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In Boozo Veritas # 61: Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 2
In Boozo Veritas # 61 by Teege Braune Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 2 And now the exciting conclusion to Squirrel Babies of Orlando. When I got back to my house, I was met with a critical situation. Jenn had quarantined the babies in a cat carrier, and while two of them were spunky and active,… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #15: The Merchant of Venice
Shakespearing #15 by David Foley The Merchant of Venice Antonio is sad. Shakespeare begins The Merchant of Venice in psychological media res. The merchant’s first line is a response to his friends: “In sooth, I know not why I am so sad./It wearies me, you say it wearies you[.]” “Your mind is tossing on the… Continue reading
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Episode 119: A Craft Discussion About Douglas Glover, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
Episode 119 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk about Douglas Glover’s Attack of the Copula Spiders with Vanessa Blakeslee, plus Sam Slaughter writes about how Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES This episode featured music… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #58: Lupin the 3rd (Dead or Alive)
The Curator of Schlock #58 by Jeff Shuster Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive Not to be confused with DOA: Dead or Alive Who is Lupin the 3rd? Is he a villainous criminal mastermind or a heroic kind-hearted thief? The latter of course! He’s not even remotely villainous. He rescues princesses from evil counts. He steals million… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #60: Captain America, and the Moral Dialectic of Straightforward Heroism
Heroes Never Rust #60 by Sean Ironman Captain America, and the Moral Dialectic of Straightforward Heroism In issue two of Captain America: Dead Men Running, Sergeant Vicq and the other four American Soldiers continue to dig their graves. The comic opens on a close-up of Captain America’s shield. “We are dead. We start dying the moment… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 60: Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 1
In Boozo Veritas # 60 by Teege Braune Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 1 The day began with bloodshed. A small lizard named Bill who had snuck onto our porch seeking shelter from the storm found himself instead in the deadly maw of a nine pound monster in a tuxedo. Jenn grabbed Eury by the scruff,… Continue reading
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Episode 118: Holly Thompson!
Episode 118 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview the verse novelist Holly Thompson, Plus Laryssa Wirstiuk writes about how Jonathan Saffron Foer’s Eating Animals changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Functionally Literate Radio, which on the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #14: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespearing #14 by David Foley A Midsummer Night’s Dream An actor friend tells me A Midsummer Night’s Dream is his favorite Shakespeare. That makes sense. The play is a kind of ur-text for the imaginative possibilities of theatre. In it, Shakespeare pushes forward the discoveries he was making about new ways of activating theatrical space.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #57: Lupin the 3rd (Farewell to Nostradamus)
The Curator of Schlock #57 by Jeff Shuster Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (That’s not the Japanese title!) The third theatrical Lupin the 3rd animated feature is Lupin the 3rd The Legend of the Gold of Babylon. I used to have it on VHS back the day and remember it to be quite excruciating to watch. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #59: Captain America Vs. The Banality of Evil
Heroes Never Rust #59 by Sean Ironman Captain America Vs. The Banality of Evil There was a time, long before Captain America: The Winter Soldier or The Avengers films, when Captain America didn’t have much going on. The World War II veteran was revived from his iceberg in 1964. Even with the sliding timeframe of the… Continue reading
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