After 36 years on the air, it’s pretty clear that The Simpsons’ canon makes about as much sense as a Soviet-era children’s ...

Thirty-six seasons later, “The Simpsons” has finally explained a puzzling mystery about its lead character. During Sunday’s episode of the animated show, it was finally revealed how Homer Simpson (Dan ...

Last night The Simpsons aired its 636th episode. That might seem like a completely arbitrary milestone, but it marks the point where the show beat Gunsmoke's record as the longest-running primetime ...

The Flying Hellfish aren’t the only major connection Grandpa Simpson has with Mr. Burns. The discovery of a corpse on The Simpsons‘ latest episode (which we first heard about at CBR) led to the ...

The following contains spoilers for The Simpsons Season 36, now streaming on HuluThe Simpsons made some pretty wild changes to their established canon in season 36. The Simpsons has always enjoyed the ...

Though fiction most commonly deals with outsized characters and events, the arcs of ordinary lives are usually governed by small, fleeting, sometimes imperceptible moments that can radically alter a ...

In Mona Simpson’s new novel, “Commitment,” a precariously functioning family fractures under the pressure of mental illness. Or does it? By Elisabeth Egan When you purchase an independently reviewed ...

When I contact Mona Simpson about setting up an interview timed to the publication of her new novel, “Commitment,” she replies in what can only be described as an extraordinary way. She suggests we ...