Jaws Revisited
Masha Tupitsyn09.15.08
Like a survivor from a good shark gnashing, what we see in a feature film is really the remains of a great deal of cutting and slicing. What happens in the editing room often stays in the editing room. Of course with the advent of DVDs we now get a lot more options in viewing a film, with the outtakes, deleted scenes, etc. Recently a retrospective of Spielberg films aired on TV, and here Masha Tupitsyn revisits with fresh perspective the collector’s edition DVD of the director’s 70’s blockbuster Jaws.
David Foster Wallace (1962-2008)
Casey McKinney09.14.08
We are saddened to learn the news of David Foster Wallace’s death. It’s been reported that he committed suicide on Friday by hanging himself. …
Only Connect: Some Modern Folk
Timothy Cushing09.12.08
There’s a folkload of new folk springing forth again in America, a renaissance you might say; as it happened in 60’s with Guthrie and Dylan and Baez and so on, so it is again, if however tweaked. Timothy Cushing looks at a sample of these new musicians that he, a musician himself, particularly connects with: the Avett Brothers, Ian Thomas and Langhorne Slim. Art By Danny Jock.
No Mini Black Hole…But
Renic Lee09.11.08
Step right up folks, lets give the particles a little push, and there, off they go, running like two subatomic lemmings fast as they can till they…
Talk Show 17 with Jennifer Haigh, Margot Livesey, Mark Jude Poirier, Stacey Richter, Daniel Wallace
Jaime Clarke09.10.08
Winnebagos and chickens, Jesus and Disneyland, beach people selling VCRs, fearing and loathing (or trying anyway), and picking blackberries for Tom Robbins (he’s another roadside attraction), these are just some of the images revealed in Talk Show 17 as host Jaime Clarke talks to authors Jennifer Haigh, Margot Livesey, Mark Jude Poirier, Stacey Richter, and Daniel Wallace about their most memorable road trips. Art by Danny Jock.
Five Hundred Eighty-Six Days, Fourteen Hours, Forty-Six Minutes, Eleven Seconds
Michael Louie09.05.08
Quitting an addiction, any addiction, is no easy matter. Whether it’s crack, meth, heroin, or an MMO, the longer one pursues a dragon (or maybe an Orc in this case), the harder it is to give up the chase. But Michael Louie’s on the wagon now, from a video game. And after his time given over to a Final Fantasy (FFXI to be precise), Louie looks back at his lost weekend that turned into, added up to, well…the game runs the numbers for you.
Olympic Reflections: Constantina Tomescu
Tom Flynn08.27.08
Olympic Reflections: Constantina Tomescu
