Gurney, Frazetta… and Kinkade??
In the department of “why did I not know about this?”: James Gurney talks about working on Fire & Ice with Frank Frazetta (and Thomas Kinkade too apparently). Update: Gurney and Kinkade were into gruesome pranks…
Discussing The Dispossessed with Ursula K. Le Guin
ReadMOre’s Mark Tiedemann has an in depth conversation with writer Ursula K. Le Guin about The Dispossessed.
Teaser for John Dies At The End
Here’s the teaser for Don Coscarelli’s new movie, John Dies At The End, via KPBS’ Cinema Junkie.
Interview with Maurice Sendak
Listen to Fresh Air‘s interview with Maurice Sendak about his secret stash of work, death, this time that is for him and him alone and his favorite lines in his new book, Bumble-ardy
NPR’s 100 Top Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
SF Signal has created a flowchart to help readers navigate the choppy waters of NPR’s top 100 science fiction and fantasy books. Avast ye, there be dragons!
The History of the Yakuza in Showbiz
“The history of the yakuza and showbiz in Japan extends over four decades. We traced the historical growth of the yakuza into the entertainment industry and it parallels the evolution of the yakuza in Japanese society, and society’s changing viewpoints on their existence.” More at the Japan Subculture […]
The Cultural Gutter 