Column
Crisis on Infinite Earths Will Succeed by Embracing the Absurdity of the Arrowverse
This fall, the CW is undertaking a crossover event beyond anything ever attempted on television. For an adaptation of the classic DC Comics ...
Column
Clark Kent and Lois Lane Are Terrible Journalists
This past week, a man boarded a United Airlines plane wearing a T-shirt that read: “Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required.” Another passenger ...
Opinion
Control’s Ashtray Maze May Hint at the Origins of the Oldest House
This article contains spoilers for Control. Control is a game about mysteries. Jesse Faden, the game’s protagonist, is trying to unravel one that’s ...
The New Mythology
The 13th Warrior Created a New Viking Mythology We See Everywhere
“I am Ahmad ibn Fadlan, ib al Abbas, ibn Rasid, ibn Hammad. And things were not always thus.” The title of this column, ...
Column
Tragic Realism Is the True Hallmark of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
When people think of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise, the thing that most often comes up is “No Russian.” The fourth ...
Column
After 20 Years, Deep Space Nine Is Still Star Trek’s Final Frontier
Deep Space Nine doesn’t come to you. You have to go to it. This is true both of the titular space station — ...
Column
Galaxy Quest At 20: By Grabthar’s Hammer, What A Movie
Stories matter. If there’s one thing that we can agree on in a column called The New Mythology, it’s that. They do more ...
