the twilight zone
How Rod Serling invented modern television (more or less)
Alan Sepinwall on his new book, the scariest Twilight Zones, and the tragic hopefulness underpinning the series.
trans
What's the matter with trans panic media?
Scholar Katherine Alejandra Cross on why it's so profitable to "sell panic to trans people."
interview
Want a romcom that goes to some very real, complicated places? Try Girl Next Door.
Rachel Meredith, author of Emily's favorite romance novel of 2025, discusses wedding ridiculous premises to real psychological heft.
Heated Rivalry
In Heated Rivalry, "the sex scenes work like songs in a musical"
We talk with Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk on adapting romance novels for TV and the future of queer romance in an uncertain time
jeopardy
"Jeopardy! fans are like trans people: There’s not actually that many of us, but everybody knows a few."
Reigning Jeopardy! champion tells me all about her historic run, her trivia history, and Ken Jennings.