Year of the Month: HITS OF THE ’50S
There are few soul singers, or any singers, as universally beloved as Sam Cooke. But…
Some Early Thoughts On DMing
So, I’ve been DMing a Dungeons & Dragons campaign for a few months now, and…
Celebrating the Living: Sandra Lee Gimpel
One of the long-running challenges around here is “write about this person without an IMDb/Wikipedia…
Attention Must Be Paid: Lon Chaney
When silent actors fail to make movies in the sound era, the automatic assumption is…
Disney Byways: The Florida Project
Walt never did like the motels and souvenir shops and so forth that sprang up…
The Solute Book Club: THE RED TREE – An Introduction
Introducing Caitlín R. Kiernan’s The Red Tree feels a little like fictionalizing myself. This is…
Year of the Month: James Williams on A NEW LEAF
Elaine May’s filmmaking career was so marred by studio interference that it’s a little surprising…
Year of the Month: How to Read HOW TO READ DONALD DUCK
At first, How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic might seem…
The Solute Book Club: TROPIC OF ORANGE
I had so much I wanted to write before this month got derailed. Earlier today…
Year of the Month 1971: The Lorax by Dr. Sueuss
As a child, I adored Dr. Seuss when I was young. I devoured all of…