When the time comes – and at the pace pop culture moves at, it’s already happening – the great novels, movies, music, and other works of art set during this time we’re in won’t be about COVID-19. They’ll use the pandemic as a backdrop to tell stories against. The story of the virus that has …
Continue reading A Soundtrack for the Strange & Profound Beauty of Difficult Times, pt. 1
We’re well into the holiday season, and it’s already one of the weirdest we’ve ever experienced. If you don’t know why, consider yourself lucky. Instead of resisting the bizarre atmosphere we’re living through, I figured, why not lean into it and have some fun? Christmas has long been a secret haven of the strange, and …
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In the Top Ten: You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ On the Bestseller List: The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich Photo credit: bookstellyouwhy.com New In Theaters: The Mosquito Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC2eC_pN7ZE New In Comic Shops: Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #4 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: My Sister Sam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amnR3_HISNc Magazine Roulette: …
Poetry: One Night Only by Sarah GambitoThe recipe invites itself to eat and laugh at its own jokes.Puns of tripled and quadrupled meanings.Was I ratting on you?Read More Song In My Head: On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InyT9Gyoz_o Art: Michael Andrews’ Melanie and Me Swimming Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Life is foggy; …
In the Top Ten: The Rubberband Man by The Spinners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcFFNx0_g8 On the Bestseller List: Marry Me by John Updike Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Keoma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9jq12y_xPo New In Comic Shops: The House of Mystery #247 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Baa Baa Black Sheep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pvzA6-tSqE Magazine Roulette: High Times Photo credit: mycomichsop.com Zodiac/Horoscope: …
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