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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #88: The Tragedy of Hamlet (2002)
88. Peter Brook’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, 2002. There are too many Hamlets, and I’ve had my surfeit. This blog’s at a trickle. There’s too much Shakespeare, and I don’t care anymore. When will someone make a glorious Troilus and Cressida? Peter Brook—famous for bare-bones staging—is perhaps not the most auspicious director to drag me… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #389: Slumber Party Massacre
The Curator of Schlock #389 by Jeff Shuster Slumber Party Massacre Was Herschel Gordon Lewis involved in this? I was under orders from the Canadian government to infiltrate an illegal marsupial slaughtering operation. I encountered an obstacle in the form of a chain link fence with a locked gate. I took out my blowtorch and… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #161: Psychedelic-Tinted Lenses
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #161 by Drew Barth Psychedelic-Tinted Lenses History in graphic novels is always interesting to behold. We’re given that midway point of intimacy between written accounts and documentaries—the interplay between visuals and words that comics does so well gives us that time and space other mediums can lack. And… Continue reading
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Episode 509: Sandra Lim
Episode 509 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). On today’s show, I interview the poet Sandra Lim about optimism, editing through the pile of a poem, letting oneself go in the current… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #388: Just Before Dawn
The Curator of Schlock #388 by Jeff Shuster Just Before Dawn Stay away from psychotic hillbillies. I was working with a Canadian secret agent named Larry. Together, we planned to infiltrate a factory where they slaughtered and canned kangaroos and other marsupials. Larry charged me with freeing the animals while he distracted the guards. He… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #34
The Perfect Life #34 by Dr. Perfect Dear Dr. Perfect, I suspect my 9-year-old son is watching porn. Can you recommend any porn that would be age appropriate for him? I don’t want him to pick up any bad habits. Sincerely, A concerned mom ———————— Sweet matriarch, lock that child in your house, turn off the… Continue reading
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Episode 508: Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman
Episode 508 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). On today’s show, co-novelists Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman talk about corporate cults, collaborative writing, and satire. Plus The Drunken Odyssey’s video producer Shawn… Continue reading
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