Sharon Blackie Makes Aging a Folklore Rebellion
Sharon Blackie uses folklore to reject the culture's disappearing older woman, turning a late-blooming writing career into an argument about age and power.
Camille Beaumont
Bureau: Los Angeles
Aliens Turns Forty Without Taming Ellen Ripley
At 40, Aliens matters less for bigger monsters than for making Ripley an action lead whose authority grew from competence rather than invulnerability.
Hannah Waddingham's Overnight Success Took Twenty-Five Years
Hannah Waddingham's fame arrived after 25 years of stage work; her account turns a star profile into evidence about age, sexism and invisible craft.
Pompeii Documentary Gives Ordinary Romans the Final Word
Tom Hiddleston's Pompeii series uses celebrity gloss and real scholars to recover ordinary Romans; the review finds moving history beneath scripted gimmicks.