This past summer, Ian Doescher took Joseph Campbell’s heavy influence on George Lucas’ finest film and connected it back to William Shakespeare, publishing a five-act...
Some comedians are storytellers, taking audiences on a journey through constructed experiences, finding the humor in loose observations. Some tackle political issues head-on,...
David Rakoff belonged to the stable of contributors on This American Life since the show’s inception, and Ira Glass’ long-running public radio program delivered one of...
Joseph Campbell studied William Shakespeare’s plays extensively in his research for his landmark work The Hero With A Thousand Faces. And George Lucas used Campbell’s...
From animated lions on the plains of Africa to Amanda Bynes movies, Broadway musicals to the violent takeover of a fast-food restaurant, William Shakespeare’s plays have been...
Back when Tony Kornheiser wrote for The Washington Post, he published lengthy Sunday columns in the Style section, many of which expounded his family life and watching his children...
The press material for Owen King’s debut novel, Double Feature, doesn’t make the connection to his family, but that won’t keep anyone from noticing he’s...
Deep down, it must really grind Sean Ferrellâ??s gears that Rian Johnsonâ??s Looper came out in 2012, since the film shares an awful lot of elements with Ferrellâ??s newest novel,...
Adam Mansbach has a penchant for provocative titles. His previous novels include Angry Black White Boy and The End Of The Jews, but his visibility skyrocketed with the release of his...
Nearly every film adaptation of Wuthering Heights omits the latter parts of the novel, which show how the emotional failings of one generation can wreak havoc on the next. Benjamin...
The backlash had to begin sometime. George Saunders’ fourth short-story collection, Tenth Of December, landed on the New York Times Bestseller list in its first week after...