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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryan Cortero was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, the home of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and The Boys. He's passionate about all types of movies and shows, especially reality TV, superhero ...

For Fox’s smash hit, the pressure to prove Bart had heart was mounting fast, and on October 11, 1990, they released the Season 2 premiere episode “Bart Gets an ‘F.’” After months of backlash centered ...