Vanessa Armstrong, Author at Reactor

Vanessa Armstrong, Author at Reactor

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Vanessa Armstrong

Vanessa Armstrong is a writer and editor with bylines at The New York Times, The Atlantic, Smithsonian magazine, Vulture, and many other outlets. She is also the creator of tubetalk.media, a newsletter that focuses on the weird.

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Milly Alcock as Supergirl with her best friend, Krypto the dog

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Supergirl

The Dog Is Still in Danger in Final Supergirl Trailer

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 3, 2026

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Widow's Bay

Widow’s Bay: Kate O’Flynn on Patricia’s Final Girl Moment

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 3, 2026

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Coyote vs. Acme

Bugs Bunny Returns in Coyote vs. ACME Trailer

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 2, 2026

Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in Escape From New York

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Escape from New York

Zack Snyder Is Eyeing a Remake of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 1, 2026

detail from the cover of Into the Wild, the first book in the Warrior Cats series by Erin Hunter

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Warrior Cats

Warrior Cats Gets Animated Series Adaptation With Ms. Marvel Showrunner on Board

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 1, 2026

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Witch Season

Witch Season: Julia Bianco’s Contemporary Romantasy Gets Picked Up for TV

By Vanessa Armstrong

June 1, 2026

Frankelda and fox/owl/tree prince in I Am Frankelda on Netflix

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I Am Frankelda

I Am Frankelda Trailer Takes Us to a Stop-Animated Underworld

By Vanessa Armstrong

May 28, 2026

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Sugar

Sugar Season 2 Trailer: Colin Farrell Finds Romance (and Conspiracy) on a Missing Persons Case

By Vanessa Armstrong

May 28, 2026

Girl getting probed by alien in Disclosure Day

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Disclosure Day

Disclosure Day Final Trailer: Steven Spielberg Believes Aliens Are Out There and It’s Wonderful

By Vanessa Armstrong

May 27, 2026

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"It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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