The Death of the Artist Alley?
For smaller artists, increased costs and outsized merchandise expectations are putting convention-selling out of reach.
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Lanterns: Was It Worth It?
In episode 5, tensions mount in Rushville as Antaan arrives to take down the Manhunter, leading John to make a shocking choice.
Fandom: The Next Generation
Maybe the 80th attempt to get your kids to like your show will be the one that sticks.
Lanterns: Infiltrating the Weenie
In episode 4, Hal and John plan to sneak onto William Macon’s property in their search for Rushville’s hidden Manhunter.
The Queer-Normative World of Killing Eve
In a new book, Clare Sears talks to Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge about gender, kink, and queer relationships.
Lanterns: Raised To Be Fearless
In episode 3, a series of flashbacks reveal the disturbing nature of John’s childhood—and how he became a Green Lantern trainee.
Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry
How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.
Lanterns: The Last Manhunter
In episode 2, John has a surprising alien encounter while Hal continues his investigation in Rushville.
Putting Away Childish Things
In The Book of Dust trilogy, Philip Pullman does what few authors for young readers ever attempt: he lets his protagonist grow up.
Lanterns: Are You Afraid?
In episode 1, Hal Jordan and his protégé, John Stewart, investigate a shooting in small-town Nebraska.
How Boy Throb and Its Fandom Got Famous—and Got a Visa
Was the boy band’s fame a result of Darshan Magdum’s visa, or was his visa a result of the boy band's fame? Yes.
Special Episode 39: The Vampire Lestat
“Congratulations for your historical proximity to me.”
Features
Inside The Vampire Lestat’s Brilliant Production Design
Blood farms and custom guitars: TVL production designer Andres Cubillan shares insights into the season’s most memorable setpieces.
Excerpts
The Bachelor and the Fantasy of Performance
In Here for All the Reasons: Why We Watch The Bachelor, Ilana Masad imagines competing on the show, imaginary straightness and all.
Personal Essays
What Spider-Man Can’t Save
In which our hero contemplates a career writing about superheroes and pop culture—and imagines an ending.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 38: The Odyssey
“Wet and normal”—just two of many descriptors for Christopher Nolan’s epic.
Features
African K-Pop Fans Are Building Their Own Spaces
While the K-pop industry largely ignores them, fans in Kenya and Nigeria create K-pop communities for themselves.
Recaps
The Vampire Lestat: The Long Table
In episode 7, “The Failures,” Louis has a gruesome reunion with Armand, while Lestat faces judgment from specters of his past.
Features
How Fans Make Fictional Languages Real
Na’vi, Klingon, and other conlangs get more use IRL than they ever have onscreen.
Recaps
The Vampire Lestat: Sparing the Ambiguity
In episode 6, “Montreal,” Louis and Lestat share a tumultuous night ahead of Lestat’s farewell show.
Features
Heated Rivalry is at the Center of Fanfic’s AI Reckoning
A controversial anonymous document exposing Claude remnants in fics has collided with a fandom culture of production at hyper-speed.
Recaps
The Vampire Lestat: The Queen of the Damned
In episode 5, “New York,” Lestat strips back his rock-star facade and confronts his memories of Akasha.
Criticism
Be Gay, Do (Sea) Crimes: Pirate Tropes and Queer Resistance
As Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote, pirate stories thrive on “all the old romance, retold exactly in the ancient way.”
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The Vampire Lestat: Hurtling Towards End Times
In episode 4, “The Devil’s Road,” Lestat’s reality begins to fracture as Armand returns with portents of doom.