Author Archives: Sean Beaudoin

About Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin (@seanbeaudoin) is the author of five novels, including The Infects and Wise Young Fool. His new short story collection, Welcome Thieves, is just out with Algonquin Books.

The 50 Greatest Names in Movie History

With a single click awaits the one Essential List that has yet to be compiled: the 50 Greatest Names in all of cinema history. Continue reading

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The Short Life and Long Death of a Zine

After breakdancing, but before the Internet, there were zines. Sean Beaudoin investigates the era of self-published fanzine culture, and his own doomed immersion within. Continue reading

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The 12 Most Pointless Remakes Ever Remade

Wherein Sean Beaudoin posits that the truly horrible remake is, in fact, at the vanguard of a burgeoning movement of cutting-edge avant garde expression. Continue reading

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Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Jess Walter

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang! Continue reading

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The 12 Best People of 2012

Makes the 2011 list look like a bunch of pikers. Continue reading

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A Philosopher’s Holiday—Does a Certain Morning Even Exist?

Sean Beaudoin astonishes his friends and family by refuting cynicism and embracing Claus. Continue reading

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Going Home

Sean Beaudoin attempts to ascribe a veneer of meaning to the events of last week. Continue reading

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