The Inherent Beauty of Blank VHS Covers Is Captured In This Great Video
OnIf VHS tapes are more-or-less forgotten, blank VHS covers are doubly so — until 4096 created this YouTube video celebrating them.
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‘We’re Only In It For the Money’ Is Frank Zappa’s Delightfully Ugly Take on ‘Sgt. Pepper’
OnFrank Zappa’s third LP, We’re Only In It For the Money is perhaps most famous for its grotesque take on the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ cover art.
‘Whew!’ Shows Why You Probably Shouldn’t Give Your Game Show an Unpronounceable Name
OnThe 1979 game show ‘Whew!’ is a failed experiment, from its tenuous connection to the premise to its unprounceable name, but it’s an interesting one.
‘A Very Terry Christmas’ Is the Shot of Niceness on TV We Need Right Now
OnIt’s nearly impossible not to be completely enraged at the world right now, but Terry Crews’ holiday special, ‘A Very Terry Christmas’ is a nice breather.
‘The Book of William’ Explores Shakespeare By Focusing on the First Folio
OnA review of Paul Collins’ book “The Book of William,” which is not a book about William Shakespeare, but rather, the First Folio.
Mike Rosen’s ‘Firebrat’ Delves Into Christmas Lore For a Compelling Horror Tale For All Ages
OnThe latest graphic novel from Mike Rosen, ‘Firebrat,’ is all about the True Meaning of Christmas, which includes Zwarte Piet, the Yule Cat and more.
‘The Box’ Tells the History of Television From Creation to Vast Wasteland
OnA review of Jeff Kisseloff’s “The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1928-1961,” which describes the early day of everyone’s favorite medium.
‘Shadow Weaver’ Locks You up Inside the Head of a Neurotic Psychonaut
OnOn 1992’s Shadow Weaver, the Legendary Pink Dots make a fine, doubting record, taking psychedelia forwards, if not with much optimism.
Beautiful Nightmares: PFFR’s ‘The Shivering Truth’ Is Gorgeously Animated Grotesquerie
OnThe latest show from Vernon Chatman and PFFR, ‘The Shivering Truth’ tells linked comedic horror stories via the medium of gorgeous stop-motion animation.
Ben Passmore’s ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ Is a Must-Read Collection
OnThe new collection ‘Your Black Friend and Other Strangers’ by Ben Passmore is deeply political without being preachy, and occasionally pretty dang funny.