The U.S. Presidential Election is all the rattle we need now, so here is our official election guide in video clips.
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The U.S. Presidential Election is all the rattle we need now, so here is our official election guide in video clips.
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Leonard Cohen is 82 years old. He just released a new album, You Want It Darker.
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Nicholas Rombes, author of The Absolution of Roberto Acestes Laing, and writer/director of our second feature film, The Removals, was interviewed by David Davis at the Weird Fiction website. Davis asked Rombes whether there is "such a thing as 'too weird'" and whether he would consider someone labeling his work as weird as a compliment.
| Read more →Small Beer Press is one of our most rebellious, zany, and frequently impressive publishers. Another mom-and-pop shop, Small Beer was founded and is run by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, who embody the spirit of indie publishing in so many ways.
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The veil between worlds is thin—and whether you believe in such things or not, those roaming spirits probably believe in you...
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HBO's newest show, West World, is based on the 1973 sci-fi Western thriller film written and directed by world-famous Michael Crighton. So far, it delivers.
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I recently bought Tim Kinsella's All Over and Over (Featherproof Books 2015). The book is a collection of tour diaries from his extensive time on the road with his band, Make Believe (Joan of Arc), during the early/mid 2000s. Kinsella's reflective insight is where the beauty lies.
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The Midwest is so uniquely forgettable and necessary. I recently read an essay at Vol. 1 Brooklyn by Anne Valente which highlights her decision to write and not write about the Midwest.
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If you don't get it, we don't blame you.
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I watched Taika Waititi's new film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople recently. Thematically there are many similarities to the films of Wes Anderson, both in terms of the story and style. There are quick-zooms, quirky music, kids on the run from adults, dead-pan delivery, chapter headers, and ninety degree camera angles. Despite the similarities, I enjoyed Hunt for the Wilderpeople, particularly the film's protagonist, Ricky Baker (played by Julian Dennison), and in many ways it helped me to understand what I think of as Wes Anderson's successes and failures as a storyteller.
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