The Opposite of Smoke is Egg Whites
OnWho don’t like hypothetical mix CDs? Nope — nothing better than a hypothetical mix CD, not at all! Nope! Can’t think of a thing! And the theme for this one is songs over 5 minutes!
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Book Review: Superheroes In My Pants
On[Purchase Book] This is the third-and-last collection of Mark Evanier‘s POV columns. It’s hard to say which of the three is the best; I tend to think of the three volumes as one book. I did read all three of them back-to-back,…
Film Review: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
On[Download From Archive.org/Purchase DVD-R from Illegal Art for $30, tax-deductible] One of the great things about Seattle is the opportunities to see rare films. We’ve got the Seattle International Film Festival, one of the greatest film festivals in the country, The Grand…
Howard The Duck: An Appreciation
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] It was the 1980s. Fresh from their success with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, husband-and-wife writing team Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, fellow film school graduates and friends of George Lucas, began to toy with…
Comic Review: Ghost World Special Edition
On[Purchase Book] I’m thinking that most of the people who’d be reading this are already familiar with Ghost World, either Dan Clowes‘ comic or the Terry Zwigoff film. If you’re not — well, you should be! And the Special Edition is a…
Book Review: Who Would Buy This?: The Archie McPhee Story
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] The happiest place on earth is not Disneyland or any of the related -lands, -worlds or -planets. It’s actually in a neighborhood in Seattle known as Ballard — though this summer, it’s apparently moving to Wallingford, another…
Book Review: Death From The Skies
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] You wouldn’t expect a book with the subtitle “These Are The Ways The World Will End” to be particularly cheery, but it is. Philip Plait is most known for his blog (and book) Bad Astronomy, and he’s…
Manga Review: Disappearance Diary
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] When one sees or hears the name Hideo Azuma, one either immediately thinks of lolita manga or simply asks, “who in the hell is that?” He’s known as being the “father of lolicon,” with many of his…
Book Review: Overnight To Many Distant Cities
On[Purchase Book] For a long time, I’d been somewhat interested in checking out Donald Barthelme‘s work. I’d heard him referenced near and by some of my favorite authors — most recently, an issue of McSweeney’s was half-devoted to him. Recently, in a…
Film Review: Funeral Parade Of Roses
OnImage via Wikipedia Funeral Parade of Roses is Toshio Matsumoto‘s first feature-length film, after finding much success in the world of short films and documentaries. This film is a huge influence on Stanley Kubrick‘s adaptation of A Clockwork Orange — a double…