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A Tulsa house from ‘The Outsiders’ was falling apart; Danny Boy O’Connor turned it into a museum

Danny Boy O'Connor stumbled upon the crumbling Outsiders house in Tulsa and recognized its historical significance. With a vision of honoring the classic novel, he acquired the property and launched an extensive restoration project. Supported by S.E. Hinton herself, the endeavor took over three years and substantial funds to bring…

The Times of India · Aug 30

From The Godfather to Middlemarch: 8 of the most faithful adaptations ever

Adapting canonical literary classics into cinema is an inherently difficult task, as it requires walking a razor’s edge between remaining faithful to the text and translating it into another medium.

The Conversation · Jul 8

The Outsiders: why Francis Ford Coppola’s coming-of-age drama is secretly gay

It’s about rival gangs of straight boys in 60s Oklahoma fighting it out – but the abundance of male beauty in this 1983 adaptation of the SE Hinton novel tells another story

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2025

Angelina Jolie appoints 15-year-old daughter Vivienne as her assistant on upcoming Broadway production

Angelina Jolie has hired her youngest daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, 15, to be her assistant on the upcoming Broadway production of ‘The Outsiders’, reported Page Six. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 16, 2023

Summer reading: 5 books on the joys and challenges of LGBTQ teen and young adult life

In recognition of LGBT Pride Month, The Conversation reached out to Jonathan Alexander – an English professor with a scholarly interest in the interplay between sexuality and literature – for recommendations of young adult fiction books that feature LGBT characters. What follows is a list that Alexander – who serves…

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2022

What links Top Gun: Maverick to Dennis Rodman and The Outsiders?

The new Tom Cruise flyboy sequel is out, so follow it down the rabbit hole to ER, a Bull in Korea and Francis Ford Coppola

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022