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Magpie Memories

Taco Break

Oddly Simpatico

October 3, 2022

What are your favorite examples of characters who seem to be oddly or unexpectedly in sync?

Disney Byways

“Canine Caddy”

September 30, 2022

Mickey on the golf course doesn't make me think he's a better pet owner.

Camera Obscura

The North Avenue Irregulars

September 20, 2022

Wacky dames busting the mob--just the sort of thing '70s Disney loved.

Year of the Month

Moby Dick (1956): Big Novel, Little Movie

September 14, 2022

Like Ahab, the filmmakers were in over their heads.

Year of the Month

No Way Out: the Inescapable Karma of Infernal Affairs

August 18, 2022

When the cat and mouse are one and the same.

Camera Obscura

Big Trouble

August 16, 2022

9/11 didn't help the movie's prospects, but neither did being pretty bad.

Year of the Month

Take your instinct by the reins: R.E.M., Document

July 28, 2022

R.E.M.'s classic fifth album serves as the turning point in their career from college-rock progenitors to global stars

Camera Obscura

Mazes and Monsters

July 19, 2022

Even more embarrassing than Bosom Buddies!

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 […]