With a show as staggeringly beautiful as Sharp Objects, it's difficult to pinpoint just one thing that it does well. The acting is gripping, the cinematography is gorgeous, and the editing is ...

Scars are like corporeal cartography, mapping out the most painful experiences we've survived. But what about scars from cuts intended to cure pain? What tales do they tell? I have a secret history of ...

Editor’s note: the article contains discussion of self-harm and body dysmorphia. In Wind Gap, Missouri, the tips of a tongue cut deeper than any knife. Life is fickler than an errant eyelash, plucked ...

This story contains spoilers for the "Sharp Objects" finale. In Wind Gap, poison is poured down the throats of unsuspecting children. Baby teeth are pried from little girls' gums and skin is sliced ...