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Buzzed Books #15: Miami Bookfair International 2014
Buzzed Books #15 by Madison Bernath 2014 Miami Book Fair International Review As I walked into the 2014 Miami Book Fair International, the scent of sweet corn, melted cheese, and grease blew slick in the air. Food trucks and carts littered the landscape. Children rushed about throwing bocce balls with no sense of the game,… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #19.2: Another Interlude
Shakespearing #19.2 by David Foley Another Interlude: Tamburlaine Since it was Marlowe who first got me started on my Shakespeare project, I thought I’d pause and take in the wonderfully bloody and inventive production of Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, at Theatre for a New Audience. I’d never read the plays before, but managed to… Continue reading
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Episode 127: Mixtape #2 (A Distance Coat)
Episode 127 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 offer TDO’s second mixtape. This one is vintage, from my M.A. years (circa 1996?). Enjoy! Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #66: C.H.U.D.
The Curator of Schlock #66 by Jeffrey Shuster C.H.U.D. The C stands for cannibalistic! Hey, it’s your Curator of Schlock once again wishing you a Happy Turkey Day! Another year has passed since my last Thanksgiving review, and cannibalism still has yet to enter the mainstream. Flesh eaters are still marginalized by our judgmental American… Continue reading
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The Lists #8: An Index for Bi the Book: How to Become Bisexual In Less than a Month
The Lists #8 by Chelsey Clammer An Index for Bi the Book: How to Become Bisexual In Less than a Month _______ Chelsey Clammer (Episode 49) has been published in The Rumpus, Essay Daily, and The Nervous Breakdown among many others. She is the Managing Editor and Nonfiction Editor for The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, as well as a columnist and workshop instructor for… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #68: Lex Luthor: The Thin Line Between Good and Evil
Heroes Never Rust #68 by Sean Ironman Lex Luthor: The Thin Line Between Good and Evil In a comic, you know how you can tell who the arch-villain’s going to be? He’s the exact opposite of the hero. – Elijah Price, Unbreakable Superman: For All Seasons #3 is from the point of view of Superman’s… Continue reading
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Episode 126: A Craft Discussion About Horace’s Ars Poetica, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
Episode 126 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 about Horace’s Ars Poetica with Vanessa Blakeslee, plus Sam Slaughter talks about the ignominious beginning of Two Drunken Writers Brewery. NOTES At 3 P.M., on Tuesday, November 18, the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #19.1: More on Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespearing #19.1 by John King More on Much Ado About Nothing Once again, I am rudely commandeering David Foley’s excellent blog about Shakespeare’s plays, this time because his latest post reminded me of Joss Whedon’s remarkable follow up to The Avengers, Much Ado About Nothing. If a superhero movie demands that characterization needs to be… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #65: Asylum (Don’t Go to England!)
The Curator of Schlock #65 by Jeff Shuster Asylum Don’t go to England! It’s late and I have to write a review about a snooty British movie. I’m sorry. I mean snooty British film. Movies are for troglodytes that like to be entertained instead of being depressed while pondering depressing thoughts. I seem to recall… Continue reading
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The Lists #7: 10 Reasons Being on a Cruise Feels Exactly Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone
The Lists #7 by Jessica Cabot 10 Reasons Being on a Cruise Feels Exactly Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone No Internet or cell reception. Thomas Kincaid is considered “fine art.” Infinite Fall-of-the-Roman-Empire-style buffets. The youngest passenger except you is 60. All of the passengers are American. No one on the staff is American… Continue reading
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