Stories about stories are a common theme in our corner of the narrative playground, but lately Molly Templeton's noticed a particular variant: Art after the end-times. Join her to talk about "the theater troupe at the end of the world."
The Remixed Classics series offers a trans twist on the books we know and love! Alissa Burger examines Most Ardently (inspired by Pride and Prejudice) and Self-Made Boys (based on The Great Gatsby), discussing how new takes on the literary canon center queer stories.
Some time travelers are part of a larger bureaucracy, while others make up their own rules. James Davis Nicoll highlights five stories about individuals messing with the timeline!
What's your favorite science fiction story about characters stranded on alien planets, fighting to understand and survive in their new surroundings? Here's five examples, including a classic from Ray Bradbury!
1984's The NeverEnding Story captures the feeling of realizing that stories aren't always safe and comforting, and that fantasy and imagination can change us in unexpected ways–let's talk Falkor, Artax, and Atreyu for the '80s Fantasy Film Club!
Rand's journey is about balance. Not just in navigating the One Power, but in accepting the good in life alongside the bad. Sylas K Barrett reflects on recognizing Rand's journey late into The Wheel of Time series, and where it mirrors his own.
"The only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning, the only thing that, I hope, keeps me human, is finding work like this that reminds me that art has gotten us this far, and that people still have stories to tell."
Leah Schnelbach discusses Paul Duane's new Irish horror film All You Need Is Death.
You may have met these villains through the movies, but they haunted pages long before stalking screens. So...where did Psycho, The Ritual, and Candyman–and more–really come from?
No moment in Ballerina feels effortless, which is why it works so well. Hold me closer, tiny Ballerina–Leah Schnelbach reviews the latest entry in the John Wick expanded universe.
