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If you watch enough prestige television, you come to realize that the most traumatic thing that could possibly happen to a man is having to suffer the pain of a woman he knows getting raped. It’s not, actually, the most traumatic thing to happen to a woman, likely because it happens all the fucking time,…
At this point, it’s disingenuous for anyone to complain about Game of Thrones being too violent or disturbing—the series’ five seasons have had a fair share of rape scenes and tremendous acts of violence—but the final frames of last night’s episode, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” were emblematic of everything that has become so off-putting about this…
Spencer Kornhaber, Christopher Orr, and Amy Sullivan discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Orr: First, a brief victory lap. In this space two weeks ago, I suggested that Bronn would be a big fan of the easy-listening Westerosi standard “The Dornishman’s Wife.” And when we re-encountered Bronn tonight, what was he singing? Yep,…
(As the headline implies, this post discusses plot points from last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones.) In case you haven’t heard, the final scene of last night’s episode of Game Of Thrones delivered something that fans of the show have been dreading since actress Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark on the show, teased…
Lena Headey is a powerful actress. Whether she’s playing a time-traveling momma, or Ma-Ma, you can’t help but be captivated by her when she’s on screen. Headey, of course, also stars as Cersei Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones and was one of the actors involved in a scene making some major waves with fans….
The Mary Sue has decided we will no longer be actively promoting the HBO series Game of Thrones. Allow us to explain. As I write this, I sit within five feet of no less than ten Game of Thronespromotional products — some of which I’d been sent as a member of the press, but most of which…
This article was written by Miguel Penabella and originally published on Haywire Magazine. It’s also part of Kill Screen’s Film Week, a week-long meditation on the intersection between film and videogames. Check out the other articles here. And, if you’re in NYC, grab tickets to our Film Fest at Two5Six tonight, Friday, May 15th. The…
Post-credits scenes—or “stingers,” if you don’t want to write out “post-credits scenes”—are a lot of fun. They’re like the tiny, bonus ice cream cone that you find at the bottom of a normal-sized ice cream cone. The problem is that they’ve become too common. They’re not special anymore. Stingers have rules and expectations now, and…
Do you ever get sick of being in the city, but can’t afford a vacation? Urban life can really bog you down sometimes, but believe it or not, not all of New York City is concrete and skyscrapers. There are some really beautiful places in NYC that will make it hard to believe you haven’t somehow teleported…
ITT Educational Services, one of the country’s largest for-profit college operators, has fallen into a financial and regulatory spiral that many observers say it is unlikely to emerge from. The company, which had 51,000 students as of March, is slowly running out of options to stay afloat. Except, of course, for one: enroll more students….