Samantha Puc
School
University Of New Hampshire
Expertise
Comics, TV, LGBTQ, Fat Studies
- Samantha has written about pop culture for 10+ years, including TV, movies, comics, video games, books, and more.
- She has a vast knowledge of major pop culture properties, including Marvel.
- Through lived experience and media literacy, she has become an expert on LGBTQ and fat rep in pop culture.
Experience
Samantha Puc (she/her) is an essayist and culture critic whose work has been featured on Bitch Media, them., The Beat, The Mary Sue, and elsewhere. She mostly writes intersectional pop culture analysis with a particular focus on representation of LGBTQ and fat characters in fiction. Samantha is the co-creator and editor-in-chief of Fatventure Mag, an outdoors zine for fat folks who are into being active, but not into toxic weight-loss culture. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at The New School, and she lives in Brooklyn with her cats.
Education
In addition to her BA in journalism, philosophy and women's studies, Samantha is also pursuing an MFA in creative nonfiction. Her education has made her an incredibly strong writer and editor who pays attention to small details and observes things not often noticed by others.
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Stories By Samantha Puc
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"This Is Us" is beloved by critics and audiences alike. The cast is superb, and some of them look pretty familiar: Here's where else you've seen them.
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From Bob Dylan references to some very hunky trees, these are the details, references, and nods only adults notice in "The Owl House."
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Here's where you've seen the cast of Crackle original series "StartUp" before
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A beloved Disney show from the early 2000s, "Phil of the Future" starred Raviv Ullman, Aly Michalka, Evan Peters and others actors whose careers we explore.
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"The Kissing Booth" movies are primarily targeted at a younger audience, but there are plenty of moments only adults will notice in the series.
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There are plenty of tattoo-themed TV shows to choose from, but some are way better than others. We've ranked the most famous ones from worst to best.
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Anyone who's looking for something new to watch while they wait for "The Umbrella Academy" Season 3 won't have to go far — Netflix has plenty to choose from.
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There are tons of theories about "Venom: Let There Be Carnage," as well as how Venom might make his way into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here's a few.
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"The Witcher" has given rise to plenty of intriguing fan theories. We're here to take a look at the ones that could change the entire series.
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The entire timeline of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina explained, from pre-show history to the series finale.
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Despite its scattered and relatively short-lived time on the air, Fear Factor is perhaps one of the most notorious reality shows ever.