Murder in the (Fantastical) Big City
Let’s smash some genres together! Today it’s urban fantasy meets the murder mystery, and, at first glance, it’s a meeting of true minds.
A Defense of the Silly Godzilla Movies
At TCM’s Movie Morlocks, David Kalat writes a passionate defense of silly Godzilla movies and how Godzilla vs. Megalon conquired the world in “The Importance of Being Godzilla (Part 1).”
Thinking about Video Games
Off Book goes in depth on video games with interesting discussions of interactivity, story telling, creativity, world-building and how video games help people understand and manipulate complex systems.
Lovecraftian Bluegrass
Listen to French Corsican Lovecraftian bluegrass right here, if you dare. (Madness via @Propnomicon)
An Accidental Masterpiece
Take heart writers and procrastinators, Norton Juster wrote his masterpiece, The Phantom Tollbooth (illustrated by Jules Feiffer), when he should’ve been writing something else. Juster tells the story here.
Interview with Edward James Olmos
Long Island Pulse Magazine interviews Edward James Olmos. His favorite actor? Paul Muni.
The Cultural Gutter 