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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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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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Episode 395: Karen Best!
Episode 395 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). In this week’s episode, I talk to short story writer Karen Best about magic realism, folklore, fairy tales, the relationships between reader and writer, the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #300: The Cannibals
The Curator of Schlock #300 by Jeff Shuster The Cannibals What’s eating you? I said I wasn’t going to cover anymore cannibal movies for Thanksgiving. I had learned my lesson last year with a little French/Belgium production called Raw. But your humble Curator of Schlock must give his readership what they want. I know you want… Continue reading
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Episode 394: Mixtape #12 (Music to Attack Keys By)
Episode 394 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). In this week’s episode, music! NOTES This episode is sponsored by the excellent people at Scribophile. TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #287: Death Laid an Egg
The Curator of Schlock #287 by Jeff Shuster Death Laid an Egg So did the director. Week 4 of Giallo Month is here. Are you entertained? Did you know that over 400 gialli were made over there in Italy? Do you think I’m getting through all of them in this lifetime? I don’t think so.… Continue reading
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Episode 375: Chet Weise!
Episode 375 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 with Chet Weise, the publisher of Third Man Books. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES This episode is sponsored by the excellent people at Scribophile. TDO Listeners can get 20% of… Continue reading
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