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Espresso Shots: Roses are Red, Violets are stealing loose change from my pockets while I sleep, by David S. Atkinson

January 29, 2023 driftlessareareview

Pop culture, politics, science fiction, and everyday surrealism combine into tiny literary confections. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Roses are Red, Violets are stealing loose change from my pockets while I sleep, by David S. Atkinson

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CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: SOME THOUGHTS ON DUNE (2021)

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 driftlessareareview

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: SOME THOUGHTS ON DUNE (2021) Neither a “hot take” nor a full-blown movie review, this essay is more inchoate and formless. More a chance to ruminate on the current blockbuster. Media analysis at its most impressionistic; less a … Continue reading CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: SOME THOUGHTS ON DUNE (2021)

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AMERICAN ODD: CONCLUDING UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT; OR, DIVERSE OPINIONS REGARDING OUR AMERICAN ODDBALL CO-INHABITANTS

April 18, 2021 driftlessareareview

A celebration of everything odd, strange, and bizarre abou America. Continue reading AMERICAN ODD: CONCLUDING UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT; OR, DIVERSE OPINIONS REGARDING OUR AMERICAN ODDBALL CO-INHABITANTS

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Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)

April 17, 2020April 16, 2020 driftlessareareview

Will the Doctor save the universe? Continue reading Espresso Shots: Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell (Doctor Who: The Glamour Chronicles)

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Wednesday Comics Panel: Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers, by Mike Mignola @ nyjb

October 30, 2019October 23, 2019 driftlessareareview

Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers by Mike Mignola turns these pulpy misadventures into immaculate art. Continue reading Wednesday Comics Panel: Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers, by Mike Mignola @ nyjb

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#CVG2019: A Smeghead’s Guide to Red Dwarf

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 driftlessareareview

You need to attend this Red Dwarf panel or else Mr. Flibble will be very cross. Continue reading #CVG2019: A Smeghead’s Guide to Red Dwarf

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#CVG2019: Notorious RBG

July 4, 2019July 2, 2019 driftlessareareview

We talk about the Notorious RBG. Continue reading #CVG2019: Notorious RBG

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#CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews

July 4, 2019July 2, 2019 driftlessareareview

My first CONvergence panel of 2019. We talk about the changing role of reviews. Continue reading #CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews

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Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer @ nyjb

December 19, 2018December 15, 2018 driftlessareareview

“Art and Arcana offers glorious illustrations, fascinating backstories, and the occasional painful misstep of a franchise entering its 40th year.” Continue reading Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer @ nyjb