How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

And other hidden readings of a holiday classic.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2019

<em>Knives Out</em> Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

Knives Out Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

Rian Johnson's new movie celebrates the whodunit—while also skewering its traditional power structure to condemn the 1%

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2019

The Strange Cultural Legacy of <em>Charlie's Angels</em>

The Strange Cultural Legacy of Charlie's Angels

The Angels have always existed in the borderlands between feminism and the patriarchy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 15, 2019

<em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

Motherless Brooklyn Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

A postmodern '90s novel becomes a '50s noir.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 8, 2019

The Real <em>Dracula</em> Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker's masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 31, 2019

A Cultural History of <br>Nancy Drew

A Cultural History of
Nancy Drew

Maybe every generation gets the Nancy Drew it needs.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 8, 2019

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50 Years Ago, Scooby Doo Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2019

The Best 1990s Rom-Coms Are Detective Stories in Disguise

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Lisa Lutz on Creating Iconic Female Protagonists

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 29, 2019

Remembering the Gilded Age's Long-Lost Lady Detectives

Remembering the Gilded Age's Long-Lost Lady Detectives

In an era which restricted women's advancement, a handful of women beat the odds and became investigators.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 28, 2019

<em>Ready or Not</em> is a Bloody Good Time at the Movies

Ready or Not is a Bloody Good Time at the Movies

How Ready or Not marries traditional mystery tropes to feminist horror to tell a story of old money gone awry.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 23, 2019

Why <em>Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood</em> is a Child's-Eye View of the 1960s

Why Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is a Child's-Eye View of the 1960s

The film reads 60s counterculture as attacking the entertainment beloved by the era's children—and thus attacking childhood itself.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 16, 2019

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