I Like Killing Flies (2004)
“I almost do better with assholes … It’s a very adversarial relationship with new customers … they have to prove it to me that they are okay to feed.” A…
Darkon (2006)
“Everybody wants to be a hero and in everyday life most of the time you don’t get to be the hero.” It’s tough to believe that an offbeat documentary about…
Cinemania (2002)
“Film is a substitute for life …” Directed by Angela Christlieb and Stephen Kijak, this totally fascinating, often humorous and slightly disturbing documentary follows the adventures of five totally obsessed…
Burden of Dreams (1982)
"Without dreams we would be cows in a field and I don't want to live like that. I live my life or I end my life with this project." Les…
Celebrating Dickens: The 25 Days of A Christmas Carol Challenge
The goal was simple – honor Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 holiday tale by watching a different version of A Christmas Carol every day between December 1 and December 25, 2018.…
Fred G. Johnson: “The Picasso of Circus Art”
Today the works of legendary sideshow banner artist Fred G. Johnson (1892-1990) are considered top collectible items that auction for thousands of dollars (two of his banners even appeared on…
Word Hoard: Book Reviews [1999-2019]
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind." - Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote Air ŕ boire…
Hustling Roses Down the Avenues of the Dead: Classic Poems from the Bukowski Archives
The first Bukowski poem I ever came across was a classic piece called “blue collar solitude” in the Black Sparrow Press collection titled Dangling in the Tournefortia (1981). The poem follows…
Offbeat Florida Keys Attractions
It's easy to spend your entire time in the Florida Keys bar hopping and attempting to survive the so-called "Duval Crawl." However, if you slow down a bit and visit…
Charles Bukowski: Poet Laureate of Skid Row
Birthday: August 16, 1920 Birthplace: Andernach, Germany Real Name: Henry Charles Bukowski Parents: Henry Charles and Katharina [Fett] Bukowski Description of Father: "[A] cruel shiny bastard with bad breath . . ." Education: Attended Los Angeles…