The Queer-Normative World of Killing Eve

In a new book, Clare Sears talks to Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge about gender, kink, and queer relationships.

Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry

How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.

Putting Away Childish Things

In The Book of Dust trilogy, Philip Pullman does what few authors for young readers ever attempt: he lets his protagonist grow up.

How Boy Throb and Its Fandom Got Famous—and Got a Visa

Was the boy band’s fame a result of Darshan Magdum’s visa, or was his visa a result of the boy band's fame? Yes.

Special Episode 39: The Vampire Lestat

“Congratulations for your historical proximity to me.”

Inside The Vampire Lestat’s Brilliant Production Design

Blood farms and custom guitars: TVL production designer Andres Cubillan shares insights into the season’s most memorable setpieces.

Special Episode 38: The Odyssey

“Wet and normal”—just two of many descriptors for Christopher Nolan’s epic.

African K-Pop Fans Are Building Their Own Spaces

While the K-pop industry largely ignores them, fans in Kenya and Nigeria create K-pop communities for themselves.

The Vampire Lestat: The Long Table

In episode 7, “The Failures,” Louis has a gruesome reunion with Armand, while Lestat faces judgment from specters of his past.

How Fans Make Fictional Languages Real

Na’vi, Klingon, and other conlangs get more use IRL than they ever have onscreen.

The Vampire Lestat: Sparing the Ambiguity

In episode 6, “Montreal,” Louis and Lestat share a tumultuous night ahead of Lestat’s farewell show.

The Vampire Lestat: The Queen of the Damned

In episode 5, “New York,” Lestat strips back his rock-star facade and confronts his memories of Akasha.