Baking Shows Are Secretly Reality TV for Frustrated Writers
"Gourmet Makes" taught me to embrace the challenges of the creative process
Aug 20 - Manuel Betancourt
culture 
essays
Netflix’s “Tales of the City” Confronts the Queer Community’s Generational Divide
The new miniseries shows the complicated dynamics of chosen families
Jul 22 - Manuel Betancourt
culture 
It’s Time to Talk About Wolf Girls
Move over, Horse Girls—the Wolf Girl is the high school archetype we deserve
Jul 19 - Kristen Hanley Cardozo
culture 
The Literature of Cootie Catchers
Fortunetelling games aren't just child's play—they're all about telling stories
Jul 8 - GennaRose Nethercott
books 
I’m Older than Everyone in Books and on TV and I Am Not Okay
I can cope with feeling less accomplished than my peers, but comparing myself to fictional characters still stings
Jul 2 - Molly Horan
culture 
There’s Nothing Wrong With Your Nose
Fleabag, George Eliot, and the beauty of human imperfection
Jun 25 - Erin Spampinato
culture 
How “Hadestown” Turned an Ancient Story Into This Year’s Best Musical
The Tony-winning show's writer and director discuss the storytelling challenges of bringing new life to old myth
Jun 18 - Carey Purcell
culture 
Reading “Good Omens” at the End of the World
The 1990 comic novel feels extra relevant today—not because of the recent miniseries, but because of imminent doom
Jun 17 - Meaghan O’Brien
culture 
Losing Faith and Finding Fantasy at Harry Potter World
Taking my kids to a theme park about magic forced me to reckon with my own cynicism
Jun 6 - Joe Meno
books 
