Charlie Chan on Boot DVD
Kevin Killian07.21.05
Author Kevin Killian begins his column FILM WORLD by trying to watch every pirate Charlie Chan film on DVD (all 42), and in the process comes to some startling Freudian conclusions! Don’t miss seeing Kevin see the unseeable.
DU: Depleted Uranium
Jesse Bransford07.21.05
Artist Jesse Bransford address a current moral dilemma- the continued use of radioactive weapons, in light of the anniversary at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 1 of at least 2. Photos from Iraq by Adam Shemper.
Intr. Dodie Bellamy’s Pink Steam: The Column
Dodie Bellamy07.21.05
Author Dodie Bellamy takes Martha Stewart to task as Fanzine’s representative hearth warming "seeker," looking for good food, exercise and all the other trimmings. The column’s title is from her novel, Pink Steam. Her first piece: "What Are We Fighting For? Yoga and the Raw Foods Restaurant with Tariq Alvi"
Interview with Carl Newman
Brandon Stosuy07.21.05
From the New Pornographers to A.C. Newman, Carl Newman is one of rock’s most fiery and proficient talents. Brandon Stosuy finds the Canadian in San Francisco and talks to him about everything from burritos to Borges.
Vera West
Derek McCormack07.21.05
Author Derek McCormack begins his fashion column with a piece on a tragic costume designer from Hollywood’s past, Vera Miles.
White Girl Under Asian Neon
Samantha Culp07.21.05
Rounding out this month’s occidental perspectives on Asian film, Samantha Culp finds herself ever more like a koi in a tank, oggled and scrutinized because of the popularity and frustrating legacy of Lost In Translation
Review: Richard Greene’s: “Shufflin”
Richard Parks07.21.05
Richard Parks, a classic languages and bluegrass music enthusiast who often describes himself (incorrectly) as a drunk 5 year old girl, reviews the work of one of his friends and favorite artists, Richard Greene, fiddler extraordinaire.
