Alyssa Shotwell
(she/her) Award-winning artist and writer with professional experience and education in graphic design, art history, and museum studies. She began her career in journalism in October 2017 when she joined her student newspaper as the Online Editor. This resident of the yeeHaw land spends most of her time drawing, reading and playing the same handful of video games—even as the playtime on Steam reaches the quadruple digits. Currently playing: Baldur's Gate 3 & Oxygen Not Included.

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Read Article This ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Plot Is Unable To Shake Harmful Fantasy Tropes
Auntie Ethel's transformation into a bog-looking hag wearing humanoid jawlines as earrings.
Read Article ‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff Repeats a Disappointing Pattern From the First Season
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. (L to R) Cyril Nri as Lord Danbury, Arsema Thomas as Young Agatha Danbury in episode 101 of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Read Article Three 2022 Met Gala Fits Provided Important Overlooked History in Gilded Age Fashion
Riz Ahmed, Quannah Chasinghorse, and Gabrielle Union at the 2022 Met Gala. Image: Dimitrios Kambouris, Jamie McCarthy, Mike Coppola, and Getty Images.

Featured

Read Article This ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Plot Is Unable To Shake Harmful Fantasy Tropes
Auntie Ethel's transformation into a bog-looking hag wearing humanoid jawlines as earrings.
Read Article ‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff Repeats a Disappointing Pattern From the First Season
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. (L to R) Cyril Nri as Lord Danbury, Arsema Thomas as Young Agatha Danbury in episode 101 of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Read Article Three 2022 Met Gala Fits Provided Important Overlooked History in Gilded Age Fashion
Riz Ahmed, Quannah Chasinghorse, and Gabrielle Union at the 2022 Met Gala. Image: Dimitrios Kambouris, Jamie McCarthy, Mike Coppola, and Getty Images.

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Read Article Did You Catch the Meta Nod of Sintara Golden’s Current Read in ‘American Fiction’?
Jeffrey Wright sitting across a table in front of Issa Rae in the film 'American Fiction.'
Read Article Did You Notice ‘Napoleon’s Subtle Connection to One of France’s Most Popular Authors?
Sam Weber's illustration of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas for The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Wiess.
Read Article ‘Oppenheimer,’ Run DMC, and Everything Coming to Peacock in February 2024
Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer" and the crew of Run DMC in the trailer "Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story."
Read Article ‘American Fiction’ Nailed It With This Ryan Reynolds Jab
Jeffrey Wright in the poster as Monk as Stagg R. Leigh in 'American Fiction.'
Read Article From Trashy TV To Classic Films, Here’s Everything Coming to Hulu in February 2024
Hiroyuki Sanada in 'Shōgun' and illustration of Black astronaut in 'The Space Race.'
Read Article TikTok Has Nearly Single-Handedly Ended My Desire To See the New ‘Mean Girls’
Angourie Rice as Cady in 2024's Mean Girls movie musical.
Read Article ‘Origin’ Missed an Often Overlooked Bit Of Context During the Book Burning Scenes
Anthropologists Allison Davis (Isha Blaaker) and Elizabeth Davis (Jasmine Cephas Jones) disturbed as Nazi's march to a book burning in 'Origin.'
Read Article A Few Redeeming Qualities About One of the Most Dunked-on States
Glenn Howerton in AP Bio talking about California but it's covered by an image of Ohio.
Read Article Vogue Continues To Fail When It Comes to Bringing Black Men to Its Covers
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Usher is seen during the Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France.
Read Article Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus Talks About Accountability to Creators, Building a Companion to YouTube
Dave Wiskus next to the Nebula logo.