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Greek Women Are Mighty Lively in Haynes’ Pandora’s Jar

By Rhea Rollmann / 9 February 2021
Drag Me to Hell’s Fat Girl Problem
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Drag Me to Hell’s Fat Girl Problem

By Kristina Garvin / 27 July 2020

Inside every Thin Girl is a Fat Girl waiting to be damned. Sam Raimi's 2009 Drag Me to Hell damns Alison Lohmans "stealth fat girl" to this day.

Stone Dead: Murder and Myth in ‘Medousa’
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Stone Dead: Murder and Myth in ‘Medousa’

By Imran Khan / 16 January 2017
A wry tale which takes in Greek mythology, punk rock and influences of American suspense-drama, this is an effective and curious thriller about myth and obsession.
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‘The Lost Books of the Odyssey’ A Fleet-Footed and Agile Act of Creation

By Subashini Navaratnam / 1 May 2011
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In ‘Clash of the Titans’ and Its Sequel, Only the Gods Know What Hollywood Was — and Is — Thinking

By Sabadino Parker / 25 July 2010
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God of War: Chains of Olympus

By Azmol Meah / 1 April 2008
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God of War II

By Arun Subramanian / 20 April 2007

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Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black
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Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black

By Bruce Kramer / 2 February 2023
JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023

By Will Layman / 1 February 2023
Post-Punk Tree of Life: Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane Sustain the Genre
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Post-Punk Tree of Life: Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane Sustain the Genre

By Alison Ross / 1 February 2023
Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 
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Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 

By Ana Yorke / 31 January 2023
Revisiting Cotton Mather’s Classic ‘Kontiki’ 25 Years on with Robert Harrison
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Revisiting Cotton Mather’s Classic ‘Kontiki’ 25 Years on with Robert Harrison

By Adam Sobsey / 30 January 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

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Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black
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Johnny Cash’s ‘American IV’: A Farewell to the Man in Black

By Bruce Kramer / 2 February 2023
JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023
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JazzMatters: The Best New Jazz of January 2023

By Will Layman / 1 February 2023
Post-Punk Tree of Life: Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane Sustain the Genre
Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features

Post-Punk Tree of Life: Twin Tribes and Black Swan Lane Sustain the Genre

By Alison Ross / 1 February 2023
Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 
Culture/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Games/Television

Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 

By Ana Yorke / 31 January 2023
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