MEDIA DIET

Annalee Newitz on: paperbacks, “Interview with the Vampire,” 404Media.

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By Annalee Newitz

PATSY YOUR ENTHUSIASM (19)

BIG RIVER

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By Sam Glenn

04th
Dec

Chess Match (2)

But O O O O that Shakespeherian Rag — It’s so elegant So intelligent ‘What shall I do now? What shall I do?’ ‘I...
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By Joshua Glenn

04th
Dec

Cornell Woolrich

If you know CORNELL WOOLRICH’s (1903-68) oeuvre at all, it’s most likely through the films of the standout directors who’ve interpreted it: Hitchcock’s Rear...
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By Sarah Weinman

03rd
Dec

Andy did you hear about this one?

[still from Le Voyage dans la Lune, 1902, by Georges Méliès] We believe that it was a largely ceremonial site, as we have found...
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By Peggy Nelson

03rd
Dec

R+M (9): FREDDY MERCURY, EWOK, BEST FRIENDS

ROBOT: “FREDDY MERCURY, EWOK, BEST FRIENDS” — art by JOHN MARTZ *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art...
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By Joe Alterio

03rd
Dec

Jean-Luc Godard

The director most identified with the art film, JEAN-LUC GODARD (born 1930) got his start, not in film, but in criticism. Along with other...
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By Peggy Nelson

02nd
Dec

Cocktail Recipe: The Buzz

Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces vodka 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1/4 ounce honey lysozyme, beaten (substitution: one egg white) pinch cayenne Instructions: Shake all...
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By Peggy Nelson

02nd
Dec

To Err is Bounteous

One of my favorite blogs, Bozo Sapiens, offers a thoughtful consideration of Aleister Crowley, who as a HiLo Hero was recently fêted in this...
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By Matthew Battles

02nd
Dec

Britney Spears

It can be hard to distinguish BRITNEY SPEARS (born 1981) the performer from Britney Spears the cultural construct — which one shaved her head,...
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By Douglas Wolk