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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist#56: Hoppin’ John and Skippin’ Jenny
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 welcome for joyous noise, for… Continue reading
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Video: A TDO Review of the Dune coloring book plus all the Dunes!
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The Perfect Life #64: New Year’s Evolutions
Dear Dr. Perfect, Where do you stand on New Year’s resolution? I make/break them hopelessly. Two years ago, I sought a criminal career, but backed out of this black market organ heist at the last minute, then had to go on the lam. The next year, I vowed to get baptized but felt uncomfortable at… Continue reading
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Episode 607: Brian Turner!
On today’s show, John talks poet Brian Turner about learning to write the thing we need to write rather than the thing we want to write, the long conversations we have with those we love, and the processes of nature, including grief. His trio of new poetry volumes is out now from Alice James Books.… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #251: A Long Path
We cannot overstate the importance of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime, especially after the recent release of The Boy and The Heron (after his fourth retirement). His name is enshrined in animation history. But outside of Japan, his manga has received little fanfare. While Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind did receive a US release—eventually—much of his other comics… Continue reading
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Episode 606: Felicia Day!
On today’s show, John talks to author, actor, and producer Felicia Day about her new audiobook masterpiece, Third Eye, which is a hysterically funny fantasy epic that deep down has heart. Nerd culture, self-discovery, and creative writing are discussed at length. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #442: The Christmas Tapes
The punk I named Waldo was passed out. Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, had punched him in the sweet spot. I took a can of Mellow Yellow I retrieved from the Cold Drinks machine on the second floor of the Museum of Schlock. I shook the can vigorously, popped the… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #250: Who’s Afraid of Santa?
Maybe there’s too much going on during the holidays. The gift wrapping, the shopping, the decorating. And to add an extra issue to the pile: the murders. In Wisconsin in 1973, there was a series of gruesome murders conducted by a man in a Santa suit. In 2023 in Chicago, they’ve begun again. James Tynion… Continue reading
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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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