Interview: The Sound and the Movie – Faulkner and Hollywood
In 1931, William Faulkner found himself face to face with actress Tallulah Bankhead at a New York party. “Why don’t…
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‘I am not a number. I am a free man!’ The Prisoner and the Illusion of Freedom
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to…
Interview: Pete Seeger – When Will They Ever Learn?
“Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.”—Pete Seeger Before the Byrds or…
Ringo Starr: Fifty Years Later and the Birth of the Beatles
“You’re the greatest drummer in the world. Really.”—Paul McCartney, the day after the band’s infamous rooftop concert at Apple Studios…
A Fragrant Interview with Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder
When I called Anand Wilder, the lead guitarist and designated press mouthpiece for Yeasayer, he didn’t pick up, Three times.…
Beyond the Two-State Solution
Fast forward to 2048. The world is greatly changed, and in this year China invades France, occupying Paris and a…
David Fincher’s career long response to Alien 3
In the wake of Prometheus, the Alien franchise has once again come into the spotlight. Opinions on the four film…
Violence Begets Violence: Making Sense of the Dark Knight Massacre
“In a world gushing blood day and night, you never stop mopping up pain.” ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams…
Interview: Kristina Marie Darling Shares her Thoughts On Poetry, Surrealism and Film
Few poets venture as beautifully in the stillness of nocturnal spaces as Kristina Marie Darling. Darling’s first full-length book Night…
Abstraction and Pop Music: An Interview with Tanlines
Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm sat relaxed in leather couch in the back of DC9 as they waited for showtime…