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Year of the Month

Vampires and Cowboys: Near Dark

July 14, 2022

Be careful when you talk to strangers.

100 Years of Solitude

June 27, 2022

Content note: This article contains references to sexual assault, including child abuse, and incest Originally published on The Solute I first read One Hundred Years of Solitude the summer I graduated high school, which I hope we can all agree is the perfect time to read it. I had discovered Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “A Very Old […]

Year of the Month

Desire and Fantasy: Belle de Jour

June 21, 2022

Let’s talk about sex.

Camera Obscura

Suddenly Last Summer

June 21, 2022

Full-blown madness from Tennessee Williams by way of Gore Vidal.

Celebrating the Living

Bob Mackie

June 19, 2022

An icon of fashion who also had one of the funniest ideas Carol Burnett ever used.

Year of the Month

The River Isn’t Deep, But the Current Is Strong: “Ode to Billie Joe”

June 7, 2022

The song is much more than the mystery.

Disney Byways

“Donald’s Golf Game”

May 22, 2022

Donald abuses his nephews some more, this time on a golf course.

Camera Obscura

Exit to Eden

May 17, 2022

Surely BDSM erotica should star Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell and be directed by Garry Marshall, right?

Intrusive Thoughts

The Friday Night Death Slot

April 20, 2022

Back when scheduled television could kill a show.

Camera Obscura

The Hotel New Hampshire

April 19, 2022

A deeply weird book made into a deeply weird movie with a deeply impressive cast.