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Episode 147: Scott Bailey!
Episode 147 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 Scott Bailey, whose work is newly banned in South Korea… plus Chad W. Lutz writes about Stephen King’s novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.” TEXTS… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #83: Batman Forever
The Curator of Schlock #83 by Jeff Shuster Batman Forever (Batman Forgotten) I tend to wax poetic about the 1980s, but the 90s were pretty awesome in their own right: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Surge Soda, and Stone Cold Steve Austin to name a few things. But above it all was Batman: The Animated Series, one of… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #88: Turning Exposition into Plot
Heroes Never Rust #88 by Sean Ironman Watchmen: Turning Exposition into Plot At the end of the fifth issue, Rorschach was caught by the police and unmasked. The sixth issue of Watchmen deals with the fallout and gives Rorschach center stage. While the other characters kind of sit around, Rorschach is the active one. He… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #24: Collage of Seoul
Buzzed Books #24 by Amy Watkins Collage of Seoul by Jae Newman I should tell you upfront that Jae Newman is my friend. I don’t want you to read the glowing review I’m about to write about his first poetry collection, Collage of Seoul (Cascade Books, 2015) and later feel you were tricked by a… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #31.1: Cry, Trojans! (An Interlude)
Shakespearing #31.1 by David Foley Interlude: Cry, Trojans! I’ve had to take a break from Shakespearing for a couple of weeks, so as an interlude, here are some thoughts on the Wooster Group’s Cry, Trojans!, their performance of the Trojan scenes from Troilus and Cressida. It began as a co-production of the whole play with… Continue reading
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Episode 146: A Roundtable Discussion of MFA vs. NYC
Episode 146 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 host a roundtable discussion with Vanessa Blakeslee, David James Poissant, and Boris Fishman, in which we critique the essay collection, MFA vs. NYC, Plus J. Bradley reads a selection from his… Continue reading
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The Lists #18: The Seven Strangest Moments in Disney Television History
The Lists #18 by John King The Seven Strangest Moments in Disney Television History Who is Bob Cummings kissing? Opening Day Ceremonies for Disneyland (aired on June 15, 1955). Television was a novel medium in 1955, and the ambition of trying to cover the entire festivities of the opening day of Disneyland was impressive. There were… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #87: Subconscious vs. Conscious in Watchmen
Heroes Never Rust #87 by Sean Ironman Subconscious vs. Conscious in Watchmen A few weeks ago, my Forms of Illustrated Narrative class discussed Watchmen, and when I asked my students what they thought of the symmetrical structure in issue five, they look looked confused and began flipping through the book. Rorschach is the focal character of… Continue reading
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