Category Archives: Fear and Loathing On The Way To The Altar

A Small Story, Told Well: Mr. Salary by Sally Rooney

                  Sally Rooney is an author who’s career over the last few years has in modern terminology, ‘blown the hell up.’ Her first novel, Normal People was a big ol’ hit that became a big ol’ hit a second time when it was adapted into a Hulu series that was released just around the timeContinue reading “A Small Story, Told Well: Mr. Salary by Sally Rooney”

“The Name is Bond, Nerdy James Bond: Call for the Dead by John le Carre”

             The most interesting spy movie I’ve seen in years is 1965’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, starring Richard Burton. I ran across it while breaking in my Criterion Channel subscription early in quarantine and quite frankly, it’s a fantastic film. It’s great in the way all those “great” films of theContinue reading ““The Name is Bond, Nerdy James Bond: Call for the Dead by John le Carre””

Victorian Racism and Fish Dongs: ‘Neonomicon’ by Alan Moore

            Ask any ding dong off the street what comes to their mind when they think ‘The Victorian Era’ and they’ll likely talk about prissy, overly dressed English people that don’t have sex. If they know more about the Victorian Era than the average joe, they’ll mention the same stuff above, but also talk aboutContinue reading “Victorian Racism and Fish Dongs: ‘Neonomicon’ by Alan Moore”

Working Class Tragic Hero: Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth

                          British culture has a lot to reckon with. That’s not to say every culture doesn’t have its baggage, the monsters that step out of folklore and leave real, physical bodies in their wake. The term ‘skeletons in your closet’ applies especially toContinue reading “Working Class Tragic Hero: Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth”

Fear and Loathing on the Way to the Altar: Intro!!!

             This past Christmas Eve I proposed to my fiancé. The proposal was quiet, just the two of us. We went to a family holiday party that night and my family didn’t know what I had planned until Cindy posted a ring pic on Facebook the next day. I hadContinue reading “Fear and Loathing on the Way to the Altar: Intro!!!”