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Episode 605: Elle Nash!
On today’s show, John talks to the novelist Elle Nash about her breathtaking new novel, Deliver Me. The chief topic is how to write a strange, nearly impossible story about American poverty without wallowing or romanticizing one’s characters and finding beauty in their ability to strive to understand a maddening world. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #441: Hell House LLC
I crept up to the red and white beanie poking out among the mannequins from the movie The Warriors. When I saw the hat within arm’s reach, I leaped toward Waldo, only to see that the punk had stuck his hat atop one of the chrome domes belonging to the Turnbull ACs. I heard the punk’s… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #249: Crisis New and Old
At times, canon is the bedrock from which stories spring, while at others it’s the cement shoes dragging characters and story down to increasingly murky depths in which only the most seasoned comics readers can tread. Luckily, we have stories like The New Champion of Shazam by Josie Campbell, Evan “Doc” Shaner, and Becca Carey to help… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #440: The Last Broadcast
Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, and I were searching for Waldo among rows upon rows of The Warriors movie gang mannequins. I kept seeing his striped shirt out of the corner of my eye. Edwige huffed in frustration and I was about to give up the search when I saw the pom… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #248:
Comics are fertile ground for folklore. Many of its heroes derive from myths and tall-tales. Reinterpretation of those tales is what most fans crave as the originals have become so ingratiated into popular culture’s mythical zeitgeist; we need our expectations toyed with to see the story in a more interesting light. If there’s an illustrator… Continue reading
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Episode 604: A Discussion of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, with Rachael Tillman!
Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson to discuss his 1984 classic science fiction novel, Neuromancer, which is wonderful in its fusion of noir style and cyberpunk vision. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On December 5th, I and Amy Watkins are the opening act for the Loose Lips reading series. On Saturday, December 9th from… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #439: Noiro: The Curse
Noiro: The Curse Several years ago, I took great pride in having a display created in celebration of the movie The Warriors, like my own Terracotta Army, but with The Warriors. And mixed in with them was a real life punk in blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt, Coke-bottle glasses, and a red and… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #247: A Bridge Even Further
Of my many fears, collapsing bridges are most recent. When stuck in traffic on a highway fly-over, it’s hard not to think of it splintering and cracking apart while trapped in my hatchback. When faced with the inevitable, our minds simply don’t know what to do to escape. This loss of control appears in the… Continue reading
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#603: Mistie Watkins!
On today’s show, John talks to Mistie Watkins about her new book of flash essays, Hireath, which might be the most Florida book he’s ever read. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On December 5th, I and Amy Watkins are the opening act for the Loose Lips reading series. On Saturday, December 9th from noon to 3 PM,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #438: Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust The punk I’d nicknamed Waldo made a beeline for the Museum of Schlock’s The Warriors exhibit. Edwige, my loyal kangaroo companion, hopped in close pursuit. I stumbled along, still reeling from getting spray painted in the face. By the time I got there, Edwige stood in stone silence. The showpiece of The Warriors display was a hall… Continue reading
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