Has anyone else noticed that stories about the Trump presidency are beginning to sound more like stories from Game of Thrones that didn’t make the cut? Adding to the whirlwinds of controversy surrounding The Don of the U.S. government is Unhinged – a new tell-all book by former Trump aide […]
The Arts
Literary Loitering 89 – All Stork, No Chin
The calamitous cultural anarchists have wandered haphazardly into town again, and this time they’ve brought a friend on their never-ending quest for snacks and a comfy place to take a nap. Kicking things off this week is our usual Game of Thrones-watch, which this time doesn’t involve Grr Martin but […]
Literary Loitering 88 – Tales From Fort Peddlesmut: The Big Cocky Dragon Slayer
Don’t trust fairies and other fey creatures like unicorns. After that public service announcement it’s time for our resident cultural anarchists to venture into the murky dystopia of literature and the arts where they discover racism from the creator of Little House on the Prairie, authors retiring then making comebacks, […]
Literary Loitering 87 – He’s Got The Whole World In His Koozie
Literary Loitering 86 – Captain Swallow: Scourge of All Seamen
Literary Loitering 84 – Middle-Class Mutant Hipster Turtles
Literary Loitering 83 – John Updike’s Pee Maze
Literary Loitering 82 – Peter Rabbit’s Soul-Sucking Eldritch Abomination
We begin this episode with the shocking revelation that schools are teaching children to not only read classic literature, but to understand it as well. The surprises continue when we discover a surprising inclusion in an Indian children’s book about inspirational leaders, and that Beatrix Potter probably wouldn’t have been […]