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    The Scoundrels We Love 

    The Scoundrels We Love 

    Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

    By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

    Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

    Boy Toy: On Older Women, Teenage Boys, and Pop Culture's Mixed Signals

    Michael Gonzales on a formative moment with a sharp edge.

    By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2025

    What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse</em>

    What to Read Before and After Seeing Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

    Readings on the Life, Works, and Legacy of Art Spiegelman

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 19, 2025

    Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

    Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

    Alex Rollins Berg on Paul Schrader’s auteur-to-edge lord trajectory

    By Alex Rollins Berg | February 19, 2025

    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

    By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

    What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

    What Happens When There's a Crime in Antarctica?

    R.S. Burnett on life and death in the polar extreme.

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