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 ON AUGUST 6, 1975, an obituary appeared on the front page of The New York Times: “Hercule Poirot Is Dead; Famed Belgian Detective.” The only obituary of a fictional character printed in the Times, and certainly the only one to make...

cherrybee75: The Johnlock Conspiracy: Your Guide to Romance and Holmesian Deduction in the Sherlock Fandom Even within the world of geekdom, few fans are more controversial than the slash shipper (someone who perceives and/or hopes for romance between...

Until very recently, the 27-year-old New Yorker who goes by the online alias Ricca was not a Star Wars fan. She’d seen the prequels at some point long ago; she didn’t sit down and watch the original trilogy until last year, when, she said, “it was no...

This is part four of a five part series. For part one, covering the years of silent comedy, go here.  For part two, covering 1930s and 1940s, go here. For part three, covering the 1950s and 1960s, go here. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) A squaresville...

Despite headlines about a powerful “gay lobby” within the Vatican, and a new Pope promising reform, the Catholic Church’s gay cardinals, monks, and other clergy inhabit a hidden netherworld. In Rome, the author learns how they navigate...