Vanity Fair interviews the legendary James Hong. “My parents obviously wanted me to be something other than an actor. I said, ‘I’ll be an engineer,” because I like to build things.’ I went into the Army for the Korean War. After two years of that, I didn’t know […]
At Smithsonian Magazine, Nora McGreevy writes about gender and mythological monsters. “Monsters reveal more about humans than one might think. As figments of the imagination, the alien, creepy-crawly, fanged, winged and otherwise-terrifying creatures that populate myths have long helped societies define cultural boundaries and answer an age-old question: […]
S. J. Perelman rereads Tarzan of the Apes in Library of America’s story of the week! “Between October 1948 and October 1953, Perelman wrote twenty-two reviews of books and silent films that had been popular during the first quarter of the twentieth century, including such cringeworthy fare as […]
This week’s Guest Star Robert Aaron Mitchell a writer, blogger, videographer, and journalist. You can read his work at his Soldier of Cinema blog.. His short films and interviews with filmmakers and actors from George Romero to Iko Uwais and Jason Momoa to Jamie Lee Curtis an be […]
Hey, there’s a new podcast in town and it stars Squirrel Girl and is scripted by Ryan North! ““Squirrel Girl has taken down Thanos and Doctor Doom — but now she faces something far more terrifying… living authentically. The new series follows Empire State University college student, Doreen […]
Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White appears on the Seize The Moment podcast to discuss Thor, worthiness and philosophy! “On episode 127, we welcome philosopher Mark White to discuss the philosophy of Thor; how his hammer was used to distinguish and judge worthiness; the similarities and differences […]
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