Category Archives: Popular Culture

Fender Jazz

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

I had only recently discovered the glories of a naked body entwined with mine and, like every sex neophyte since time began, I had figured nothing would ever compare. I was wrong. Continue reading →

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Looking Back at the Abyss: Reflections on Binge-Watching “Hannibal”

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Binge-watching Hannibal gets to be a pretty harrowing affair. Hear why. Continue reading →

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Outlier Aphrodisiacs & Fear of Loss: On Writing Perfectly Broken

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren on going from acclaimed children’s entertainer Uncle Rock to novelist wrestling with how best to render the erotic realities of adulthood. Continue reading →

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The Heroes We Need

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Truth, justice, and, unfortunately, the American Way. Continue reading →

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Turning 30 With Danny Tanner: Life Lessons Learned From ‘Full House’

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Willy Nast

An essay on turning 30, Full House (and Fuller House), and the fiction of real life in sitcoms. Continue reading →

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Man in the High Castle: Better the Tyrant You Know

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Justin Slaughter

An essay on The Man in the High Castle and America’s fear of the foreign. Continue reading →

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The Hippie Angel

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren’s Yuletide of death, porn, and a hippie angel. Continue reading →

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