Note: I wrote a whole post on my time in LA, but apparently it didn't get saved correctly, so here's a recreation/summary: I jus...

This is a little late, as I'm still in Los Angeles, running around. But here's a review of a play I saw. Lovecraft: Nightmare S...

William Wells Brown, " Madison Washington "  (1862) from William Wells Brown: Clotel & Other Writings : William Wells Brow...

I was really planning on giving you an update about Los Angeles while I was here, but I've been too busy. Last night I watched The Room ...

Wild Wild West (1999) holds a 38 rating on Metacritic, where the positive reviews say things like Lots of laughs, lots of fisticuffs, lots...

Lois Bryan Adams, " Meeting 'Father Abraham ' " (1864) from The Civil War: The Third Year Told by Those Who Lived It : L...

What are these movies? Alien Raiders is a terribly-named movie, though I can kind of see what they're going for: a bunch of criminals ...

The other day, while walking the dog, I heard my name--from my iPod. If you've ever had that experience, you know it can be a little odd...

Seymour Krim, " Making It! " (1961) from The Cool School: Writing from America’s Hip Underground : I'm on record as dislikin...

I recently finished Max Brand's 1933/1941 Silvertip , a pulp Western book, and Anthony Mann's 1950 The Furies , a non-pulp Western m...

In many cases, I lean towards the anti-censor-ship view that bad speech shouldn't be silenced, but combatted with good speech. That'...

Kate Chopin, " The Story of an Hour " (1894) from Kate Chopin: Complete Novels & Stories : Interesting backstory here: (a) t...

For all that Lone Ranger was a mess in some ways, it was also well-structured in other ways. Jonah Hex is just flat-out a mess, the kind o...