“The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck”
The Dartmouth College Library ahs scans of the oldest extant comic book, Rodolphe Töpffer’s “The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck” (1837). (via @SoxOnTheBrain)
“A Sci-Fi Joan of Arc”
At Graveyard Shift Sisters, Carolyn looks at Lizzie Borden’s Born In Flames (1983) and the character, Adelaide Norris. “Born in Flames was revolutionary for its time, and I think it is still relevant today. This film has many layers, with both a speculative as well as a science […]
“The Bachelor Vernacular”
At The Los Angeles Review Of Books, Suzannah Showler writes about the complexity of the reality tv show The Bachelor and her complicated love for it. “I love The Bachelor the way I love most things, which is to say: complicatedly. On the one hand, I think it’s […]
The Patricia Highsmith Papers
The Swiss Literary Archives have made their Patricia Highsmith collection available online here. (Thanks, Kate!)
“My Breakfast With Blassie”
Andy Kaufman has breakfast with Classie Freddie Blassie in My Breakfast With Blassie (1983) (via @GCDB)
“Death And The Robot”
Robot is the only one who really understand Death. Death is the only one who really understands Robot. (Thanks, Molly!)
The Cultural Gutter 