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Shakespearing #25: Troilus and Cressida
Shakespearing #25 by David Foley Troilus and Cressida You have to let critics do what they do, and one who reviewed my play Cressida Among the Greeks said that, although the press release cited both Chaucer and Shakespeare, I was clearly following Shakespeare much more closely. I found the claim bewildering at the time, and… Continue reading
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Episode 134: Stuart Dybek and Denise Duhamel!
Episode 134 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 another Miami BookFair International interview, this one with fiction writer and poet Stuart Dybek, and I also talk to the poet Denise Duhamel, plus Jim Ross writes about how… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #72: Scanners II
The Curator of Schlock #72 by Jeff Shuster Scanners II: The New Order (Same as the Old Order) I have it on good authority that David Cronenberg refuses to give his blessing on a Scanners remake. This leads me to the inevitable conclusion that he must have approved the Scanners sequels. Oh yeah. I bet… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #24: Twelfth Night
Shakespearing #24 by David Foley Twelfth Night I am sure that a lot of the coyness and silliness that accompanies productions of Shakespeare that include cross-dressing roles is an attempt to steer them clear of the Queer. This is Jeanette Winterson in one of her more high-handed modes, and it always makes me want to… Continue reading
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Episode 133: John Waters!
Episode 133 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 another Miami BookFair International interview, this one with writer and filmmaker John Waters. TEXTS DISCUSSED Check out the voice of one of the dog show officials in this… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #71: Scanners
The Curator of Schlock #71 by Jeff Shuster Scanners Now with More Asterisks! It’s New Year’s Day and I’m trying to think of something significant to say about the movie Scanners. Actually, it’s technically the day after New Year’s day, if you want to get technical. I think it’s almost 2 A.M. and I have… Continue reading
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The Lists #14: Top 10 Things Not to Say to Your Theology School Comps Board
The Lists #14 by Scott Hoffman Top 10 Things Not to Say to Your Theology School Comps Board What’s it to ya?! Reading list? What reading list? Did you all find the envelopes I slipped under your doors? And now a reading from the Book of Mormon. Hey, did you hear the one about the… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #74: Knowing Yourself
Heroes Never Rust #74 by Sean Ironman Knowing Yourself Ms. Marvel finishes out its first story arc with the fifth issue. Kamala Khan finally gains confidence and control over her superpowers and no longer shifts her body to look like Carol Danvers. She becomes her own superhero and storms back into the villain’s lair and… Continue reading
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