Sam is a Senior Writer for Collider. His love for movies, TV shows, and books stretches back to his early childhood and has grown exponentially with every passing year. Lucky for him, this love grew ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

At a young age, David has always enjoyed exploring fiction. This has been evident in his love of reading, films, and video games. As a result, it made sense to pursue writing as a career. He has ...

During The Simpsons’s early seasons, Bart was a national obsession, a flash point in broader cultural conversations about changing family dynamics, educational standards, and the evolving television ...

When thinking back on the history of The Simpsons, there aren’t many characters who have become popular icons in the same way that Bart was. “Bartmania” took over popular culture in the 1990s, as the ...

Bart (Nancy Cartwright) is widely known as the ultimate prankster of Springfield. Without this ne'er-do-well's ability to tap into the spirit of youth, Bartmania (and, by extension, The Simpsons' ...