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In Boozo Veritas #70: MEMO from The Secret HQ of The Drunken Odyssey
In Boozo Veritas #70 by John King MEMO from The Secret HQ of The Drunken Odyssey To: Teege Braune, Author of In Boozo Veritas From: John King, Host of The Drunken Odyssey Subject: The Unspeakable Awfulness of Eyes Wide Shut (Redux) Date: December 15, 2014 Teege, I am more worried about you than ever. First,… Continue reading
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Episode 130: Jaquira Díaz!
Episode 130 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 interview author and editor Jaquira Díaz. TEXTS DISCUSSED Read Jaquira Díaz’s “Cami” at Story South. Read Jocelyn Bartkevicius’s “Out of the Garden” at The Missouri Review. To hear more… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #22: As You Like It
Shakespearing #22 by David Foley As You Like It I’ve probably fallen too easily into the assumption that the order I’m using for Shakespeare’s plays reflects an actual order of composition. Go online and you’ll find chronologies that vary significantly from Riverside’s. So my sense that As You Like It acted for Shakespeare as a… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #68: A Bionic Christmas Carol
The Curator of Schlock #68 by Jeffrey Shuster A Bionic Christmas Carol Steve Austin vs Ray Walston I’ve got a problem with mustaches. I admit it. I don’t like it when they curl up into the nostril, fusing with the nose hair like Jauquin Phoenix’s in Her, but I also don’t like the kind that… Continue reading
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The Lists #11: Less-Than-Stellar Christmas Gifts That Actually Exist
The Lists #11 by John King Less Than Stellar Christmas Gifts That Actually Exist 1. Don’t “feed” Peanut Big Top water, please. Is this how Zayles creates its merchandise? 2. Compete with your friends to clean this dog’s feces. It’s just like real life. 3. According to child psychologists, one thing every matching game for… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #71: Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery
Heroes Never Rust #71 by Sean Ironman Ms. Marvel vs. Possibly Offensive Imagery In the first issue of Ms. Marvel, the Terrigen Mists were released and when Kamala Khan came into contact with the mists, she gained superpowers and transformed into Ms. Marvel, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed member of the Avengers. Kamala looked up to Ms.… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #16: Mo’ Meta Blues
Buzzed Books #16 by John King Mo’ Meta Blues by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Memoir can be straightforward, once memoirists reveal their particular working premises, so as not to be seen as James Freying their mendacious way to the bank. Autobiographies, however, are fraught with more philosophical problems than memoir. When David Sedaris writes a book… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #69: MEMO from The In Boozo Veritas Offices
In Boozo Veritas #69 by Teege Braune MEMO from The In Boozo Veritas Offices To: John King, Host of The Drunken Odyssey From: Teege Braune, Author of In Boozo Veritas Subject: An invitation to a masked ball à la Eyes Wide Shut Date: December 8, 2014 You are a close and personal friend, and I… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #21: Julius Caesar
Shakespearing #21 by David Foley Julius Caesar It’s a little spooky to read Julius Caesar right after re-reading René Girard’s Violence and the Sacred. The language of sacrifice surrounds Caesar’s murder. “Let’s be sacrificers, but not butchers,” says Brutus. “Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods.” In flattering Caesar, Decius spells out… Continue reading
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Episode 129: Repeal Day 2014
Episode 129 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 present a rambunctious reading honoring Repeal Day, which I think might be one of the twelve days of Christmas. The Drunken Odyssey All Stars included… Dianne Turgeon Richardson Tod… Continue reading
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