January 2014
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The Curator of Schlock #25: The Exterminator
The Curator of Schlock #25 by Jeffrey Shuster The Exterminator: He takes out the trash so you don’t have to. 1980’s The Exterminator from director James Glickenhouse is tour-de-force of violence, mayhem, and madness. The movie starts out during the Vietnam War where a bunch of American soldiers are being held captive by the Viet Cong. Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #26: Daredevil: End of Days
Heroes Never Rust #26 by Sean Ironman Daredevil: End of Days In the late 1960s, a few years after the creation of the Marvel Universe, an edict was passed down to the comic creators that there should be only the illusion of change. There was a lot of money to be made with these characters, so, Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #26: An Open Letter To Misogynist Bloggers
In Boozo Veritas #26 by Teege Braune An Open Letter To Misogynist Bloggers Thanks to the internet everybody now has the opportunity to share their opinion about everything. Most of the time I use this technology to talk about drinking and literature. These are subjects I enjoy and perhaps, once in awhile, I can write something Continue reading
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Episode 82: Susan Lilley!
Episode 82 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Susan Lilley, Plus Anthony Jacobson writes about how the books of Irvine Welsh changed his life. NOTES Quentin Tarantino vows to shelve his upcoming film Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #25: Savage Streets
The Curator of Schlock #25 by Jeffrey Shuster Savage Streets (Linda Blair has awesome big hair!) What’s this? A female vigilante? That’s right, everyone. Linda Blair can stand toe to toe with the Charles Bronsons and Dolph Lundgrens of the world and towers above the Tom Skerritts. It’s time for Savage Streets! 1984’s Savage Streets from Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #15: Chihuly in the Desert
Loading the Canon #15 by Helena-Anne Hittel Not Your Mom’s Garden Art! Wait a second, I recognize that glasswork. Are we gonna do Chihuly AGAIN? Yes. Yes we are. A few weeks ago, I flew to Arizona with about 260 or so members of the Marching Knights for our performance at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #25: The Important Stuff
Heroes Never Rust #25 by Sean Ironman The Important Stuff When adapting a work into another medium, let’s say for the sake of this column adapting a comic book into a film, one can’t include everything. That’s understood by most audiences, I believe. What the adapters strive for, however, is to keep the important stuff, Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #25: Bacchus in Black Tie
In Boozo Veritas #25 by Teege Braune Bacchus in Black Tie Agriculturally speaking, people began fermenting grapes more recently than they’ve been fermenting malts or honey. Maybe its wine’s relative newness that make it seem inherently more refined than beer. Perhaps its cultural sophistication is merely a contemporary phenomenon. My friends and I certainly didn’t regard Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #16: That Old Disney Magic
Like a Geek God #16 by Mark Pursell That Old Disney Magic I had no intention of ever seeing Frozen. Now, please understand. I’m a Disneyphile. I have a deep, permanent affection for the fairy-tale musicals of the Disney Renaissance, not to mention the Golden Age classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Continue reading
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Episode 81: Mailbag Episode 4 (A New Hope)
Episode 81 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Dan Lauer writes about “standing straight.” NOTES According to The Guardian, the short list for the Hatchet Awards has been Continue reading
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