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The Real Star of M*A*S*H

The Real Star of MAS*H

A personal tribute to the overlooked genius of writer W.C. Heinz.

Kevin Mims

11 Oct 2022 · 13 min read

Life as a Stand-Up Comic Can Be Brutal. ‘Safe Space’ Call-out Culture Is Making it Unbearable

Life as a Stand-Up Comic Can Be Brutal. ‘Safe Space’ Call-out Culture Is Making it Unbearable

Jessica Pigeau

1 Aug 2021 · 34 min read

In Praise of the Novelization—Pop Fiction's Least Reputable Genre

In Praise of the Novelization—Pop Fiction's Least Reputable Genre

Kevin Mims

28 Jun 2021 · 19 min read

Splendid Triviality: Philosophy, Art, and Sport in a Time of Crisis

Splendid Triviality: Philosophy, Art, and Sport in a Time of Crisis

Craig Clifford

14 Apr 2021 · 8 min read

Before 'Groundhog Day': The Time-Loop Novel that Started It All

Before 'Groundhog Day': The Time-Loop Novel that Started It All

Kevin Mims

18 Mar 2021 · 10 min read

With Theatres Shuttered, I Tried to Stage a 'Zoom Play.' (It Didn't Work)

With Theatres Shuttered, I Tried to Stage a 'Zoom Play.' (It Didn't Work)

Sky Gilbert

9 Mar 2021 · 7 min read

The Hustler and the Queen

The Hustler and the Queen

Kevin Mims

4 Dec 2020 · 14 min read

The Videogame That Takes Us Inside the Hell of a Nazi-Run World

The Videogame That Takes Us Inside the Hell of a Nazi-Run World

Carlos Miguel del Callar

26 Nov 2020 · 9 min read

Farewell, Alex Trebek

Farewell, Alex Trebek

Kevin Mims

13 Nov 2020 · 13 min read

A Reasoned Judgment and a Reputation in Ruins

A Reasoned Judgment and a Reputation in Ruins

Matthew Scott

7 Nov 2020 · 9 min read

What We Owe to 'The Boys in the Band'—and Other Classics of Gay Film

What We Owe to 'The Boys in the Band'—and Other Classics of Gay Film

Allan Stratton

28 Oct 2020 · 14 min read

Elder Millennial Metalheads: Our Shrinking World of Dark Thoughts and Bad Jobs

Elder Millennial Metalheads: Our Shrinking World of Dark Thoughts and Bad Jobs

Matthew Amos

22 Oct 2020 · 7 min read

Why Is Funny? How America Lost Its Sense of Humor

Why Is Funny? How America Lost Its Sense of Humor

Robert Lynch

25 Sep 2020 · 17 min read

Then They Came for Beethoven

Then They Came for Beethoven

Daniel Lelchuk

19 Sep 2020 · 6 min read

The Dishonest and Misogynistic Hate Campaign Against J.K. Rowling

The Dishonest and Misogynistic Hate Campaign Against J.K. Rowling

Louise Perry

18 Sep 2020 · 7 min read