What Happened, Brittany Murphy?: Ethics in Postmortem Celebrity Reporting
A critical look at HBO’s documentary, “What Happened, Brittany Murphy?” and the how we mythologize late celebrities.
Rom Dot Com: “Knocked Up and the Romantic Comedy Remodel”
Rom-com devotees Alice and Izzy discuss Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up, the movie’s effect on their teenage sensibilities, and how it changed the romantic comedy genre.
The Novels Of My Youth Encouraged The Myth Of The Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Read Alice Wolfe’s reported personal essay on mid-2000s young adult fiction, and its influence on her generation.