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Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

All about character: Jane Austen fans on their favorites

Jane Austen's novels pair memorable love stories with intricate plots, sharp social satire, and vividly recognizable characters who persist in modern culture.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

How Monsters Went from Menacing to Misunderstood

Contemporary portrayals recast monsters as sympathetic, marginalized beings whose violence reflects trauma, identity struggles, and a search for belonging rather than pure evil.
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

The Ultimate Guide to Monster: The Ed Gein Story'

The notorious killer Ed Gein, nicknamed the "Butcher of Plainfield," is the inspiration for the latest season of the anthology series Monster, created by TV juggernaut Ryan Murphy. In 1957, Ed Gein gained notoriety when his grisly crimes committed in his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, were made public. He committed at least two confirmed murdersMary Hogan in 1954 and Bernice Worden in 1957and remains a suspect in several more, including those of eight-year-old Georgia Weckler and 14-year-old Evelyn Grace Hartley,
Television
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