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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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Heroes Never Rust #58: Brutality
Heroes Never Rust #58 by Sean Ironman Brutality Fight sequences can be difficult in comics, in really any medium. What do you show? How long should it last? How should it be paced? How should the characters fight? How much detail in the injuries is shown? And there are many more questions to consider. Unfortunately, superhero… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #13: Amy Zhang’s Falling Into Place
Buzzed Books #13 by Leslie Salas Amy Zhang’s Falling Into Place Falling Into Place centers on the most popular junior at Meridian high school, Liz Emerson, and her choice to practice the laws of physics by driving her Mercedes off an icy road. Liz’s story unfolds in braided non-chronological storytelling, bouncing between an unlikely narrator’s… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas # 58: What We Talk About When We Talk About Bugs
In Boozo Veritas # 58 by Teege Braune What We Talk About When We Talk About Bugs Last night I dreamed my home was infested by large, yellow centipedes each about four inches long. They seemed to be hiding in every crevice and nook as if materializing from the very dirt and mold, betraying no discernible… Continue reading
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