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The Curator of Schlock #154: The Killer That Stalked New York
The Curator of Schlock #154 by Jeff Shuster The Killer That Stalked New York It’s a 79-minute PSA for smallpox vaccinations. Okay. So I got this DVD box set called Bad Girls of Film Noir, Volume 1. I figure it’s about time I curated some film noir at this Museum of Schlock. What is film… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #24: The Value of Boredom
21st Century Brontë #24 by Brontë Bettencourt The Value of Boredom Whenever I tell someone that I will be driving to visit my mom, who lives three and a half hours away from me, I actually get condolences, as if I confessed something tragic. “Ugh, how boring!” they say. I don’t see driving as a… Continue reading
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The Lists #30: Essential Pick Up Lines
The Lists #30 by Jason Roeder Essential Pick Up Lines “Meditation helps me achieve ego murder.” “We could burn every book, and I’d sleep like a baby.” “Nickname: Filth Town” “I spy a fellow anti-circumcision activist!” “I was named after Shark Tank.” “I’m like the Grand Wizard of porn dependence.” “It’s a hoot making cashiers… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #38: Henry V (1944)
38. Laurence Olivier’s Henry V (1944) So last week I barely endured all the shit-mongering of Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet, which seemed even worse this time than the previous times I’ve watched it. Rather than careen at Almereyda’s Cymbeline, I took pity on myself and watched something—anything—else. What I picked was Olivier’s Henry V, which I… Continue reading
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Episode #222: Ryler Dustin!
Episode 222 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 to the poet and novelist Ryler Dustin near the end of his residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando, after a weeklong tour of weddings. We speak about the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #153: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Curator of Schlock #153 by Jeff Shuster Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory The greatest children’s movie of all time? Yes. As I’ve stated on this blog before, I had access to cable TV and a VCR when I was four years-old. I routinely watched Star Wars, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof, and Willy… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #23: My First Reading
21st Century Brontë #23 by Brontë Bettencourt My First Reading On August 9th, I participated in There Will Be Words. That was the first time I read my work before an audience, and this particular reading focused on fanfiction. Months ago, My editor approached me to join this show. I said yes before the anxiety… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #53: Metal Gear Survive
McMillan’s Codex #53 by C.T. McMillan Metal Gear Survive (Trailer Analysis) There is no denying my Hideo Kojima bias. I like his awkward but compelling writing, how he separates story from gameplay, and the pseudo-realistic aesthetic. Even as I grow cynical I still like what Kojima has done. While I cannot abide by Konami’s treatment of… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #37: Hamlet (2000)
37. Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet (2000) When it comes to presenting Shakespeare well on film, sometimes it just isn’t enough to be a pretentious twat. Baz Luhrman has proven that once, and Michael Almereyda has proven that twice, the first time with Hamlet. This Hamlet stars a really goofy knit-cap. Underneath it, unfortunately for this movie,… Continue reading
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Episode 221: There Will Be Fan Fiction 2 (The Revenge)
Episode 221 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 share There Will Be Fan Fiction 2, a special edition of Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words. This installment features the fan fiction of Shauna Basques… Continue reading
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