How Michelle Wolf Blasted Open the Fictions of Journalism in the Age of Trump.
When Romania's Ruler Went Medieval on the Ottomans. Forget Dracula, the reign of Vlad the Impaler was all the more horrific because it really happened.
Why The Blob (1988) Is One of the Best Horror Remakes Ever. It was lost in a flood of remakes in the '80s, but deserves another look.
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The Original Donald Trump. An article about Roy Cohn tells us a lot about how Trump got where he is today.
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The 'Million Dollar Mermaid' Who Urged Women To Be Physically Free. Champion swimmer Annette Kellerman was arrested for wearing a workable swimsuit. (via Nag on the Lake)
The meaning of "respect."
My comedy partner for over 7 years was in THE BLOB remake, Del Close, he is the Priest at the end of the film. Del, Supervixen Pam Boom Boom Smith and I founded The Chicago Psychotronic Film Society ( now on Facebook) and people flew in from all over the world to attend our events at nightclubs, the Lyric Opera (!), punk rock bars and more. John Cleese, Bill Murray, Penn and Teller, Robert De Niro, Russ Meyer, Roger Ebert and so many more often hosting our events. For free.This was before Comic Con when celebrities avoided fandom like the plague. Del is not here to read this anymore, but I am glad I am able to. I still think THE BLOB remake is as cool as THE THING remake. Happy it is being rediscovered.
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