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 ...

The Simpsons has released a brand new Christmas special exclusively with Disney+, and the episode finally takes a deeper look at one of the big problems eating away at Ned Flanders over the years. The ...

"The Simpsons" is an institution. It's a show that changed animation and television, influenced countless other series, and created a standard for sitcom towns that feel like real places populated by ...

Longtime “The Simpsons” writer Carolyn Omine was dealt a few personal setbacks the past few years, as both her father and sister died — while she was also facing the professional uncertainty that came ...

We've seen Ned Flanders (Harry Shearer) upbeat more often than not, but it doesn't mean he's a one-note character. Far from it. He is the most well-rounded character in the history of The Simpsons, ...

Up until the second season, The Simpsons didn’t do much to flesh out the character of Ned Flanders (voice of Harry Shearer); he was a hyper-religious, always-friendly foil for Homer, and his brief ...