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Episode 632: A Discussion of Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist
In this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman and I break some standards of academia as we discuss the poetry insights of Paul Chowder, the narrator of Nicholson Baker’s 2009 comic novel, The Anthologist. Since this is novel is a novel and not, strictly speaking a craft book or a scholarly treatise, we shouldn’t be treating this… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #84: Zipkin Finds a Clue
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 warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to BreakHeart #280: Sleight of Hand
I often forget that Zatara, one of the earliest magicians in the DC Universe, made his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in his own set of adventures alongside Superman’s. And that his daughter, Zatanna, turns 60 this year after decades of guest spots and appearances over any medium a comic character could show up in, is… Continue reading
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Replay: Episode 295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!
On this week’s program, I talk to Charles Simic about James Tate, Kansas surrealism, humor in poetry, and embracing the unconscious, plus I talk to Richard Blanco about the accidents that turn us into artists, the grind of editing, and the joys of finding new forms and challenges. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Be sure to check… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #83: The Dirt Should Be Piled Up Here Somewhere
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 warning and a… Continue reading
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Episode 631: Blake Sanz!
On this week’s show John talks to Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling, about the intertwining short stories within the book and the journeys of emotional vulnerability, writing as a grad student, and wooden planks reminiscent of Theseus. Book Discussed NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #494: Eye of the Devil
Waldo, the punk that defaced the statue of Carl Weathers, was pleading for his life. The Revenging Manta, the ninja vigilante of downtown Orlando, unsheathed his sword and handed it to me. “This man has wronged you,” The Revenging Manta said. “Do what needs to be done.” I held the sword, ready to dispense some… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #82: We Are No Archipelago
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 warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #278: It’s Not a Loop, It’s an Ocean
While meta-narrative detective stories in which the titular character must find out who killed him in his own story can be interesting, I feel suspicious whenever this trope crops up. Peter Milligan, Raül Fernandez, Giada Marchisio, and Jeff Eckleberry’s first issue of Profane uses the trope to perfection. From the opening panel, Will Profane lays out… Continue reading
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