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Heroes Never Rust #60: Captain America, and the Moral Dialectic of Straightforward Heroism
Heroes Never Rust #60 by Sean Ironman Captain America, and the Moral Dialectic of Straightforward Heroism In issue two of Captain America: Dead Men Running, Sergeant Vicq and the other four American Soldiers continue to dig their graves. The comic opens on a close-up of Captain America’s shield. “We are dead. We start dying the moment… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 60: Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 1
In Boozo Veritas # 60 by Teege Braune Squirrel Babies of Orlando: Part 1 The day began with bloodshed. A small lizard named Bill who had snuck onto our porch seeking shelter from the storm found himself instead in the deadly maw of a nine pound monster in a tuxedo. Jenn grabbed Eury by the scruff,… Continue reading
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Episode 118: Holly Thompson!
Episode 118 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 the verse novelist Holly Thompson, Plus Laryssa Wirstiuk writes about how Jonathan Saffron Foer’s Eating Animals changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Functionally Literate Radio, which on the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #14: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespearing #14 by David Foley A Midsummer Night’s Dream An actor friend tells me A Midsummer Night’s Dream is his favorite Shakespeare. That makes sense. The play is a kind of ur-text for the imaginative possibilities of theatre. In it, Shakespeare pushes forward the discoveries he was making about new ways of activating theatrical space.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #57: Lupin the 3rd (Farewell to Nostradamus)
The Curator of Schlock #57 by Jeff Shuster Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (That’s not the Japanese title!) The third theatrical Lupin the 3rd animated feature is Lupin the 3rd The Legend of the Gold of Babylon. I used to have it on VHS back the day and remember it to be quite excruciating to watch. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #59: Captain America Vs. The Banality of Evil
Heroes Never Rust #59 by Sean Ironman Captain America Vs. The Banality of Evil There was a time, long before Captain America: The Winter Soldier or The Avengers films, when Captain America didn’t have much going on. The World War II veteran was revived from his iceberg in 1964. Even with the sliding timeframe of the… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 59: A Family Sousing in Michigan
In Boozo Veritas # 59 by Teege Braune A Family Sousing in Michigan Jenn and I flew to Michigan on Thursday for a long weekend that pinnacled at the wedding of my cousin Brian who had asked me to be a groomsman. Jenn had never been to Michigan and I had only been once fifteen years ago. During… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #13: Romeo and Juliet
Shakespearing #13 by David Foley Romeo and Juliet One of the pleasures of re-reading a familiar text is that things you’ve taken for granted suddenly leap out at you. Like that prologue. Why would Shakespeare begin his liveliest play with a plodding plot summary in sonnet form? My first playwright’s thought is producer interference. “But… Continue reading
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Episode 117: Pat Rushin!
Episode 117 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 Pat Rushin, who authored the screenplay for the new Terry Gilliam film, The Zero Theorem, which opens in the U.S.A on September 19th, Plus Craig-Paul Moreau writes about Randy Shilts’s And the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #56: Lupin the 3rd (The Castle of Cagliostro)
The Curator of Schlock #56 by Jeff Shuster ******* Richard Kiel September 13, 1939-September 10, 2014 Before I start this week’s review, I’d like to say a few words on the passing of actor Richard Kiel. Many of you may have known him from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 favorite, Eegah, or the Solarite from William Marshall’s The Phantom… Continue reading
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