OppenheistersSizzle This: We Should Watch Oppenheimer Too, ActuallyIn ‘Sizzle This,’ The Swaddle team adds to the noise around the pop culture moment of the week. This week: should we watch Oppenheimer too?
Here and NowThe Multiverse as a Storytelling Device Fails to Capture the Anxiety of the Present. Where Does Fiction Go Next?
Case OpenThe Mysterious Affair of the Cultural Decline of WhodunitsThe whodunit only reinforces the existing political and social status quo — a template that feels woefully out of date.
I Hate U I Love UWhy We Love to Hate‑Watch ThingsWe feel like we have to “cloak our… tastes in a layer of irony” in order to protect our street credit, researchers say.