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<div dir="ltr"><div>Congratulations!*</div><div><br></div><div>
<div class="gmail-SplitScreenContentHeaderTitleBlock-hkbQxz gmail-kmTHjj"><h1 class="gmail-BaseWrap-sc-UrHlS gmail-BaseText-fFrHpW gmail-SplitScreenContentHeaderHed-fyeLMD gmail-boMZdO gmail-jCLxSV gmail-juxiMD">Is the Multiverse Where Originality Goes to Die?</h1><div class="gmail-BaseWrap-sc-UrHlS gmail-BaseText-fFrHpW gmail-SplitScreenContentHeaderDek-jspokE gmail-boMZdO gmail-iZKrHV gmail-kWDzjo">The
concept helps entertainment companies like Marvel Studios recycle old
characters—but it can also unlock new kinds of storytelling.</div><div class="gmail-BylinesWrapper-hlZHyb gmail-jKYZBu gmail-bylines gmail-SplitScreenContentHeaderByline-iCFlWP gmail-hLNLQR"><p class="gmail-BylineWrapper-ijrfvU gmail-dlzdVb gmail-byline gmail-bylines__byline"><span class="gmail-BylineNamesWrapper-cZQllk gmail-hOAzcr"><span class="gmail-BylineName-cKjYhk gmail-ffMbFg gmail-byline__name"><span class="gmail-BaseWrap-sc-UrHlS gmail-BaseText-fFrHpW gmail-BylinePreamble-iiilKX gmail-boMZdO gmail-juJJcL gmail-jXMdvW gmail-byline__preamble">By </span><a class="gmail-BaseWrap-sc-UrHlS gmail-BaseText-fFrHpW gmail-BaseLink-ha-DYir gmail-BylineLink-faHQbD gmail-boMZdO gmail-fUpTVo gmail-jBgqbB gmail-gEawIc gmail-byline__name-link gmail-button" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/stephanie-burt__;!!KGKeukY!2FgSYNSCJSdq6lBaJiK_HipXR90Il2P8CzKDJlYNyaiLaRT5ODFuCxfF_8pTzzah394lCYpOwlYAdzpin8wPRL9p32g$">Stephanie Burt</a></span></span></p></div>October 31, 2022</div><div class="gmail-SplitScreenContentHeaderTitleBlock-hkbQxz gmail-kmTHjj">
<div class="gmail-ContentFooterWrapper-eNtVWR gmail-iRDWDj gmail-ArticlePageContentFooterGrid-eRxgvJ gmail-iugwAs"><div class="gmail-GridWrapper-uKcjB gmail-dgApK gmail-grid gmail-grid-margins gmail-grid-items-2 gmail-grid-layout--adrail gmail-narrow gmail-wide-adrail"><div class="gmail-GridItem-bwmuQH gmail-fQwjVg gmail-grid--item gmail-grid-layout__content">Published in the print edition of the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07__;!!KGKeukY!2FgSYNSCJSdq6lBaJiK_HipXR90Il2P8CzKDJlYNyaiLaRT5ODFuCxfF_8pTzzah394lCYpOwlYAdzpin8wPN0FhfRY$">November 7, 2022</a>, issue, with the headline “The Never-Ending Story.”<br><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/is-the-multiverse-where-originality-goes-to-die__;!!KGKeukY!2FgSYNSCJSdq6lBaJiK_HipXR90Il2P8CzKDJlYNyaiLaRT5ODFuCxfF_8pTzzah394lCYpOwlYAdzpin8wP0THjtwA$">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/is-the-multiverse-where-originality-goes-to-die</a> </div></div></div></div>
</div><div><br></div><div>*I haven't read the article yet.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike<br></div></div>