Disney Byways: “How to Dance”
The “How To” cartoons have always been my favourite Disney shorts. They’re the funniest, and…
The Friday Article Roundup: Blow Off Some Steam
This Week’s Frustrations Will Make You: spin the wheel, make a deal create transgressive art…
Yessir, very atomic!: THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T.
It seems hard to believe now, but in 1953, Dr. Seuss’s picture books were just…
Double Features: The Men Who Weren’t There (by Miller)
Sometimes the double features fall in your lap. We had just watched Air — the…
Words to Become Notes and Conversations to Become Symphonies: Tina Turner, 1939-2023
Tina Turner’s was probably the most famous gas credit card in history. It’s the one…
Look For the Union Label
It looks like my partner’s workplace did not approve their union. We are both sorely…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of December 1953
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Film on the Internet: HERE THE SEATS ARE VACANT
Shiva Sanjari’s one-hour documentary Here the Seats Are Vacant focuses on Shahrzad, an Iranian actress…
Flashback Comics Rack: Highlights of November 1953
Click here to see what’s behind some of these covers!
Ain’t There Anyone Here for (Platonic) Love? Persia on Dorothy, Lorelei, and GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady was a light comic trifle…