Vox has an oral history of the Game Of Thrones fan theory: R + L = J. “But while Star Wars fans may never know conclusively if Jar Jar was meant to have been a Sith Lord, R+L=J worked its way into the parlance of Game of Thrones […]
Aaron Brady thinks about Game of Thrones at The New Inquiry. “Here is what I think is the real question: what kind of world does Game of Thrones imagine? What does it take to be natural and normal? In its claims to be ‘realistic,’ what sort of reality […]
Enjoy these excellent covers for Moby-Dick!
Friend of the Gutter Sara Century takes a look at the book and film versions of American Psycho. “In many ways, Harron was simply the best person for the job, and it’s difficult to imagine a film version by any of the other proposed directors reaching quite the […]
SF/F Editor Keith Allison is engaged in a top secret mission abroad, so this month we’ll be sharing his meditation on folk horror and Penda’s Fen. ~~~ Mentally unpacking Penda’s Fen, a 1974 entry in the BBC’s “Plays for Today” series of television movies tackling controversial subjects often […]
The Losers podcast ” finds justice for Carol, when we examine why Rooney Mara LOST Best Supporting Actress at the 88th Academy Awards to Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl.”