Aja Romano

The Targaryen family tree is well-established and um, incredibly knotty.

Don’t toss a dragon egg, even if you’re Daemon Targaryen.

“If we know we need a different future, then what are the texts that help us get there?”

Everything you need to know about The Staircase (the documentary) before you watch The Staircase (the docudrama).

Jerrod Carmichael and Louis C.K. give us two very different kinds of confessional comedy.

Yanxi Palace was one of the most popular dramas on the planet. Watch it and you’ll immediately see why.

Despite its many weaknesses, Bridgerton might be wobbling its way toward becoming a good show.

Modern outrage is a cycle. Could a culture of public forgiveness ever break it?

Turning Red’s biggest offense may just be its unapologetic weirdness.

When will Hollywood discover Georgette Heyer?

Is it ever okay to meme at a war?

The problem of Joe Rogan is a problem of the modern internet.

The Joe Rogan debate underscores comedy’s evolving conversation about morality, cancel culture, and how to be funny.

No time to rewatch The Matrix trilogy before Resurrections? Here’s the important stuff.

Eccentricity in artists used to be normal. Has the internet changed that?

Everything you need to know about the legendary anime — and why there’s so much riding on Netflix’s remake.

Cecily Strong used comedy to “say the unsayable” about abortion.

A spooky anthology series to listen to over Halloween weekend and on many fall nights to come.

Web sleuthing was a tricky true crime hobby. Then Gabby Petito went missing.

Parasocial relationships aren’t to blame for the John Mulaney/Olivia Munn pregnancy discourse.