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Magpie Memories

Seduction of the Innocent

So Irony Is a Thing

June 3, 2016

In which Wertham fails to understand crime comics, modern scientists, the state of children's worlds, and a whole lot of other things

Seduction of the Innocent

A Stray Bullet

May 27, 2016

In which Wertham almost certainly ignores a miscarriage of justice

Seduction of the Innocent

The Comics Scare and the Red Scare

May 20, 2016

An overview of one of the most notorious books of the twentieth century

Intrusive Thoughts

Actually It Is That Bad

April 20, 2016

If you think there are an awful lot of deaths in 2016, you're right.

In Memoriam

Because It’ll Hurt More: Alan Rickman, 1946-2016

January 14, 2016

The best in the business at playing interesting characters.

Intrusive Thoughts

On the QT

January 13, 2016

I don't like Quentin Tarantino and that's okay.

In Memoriam

We Were Ziggy’s Band: David Bowie, 1947-2016

January 11, 2016

Not every moment of his life was a good one, but oh, he will be missed.

Celebrating the Living

Tommy Kirk

January 10, 2016

One of Disney's first icons is one of Hollywood's classic examples of the closet.

In Memoriam

Kevin Corcoran, 1949-2015: From Shaggy Dogs to The Shield

October 7, 2015

Kevin Corcoran, "the kid who played Moochie," actually had a long and impressive career behind the camera as well.

Intrusive Thoughts

The Great Is the Enemy of Remembering the Bad

April 29, 2015

Even in 1939, a lot of really bad movies came out.