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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #308: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 23
In the process of going through the endless vastness of my pile, I’ve discovered things that I haven’t thought about in years. Specifically, I’ve pulled from the pile two 80th anniversary issues that DC had put out in 2020 and 2021. I had forgotten that these even existed, but the memory of going to the closest… Continue reading
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Replay Episode: Kseniya Melnik!
In this week’s replay episode, John talks with fellow classmate, the fiction writer Kseniya Melnik. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you’d like to support this show with a monthly subscription that will feature bonus content, please see TDO’s Patreon page. For excellent tattoos in the Orlando area, check out The Tattooed Society. Follow artist (and show editor) Jeff Wilfong… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #515: Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, cracked the windshield of a Subaru Outback after a teen honked at us. She then proceeded to bounce up and down on the hood. The teen jumped out of the car and started screaming, “Get off my car!” He then pulled out his iPhone and I… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Muscalia Playlist #110: Who is There?
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #307: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 22
I feel nostalgia for stories about transforming heroes. Not simply people who put on a costume and play the role, but the ones who have the costume within and perform a little ritual and sequence each time the costume comes out. These series with their henshins, magical girls, and motorcycle fighters captures a specific wonder that’s… Continue reading
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Video: The Rock Bottom Remainders 2024!
Last year’s Miami Book Fair featured a reunion of the writer’s bar band, The Rock Bottom Remainders, featuring a shocking array of writets, including Stephen King, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, and Amy Tan, Here is the show. Here is the panel discussion earlier that day. Subscribe to our Youtube channel, if you like this content,… Continue reading
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Episode 658: Denise Duhamel!
In this week’s show, John talks to the delightful poet Denise Duhamel about the nuts and bolts of poetry, the construction of themed collections, Barbie, and other matters of literary interest. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous conversations on episodes 134, 296, and 462. If you’d like to support this show with a monthly… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #514: Exte: Hair Extensions
We made it one block before there was an incident. I know we’re supposed to wait for the electric sign with the walking man to flash on, but I had a guy bleeding in my arms. A green Subaru Outback stopped just short of sending Waldo and I flying. Some broccoli-headed teen honked on his… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #109: It’s About the Absurd Mystery of the Strange Forces of Existence
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #306: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 21
In comics, it’s been a week. Between the Neil Gaiman situation, Diamond Distributors (my nemesis) filing for bankruptcy, and the looming threat of tariffs potentially supremely fucking up the publishing industry, a lot’s going on. So, let’s talk about Batman. I’ve still got a pile of comics to work on—and this one dates back to 2021—and the best way to… Continue reading
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