Fiction Genres: Every Genre & Sub-Genre (2025)
Fiction genres are much debated and revised, but they’re crucial to providing logical order to the storytelling arts.
Movies That Aged Badly: 8 Popular Films That Don’t Hold Up Today
Not every popular movie ages the way audiences expect. As cultural conversations evolve, some once-celebrated films reveal blind spots that are harder to ignore on rewatch, becoming clear examples of movies that aged badly over time. From box-office hits to awards-season favorites, these movies didn’t hold up as well as their reputations suggested.
Bad Opening Lines (and 10 That Somehow Still Worked)
Some bad opening lines survive because they carry momentum. They promise more than they can deliver, then dare the story to catch up. Once it does, the clumsy beginning stops being a flaw and becomes a scar. Proof that sometimes a story doesn’t need a perfect first step, just the nerve to keep moving.
Intertextuality: The Ancient Secrets of How Stories Talk to Each Other
This guide is designed as a comprehensive, long-form resource on intertextuality—a term that sounds academic, but is something we engage with every time we recognize a reference, a homage, or a twist on a familiar story.
Why “The Chosen One” Trope Still Works (When Done Right)
The “Chosen One” trope never really left. It just learned new tricks. When handled with care, it’s less about destiny handed down from the heavens and more about pressure, doubt, and the cost of being singled out. The stories that still resonate aren’t asking who was born special, but what it means to carry that label and survive it intact.
The 12 Jungian Archetypes: A Powerful Structure for D&D Characters (Without the Clichés)
DM dives deep into the striking parallels between Jungian archetypes and D&D character classes before suggesting ways to break the mold.
The Physics of Impossible Things: Why Impossible Stories Make Sense in Fictional Worlds
Every impossible story runs on rules. They don’t need to be realistic, but they do need to be consistent. Break the logic, and the magic leaks out. Belief isn’t suspended in fiction. It’s engineered.
10 New Sci-Fi Books You Should Read in 2026
Step into the future with 10 New Sci-Fi Books You Should Read in 2026. From bold space epics to sharp-edged AI tales and reality-warping tech, these must-read releases promise fresh ideas, big questions, and unforgettable journeys across the stars.
10 Terrifying Fictional Worlds You Would Never Want to Live In
Explore 10 terrifying fictional worlds—from the Upside Down to Panem and the Warp—where survival is impossible, monsters lurk everywhere, and reality suddenly looks pretty great.
From Damsels to Dominators: How Women in Games Finally Hit “Start” on True Representation
Once upon a time, women in games were basically decorative NPCs with better hair. Now? Representation finally got the patch notes it deserved – and the princess is no longer in another castle. She burned it down and built her own.
The Philosophy of the Force: A Cosmic Tapestry of Balance and Harmony
Let’s study the philosophy of the force. It emerges as a mystical energy but also a profound philosophy weaving through existence.