The notorious BBC Halloween stunt about a family finding a strange man in their glory hole
Reconsidering O Brother, Where Art Thou? as an actual adaptation of The Odyssey, instead of just making fun of the audacity of adapting The Odyssey
The thing I like most about The Odyssey is what it shows us about interpretation, adaptation, and the whole idea of “a definitive version.” (Spoilers)
A repentent Gen X-er balances his sincere love of small businesses with a need to be cynical and suspicious of everything
Two tunes celebrating St Vincent’s fairy tale take on repression and depression
“The Japanese Mystery-Horror Sensation” about sinister messages hidden in drawings
A friendly reminder to anyone who’s been left lost and wandering through the zeitgeist after winning the most recent culture war
One Thing I Like
The thing I like most about The Odyssey is what it shows us about interpretation, adaptation, and the whole idea of “a definitive version.” (Spoilers)
Supergirl is like putting Woman of Tomorrow under a red sun, but I at least like this version of the character. (No spoilers)
Toy Story 5 did all the right things but still didn’t resonate with me. But it has so many different kinds of horses!
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer
Two tunes celebrating St Vincent’s fairy tale take on repression and depression
Two tunes warning John Mayer’s urethra not to come creeping ’round my back stairs
Two tunes from Labi Siffre and the 1970s as a decade that never ended
Books
“The Japanese Mystery-Horror Sensation” about sinister messages hidden in drawings
The “meta thriller” debut novel from Evelyn Clarke about authors trapped on a secluded island competing to write the best ending
A universe-spanning sci-fi take on True Grit tells the story of the last survivor of Krypton
