Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell thinks "it's about dog-gone time" that horror is mainstreaming━and so do his fans.
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Flip It And Reverse It #2
In our nerdy homage to Missy Elliot, every answer is a famous title or phrase, backwards.
Bring Out Your Undead
We asked our audience questions about how they would handle the end of the world. Then we put VIPs and undead experts Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless head-to-head to guess our audience's responses.
Art For Art's Sake
Smartphone, pop-tarts and kickstarter. All of these answers have the letters a-r-t in order. Our final round is deceivingly simple as that!
Comparing Presidential Candidates' Language To Books In 'The New York Times'
Josh Katz discusses his most recent graphic "Matching Candidates With Books They Sound Like" for "The Upshot" in The New York Times. The piece compared the speaking styles of different presidential candidates to word choices in popular books based on how complex, positive or negative the candidates' speeches are.
Why Are Old Women Often The Face Of Evil In Fairy Tales And Folklore?
Evil stepmothers, witches and crones: When they aren't poisoning princesses, they're mangling mermaids or trying to eat children. One writer traces these villains' roots to a fear of female power.
Rage And Humor Alternate In 'Arab Of The Future'
Cartoonist Riad Sattouf uses a loose-limbed comic style to tell the story of his harsh early childhood in Libya, Syria and France — but the cartoony look belies the book's anger and icy cynicism.
A New Alcott Emerges From The 'Annotated Little Women'
Biographer John Matteson crams all his knowledge of Louisa May Alcott into a massive new annotated edition of her best-known book — in which the author herself emerges as a fascinating character.
After 40 Years, Dungeons & Dragons Still Brings Players To The Table
Michael Witwer, who has written a book about game co-creator Gary Gygax, says D&D does something that online games don't: It brings players physically together to participate in group storytelling.
Syrian Author Finds 'The Arab Of The Future' In His Own Past
Riad Sattouf is a Syrian-French cartoonist who brings to life the Middle East in the 1980s. Published as a graphic novel, it provides a humorous and intimate view of the author's youth.