The sonnet “Ozymandias,” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, rose again this week. A trailer for the final season of Breaking Bad featured Walter White reciting the poem, first published in 1818, while a ...

Last night wasn’t the first time Breaking Bad has used a ten-cent word for an episode title (see: last week’s mouthful, “To’hajiilee”) but, for those who didn’t pay attention during English Poetry 101 ...

While the nature of Oz's true parentage is still up for debate — we have a strong feeling his "real" mom is Ivy, but who's the father? — the meaning behind his full name is crystal clear. So, where ...

Today on Variant, we break down the comic book Origin of Ozymandias from "Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1"! Recommended ...

Poetry has dropped so far out of the cultural mainstream in the U.S. that even seeing a great poem mangled, manhandled or misunderstood almost makes us smile. Every time a high-school commencement ...