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 ...

The Simpsons has been berated for its perceived decline in quality for years now, with many claiming the show's "classic era" ended after Season 10. It's not an entirely fair statement — episodes like ...

But while the episode itself might be fondly remembered by fans thanks to the fact that it’s got such an iconic Bart prank, the rest of the episode is totally forgotten. Funny enough, it was also 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' ...