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Gandalf and the Search for One’s True Name

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A scene from Star Wars: The Acolyte; Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Koril (Margarita Levieva) stand with the rest of the coven.
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A Gentle Request for More Witches in Star Wars

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Cover of Herman Melville's Redburn with cover art by Edward Gorey
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Illustrating the Subtext: Edward Gorey’s Homoerotic Cover Art for Melville’s Redburn

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Alicent (Olivia Cooke) stands with King Viserys (Paddy Considine) in the midst of his model of Old Valyria in House of the Dragon.
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A Eulogy for House of the Dragon’s Model of Old Valyria

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Cassandra Webb attends a baby shower and tries to lighten the mood.
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The One Truly Great Scene in Madame Web

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Chaos Under the Corset: When Romance Covers Hide Revolution

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We Could Be “Eggheads”: Sliders and the Celebrity of Smart

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Considering the Perfect Knits of Coraline

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Let’s All Celebrate the Weirdness of Exorcist III’s Dream Sequence

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A Bloody Fool? On Mark E. Smith’s Smile

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The Wonders of Worf’s Character Arc

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All Hail Aunt Nora, Jumanji’s Adultiest Adult

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