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Commonplace Book, Drama, fascism, fiction, film, media, politics, pop culture, theater, TVLeave a comment

Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob

November 8, 2022November 6, 2022 driftlessareareview

“With every minute you change a mind,
And call him noble that was now your hate,
Him vile that was your garland.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob

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books, comedy, humor, irish, parody, pop culture, satire, Top Three, TVLeave a comment

TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER ONE: Don King on Late Night with Conan O’Brien

October 20, 2022October 16, 2022 driftlessareareview

“Does not the sheer splendubious celebretacity of this most merrilous time warm the Gaelic cockles of your potato eating heart?” Continue reading TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER ONE: Don King on Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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books, comedy, fascism, humor, irish, jargon, language, LGBT, politics, pop culture, rhetoric, satire, Top Three, TVLeave a comment

TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER TWO: On Language, by Fry and Laurie

October 18, 2022October 16, 2022 driftlessareareview

“EXtrinsicly! EXtrinsicly! EXtrinsicly!” Continue reading TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER TWO: On Language, by Fry and Laurie

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books, comedy, humor, irish, jargon, language, media, pop culture, rhetoric, satire, slang, Top Three, TV, ulyssesLeave a comment

TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER THREE: George Carlin is a Modern Man

October 16, 2022 driftlessareareview

“I’m an alpha male on beta blockers.” Continue reading TOP THREE: Finnegans Wake vs Pop Culture: NUMBER THREE: George Carlin is a Modern Man

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bizarro, book reviews, books, comedy, Equus Press, experimental, fiction, horror, humor, media, pop culture, postmodernism, sex, TVLeave a comment

Natural Complexions, by D. Harlan Wilson

July 11, 2021 driftlessareareview

Natural Complexions is a book that illuminates our addiction to social media, news cycles replete with violence and scandal, and the farcical idiocies of modern celebrities. Continue reading Natural Complexions, by D. Harlan Wilson

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Top Three: An Introduction

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 driftlessareareview

Why I like the things I do … in short personal essays. Continue reading Top Three: An Introduction

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Critic's Notebook, culture, film, history, law, LGBT, media, politics, pop culture, rhetoric, TVLeave a comment

Critic’s Notebook: Gay Pride Month, Juneteenth, and July 4th

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 driftlessareareview

It’s not about me. It’s about us. Continue reading Critic’s Notebook: Gay Pride Month, Juneteenth, and July 4th

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book reviews, books, Espresso Shots, history, law, LGBT, non-fiction, politics, sex, sexual politics, TVLeave a comment

Espresso Shots: And Then I Danced, by Mark Segal

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 driftlessareareview

“And Then I Danced” by Mark Segal is a memoir about LGBT activism. Continue reading Espresso Shots: And Then I Danced, by Mark Segal

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Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 driftlessareareview

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

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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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