It’s Takeover week here on The Geek Show Network, and since we were so rudely shoved out of our usual seat by the boys from Cinema Eclectica we decided to run riot over the crazy paved paths of Literary Loitering. So how does one cram superheroes into art and literature, […]
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Stupid Sexy Orwell – Literary Loitering 117
After gathering once more in their secret hideout above a cafe on a high street in a small town that may or may not be near you (it’s not), the cultural anarchists are shocked to discover that their arch-nemesis (temporarily, and they haven’t told him yet as they’re still deciding […]
Adam Driver’s Bioelectric Superpositions – Literary Loitering 116
It’s 2020, and there may be many, many, many useful and constructive ways to start the new decade … Or you can join our resident cultural anarchists for a spot of chaotic fun. It’s your choice but given that we’ve got a packed show that includes art bananas getting eaten, […]
Sexy Christmas Preambles And Footnotes – Literary Loitering 115
Not only is it the most wonderful time of the year, it’s also our last episode of 2019, and what better way to sign off for the year than our annual look at the Literary Review’s Bad Sex In Fiction Awards! As it traditional for us now, we hand over […]
Attack Of The Phallocratic Entryists – Literary Loitering 114
Donald Trump Jr. has apparently been upholding the family’s traditional methods of inflating book sales figures, which we really should have expected so I’m not sure why anyone’s surprised anymore. On the other hand, somebody hiding LGBTQ, gun control, “women’s fiction”, and anti-trump books in a public library in Idaho […]
Roger Bacon’s Robot Head – Literary Loitering 113
This week we’re kicking things off with one of our favourite books awards – the Bookseller’s Digram Prize for the Oddest Book Titles. In other news, a new children’s book attempts to do what politicians can’t – explain Brexit, the Asterix comics get their first female protagonist, a new app […]
Mastery Over The Power Of Denim – Literary Loitering 112
The cultural anarchists are back for another not-so-serious look at the serious world of books and the arts, and kicking things off this week is the Nobel Prize for Literature – which was suspended for a year because of allegations of sexual harassment. So this year should be better, right? […]
Sentient Twitter Hot-Takes – Literary Loitering 111
The ramshackle paddle-boat on the turbid rivers of culture returns for another meandering;y humorous look at the things that have been happening in the world of books and the arts, and kicking things of this week is Grr Martin’s statement that the Game of Thrones books (the ones that haven’t […]
Golden Toilet 2: Electric Portaloo – Literary Loitering 110
We begin this episode with the news that someone has stolen Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet from Blenheim Palace. No, seriously. Somebody stole a golden toilet. Among the other news, Angela Carter’s house finally gets a blue plaque to celebrate her life and work, a gynaecologist has been banned from Twitter […]
Willy Wonka’s Golden Toilet – Literary Loitering 109
It’s been a strange few weeks in the arts world, beginning with Slovenia, which now has a rather odd transforming wooden statue of Donald Trump to go along with the bizarre, prehistoric-style statue of his wife Melania. In other news, a sculpture called America by Maurizio Cattelan has been installed […]