FilmfromThe New Yorker1 week agoHow Monsters Went from Menacing to MisunderstoodContemporary portrayals recast monsters as sympathetic, marginalized beings whose violence reflects trauma, identity struggles, and a search for belonging rather than pure evil.
Booksfromwww.theguardian.com1 month agoNo Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes review a thrilling take on the Golden Fleece mythRetellings of Greek myths recenter overlooked women, revealing how narrative choices reflect cultural bias and reshape familiar heroic tales.