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The Perfect Life #60
I am in a content, devoted marriage. That’s not the problem. I recently saw a documentary about a man who is married to fifteen inflatable pool animals and was struck with a sense of profound loneliness. This man, with his whale and turtle and unicorn, has a bigger smile than my husband has ever given… Continue reading
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#587: A Discussion of Myhouse.wad for Doom, with Michael Merriam!
This week, I speak with game designer Michael Merriam about the mysterious, recent addition to the world of Doomology that is the Myhouse.wad, a retro-fitted narrative freak out to one of the earliest first person shooters in video game history. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Here are Myhouse.wad play-through videos I enjoyed watching in researching this episode.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #427: The Devil Has Seven Faces
Edwige, my long lost kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, and Razor Fangs, a feral man clad in stitched leather, were tussling in the trashed bathroom of the Museum of Schlock. Edwige tossed him into one of the standing urinals and it shattered. Water spritzed everywhere. The punk in the blue bandana slipped… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #232: Tied Up
Tie-in comics occupy a weird space in the medium. While the Bionicle comics from the early 2000s that came with my issues of Lego Magazine were the first comics that I consistently read as a kid, there were always other tie-ins hanging around. Either prequels to movies, set-ups for shows or games, or even panel-by-panel re-tellings of… Continue reading
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#586: Sarah Viren!
This week, I speak with Sarah Viren about memoir, the social structures of academic work, philosophy, and asking serious questions. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #426: Beast
Beast Edwige, my long lost kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, had returned to me. She was hopping up and down atop a dislodged restroom stall door. Underneath that stall door was the punk in the red bandana, now reduced to a crimson, pulpy mess. The punk in the blue bandana screamed as… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #231: Future Shorts
I’ve talked at length about anthologies in the past. I always love a good anthology and all of the creativity it brings—the limited page counts, the small scales, the distillations of character and plot. Everything about them is perfect for comics, and is what made many of the pre-code anthologies so special to readers at the time. And… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #59
Dear Dr. Perfect, My AI Chatbot plagiarized another AI Chatbot, and now my professor wants to flunk me. How can I overcome this injustice? Signed,Desperate —————— Dear Desperate, Unfortunately, I saw this coming. I predicted the robot wars would begin through the allure of artificial intelligence. AI would seep into our daily lives, and before… Continue reading
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585: A Discussion of Leonard Nathan’s The Teachings of Grandfather Fox, with Brian Salmons!
On this week’s episode, I speak with Brian Salmons about Leonard Nathan’s 1976 book of poems, The Teachings of Grandfather Fox. TEXT DISCUSSED PLACE DISCUSSED Orlando’s brutalist masterpiece of a downtown library. NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the… Continue reading
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