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 ...

For decades, The Simpsons has long had a bald patriarch of the Springfield clan. Homer has been happy with only three hairs on his head as he’s swapped jobs, survived seasons of hassles, and marched ...

Krusty the Clown has been a key piece of The Simpsons franchise from the very first season of The Simpsons. Inspired by famous TV clowns of older eras like Bozo the Clown, Krusty was a TV icon in ...

While The Simpsons has inevitably changed a lot throughout the show’s 36 years on the air, I was still struck by just how much Homer’s entire personality has transformed since the show’s pilot episode ...

Custom image of Homer Simpson of The Simpsons, looking shocked in front of a pink background covered in sprinkles Custom Image by Zanda Rice Comparisons between early episodes of The Simpsons and more ...