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    50 Years Ago, <em>Scooby Doo</em> Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

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

    An unlikely gang of mystery-solvers set out to change the world.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2019

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

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

    Because what is love if not a complete mystery?  

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 10, 2019

    Lisa Lutz on Creating Iconic Female Protagonists

    Lisa Lutz on Creating Iconic Female Protagonists

    "When I write women I’m thinking about what I want to put out in the universe."

    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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