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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #18: The Worst Production I’ve Ever Seen (An Interlude)
#18. The Worst Production I’ve Ever Seen (An Interlude) Well, dear readers, your rogue has been delinquent these last few weeks, while he was in the throes of preparation for Litlando, which was I daresay a smash. Part of the problem with my next post is that I reached a pique of condemnatory rhetoric last… Continue reading
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Episode 195: Sarah Viren!
Episode 195 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview the creative nonfiction writer Sarah Viren, Plus Amy Oestreicher writes about a book that changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED Sarah Viren’s My Murderer’s Futon. Sarah Viren’s How to… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #11: This is Not Nostalgia
21st Century Brontë #11 by Brontë Bettencourt This is Not Nostalgia When I initially received Dragon Age Origins in 2009, that world seemed full of in-game possibilities. That was my first time encountering a video game so vast, with roughly 50 hours of gameplay, excluding all of the side quests, six origin stories to choose… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #28: Call of Duty: Ghosts Part 1
McMillan’s Codex 28 By C.T. McMillan Call of Duty: Ghosts Part 1 Bob Chipman is a film critic who has been one of my biggest influences. In addition to movie reviews, he produces a web series called The Game Overthinker. I have not kept up with his new videos due to his change in politics.… Continue reading
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On Top of It #18: Loans and Indoor Rock Climbing
On Top of It #18 by Lisa Martens Loans and Indoor Rock Climbing What do repaying loans and indoor rock climbing have in common? I’m terrified of both. I have the upper body strength of a T-Rex and two liberal arts degrees from New York institutions. Your girl is in trouble on both fronts. I… Continue reading
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Episode 194: J. Scott Brownlee!
Episode 194 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview the poet J. Scott Brownlee, plus Dan Lauer reads his memoir essay, “Helen of Troy.” TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Dan Lauer and Joshua Martin’s cinema series and… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #7: The Ten Best Films of 2015
Aesthetic Drift #7 by Brett Pribble The Ten Best Films of 2015 With the Oscars dropping on Sunday night, I’ve decided to hurl out my own opinion about the best films of the Trumpian Year of the Pig: 2015. I didn’t include documentaries or foreign films because I didn’t have time to watch enough of… Continue reading
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21st Century Brontë #10: The Money Problem, Part 2
21st Century Brontë #10 by Brontë Bettencourt The Money Problem, Part 2 I kept telling myself that I could handle whatever my job throws at me. This work was not, technically, what I graduated college for, but ultimately this would be a secure, if random stepping stone on my path to publishing stories. This job paid the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #41: OST’s The Tempest
One of my articles of literary faith is that Shakespeare is the best writer who has ever lived. A related article of literary faith is that few of my writer friends quite understand this because they think Shakespeare can’t really be understood, or play in an authentic way. They think this because their curiosity has not survived trying… Continue reading
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McMillan’s Codex #27: Bayonetta
McMillan’s Codex #27 By C.T. McMillan Bayonetta When judging female representation in video games, too often the issue is defined by how female characters are dressed, and what the color of their skin is. The question of who they are in terms of story is never considered, especially in regards to overly sexualized characters. Bayonetta… Continue reading
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