The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
Good article here on how some comic strips are dealing with the war in Iraq, in which Garry Trudeau makes this point about the current shocking Doonesbury storyline:
“Writers can be amazingly dispassionate about steering their creations into harm’s way,” Trudeau said. “That doesn’t mean I make life-altering decisions about the characters thoughtlessly; it just means I have a stronger artistic stake than emotional.”
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
