” I’m on the phone with author and slut-shaming...
What’s playing at the movies? Everything, all at once
It’s a lonely life, being a superfan of Judd Apatow’s 2015 romantic comedy, “Trainwreck.” When the film, starring and written...
The big-screen gamble
It’s a lonely life, being a superfan of Judd Apatow’s 2015 romantic comedy, “Trainwreck.” When the film, starring and written...
Margo Price is in her villain era
The first line of “Hard Headed Woman,” the new record from Margo Price, begins with a battle cry. There’s a...
“Skibidi” doesn’t belong in the dictionary
When Cambridge Dictionary announced last week that “skibidi” was among the 6,000 words added to its pages, I was determined...
Stephen King demanded “The Long Walk” show kids getting shot
Stephen King is not known for being precious about his novels. There are nearly as many film and television adaptations...
The boy genius with a foot on our necks
Whoever came up with the saying about reading a person by looking at their shoes did not conceive of barefoot...
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