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Aesthetic Drift #23: On Finally Reading The Outsiders
Aesthetic Drift #23 by Stephen McClurg On Finally Reading The Outsiders One way I disappointed my high school students was by not reading one of their favorites: S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. One particular student, Caroline, frequently reminded me how guilty I should feel for not reading the book she loved. I promised her some thoughts… Continue reading
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The Lists #36: Star Wars Movies Ranked
The Lists #36 by John King Star Wars Movies Ranked, from Best to Worst Having just seen The Rise of Skywalker, which made me miss the contributions of Michael Arndt, but was mostly pretty okay, here are The Drunken Odyssey’s current ranking of the Star Wars filmography. The Empire Strikes Back A New Hope Rogue One: A Star… Continue reading
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Episode #399: Rion Amilcar Scott!
Episode 399 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, I talk to fiction writer Rion Amilcar Scott about his extraordinary fiction collection, The World Does Not Require You. We discuss the academic… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #304: Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
The Curator of Schlock #304 by Jeff Shuster Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker It’s Pinocchio. Merry Christmas everyone! Here we are on Week 4 of Silent Night, Deadly Night month here at The Museum of Schlock. I didn’t think I’d make it this far. Nothing puts a damper on the holidays like psychotic Santas,… Continue reading
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Episode 398: E. Jean Carroll and Jonathan Safran Foer!
Episode 398 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) I share two interviews this week. The first is with the great E. Jean Carroll, and the second is with essayist and novelist, Jonathan Safran… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #303: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation
The Curator of Schlock #303 by Jeff Shuster Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation Clint Howard finally enters the Museum of Schlock! Yes, someone apparently made a Silent Night, Deadly Night 4. In the United Kingdom, the title of tonight’s movie is Bugs. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say this movie isn’t conceptually part of… Continue reading
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #14: Sweating to the Goths
Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #14 by Stephen McClurg Sweating to the Goths In middle school, I couldn’t elude the yearly discussion of the science fair project on how different music affects plants. In English classes, someone would try to recycle their report as their English research paper. Today, there is keen interest in the… Continue reading
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