The 25 Best Space Disco Songs of 1976-1986
These 25 songs feature outer space on the dance floor, from the avant-garde to Star Wars commercialism and beyond.
A. Loudermilk
A. Loudermilk’s cultural criticism, subjects including Truman Capote writing himself as a girl, Nina Simone and the Civil Rights Movement, and George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, has been published in journals like the Writer’s Chronicle, River Teeth, the Journal of International Women’s Studies, and Bright Lights Film Journal. His website Quirky Cinema offers tightly packed reviews of over 500 mostly obscure films. He’s been publishing poetry since 1994, including his collection Strange Valentine, and has taught creative writing at Hampshire College and Maryland Institute College of Art.
32 Films That Begin With Leaving a Mental Institution
"Crazy" movies for crazy times. These 32 films make the case for the recently-escaped-or-released-mental-patient narrative as its own subgenre, replete with a language of recurring themes, plot devices, and character archetypes.
Elsa Lanchester Was Born to Defy Heteronormativity
The reissue of autobiography Elsa Lanchester, Herself, brings forth an engaging woman who helped to queer Hollywood well beyond her role in The Bride of Frankenstein.
From Cowpunk to Sarah Shook
The early '80s subgenre, cowpunk, defied genre purism and redefined authenticity. That paved the way for today's hottest alt-country hero, Sarah Shook.
Who Are Nipplepeople? A Mysterious Croatian Electropop Group
Who Are Nipplepeople? The masked duo behind a string of electropop hits in Croatia, 2009-2018. We survey the group's music.
George A. Romero’s ‘Martin’: On Lasting Intimacy with a Cult Cinema Vampire
Why do horror fans take Romero's 1978 indie masterpiece so personally? A close look at the film, its novelization, its soundtrack, the Soft Cell pop song it inspired, and other pop culture obsessions.
Caitlyn Jenner, Rachel Dolezal, and the Shifting Boundaries of Identity
Transracialism may and may not be as legitimate as transgenderism in the modern push for fluidity of identity categories.
What Happened, Miss Simone? Captures Its Subject in Stained Glass
This award-winning documentary raises the bar for how Simone is represented in popular culture and history books. It's now on DVD with a 15-song bonus CD.
A Queer Alliance: Dame Margaret Rutherford and Dawn Langley Simmons
Rutherford, an actor famous for playing spinsters and quirky aunts. Simmons, an author infamous for changing sex and marrying outside her race.
Less Story, More Play: All Aboard for Planet Marlys!
Legendary cartoonist Lynda Barry's most iconic character takes center stage in this large-format hardback.
Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie
The new Agatha Christie biography is a graphic novel in form but a mere flipbook in narrative.
Feminist Classic ‘Antonia’s Line’ Is Still Rewarding and Relevant
Given today’s “war on women” and its intensified “rape culture”, Marleen Gorris’ Antonia’s Line is as relevant as ever.