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 ...

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 ...

Although it's a show that has produced some of the most memorable characters within the history of television, The Simpsonsdoesn’t have many characters as beloved as Bart. The sly prankster of the ...

Bart (Nancy Cartwright) looks on as Mrs. Krabappel marks his test in The Simpsons' "Bart Gets an F." Image via Fox The Simpsons has been on so long now that it’s easy to forget that at one time it was ...