The panel discusses the setting and form of the play, before discussing the first act and its complicated love quadrangle, with attention given to love and the threat of violence, and the characters' creation of overlapping plans that threaten to collide.Continue reading

Send us a message! Let us know what you think? This week on United Nations of Horror, we check into one of the most infamous motels in cinema history… and yeah, we probably shouldn’t have. We’re diving deep into Psycho — the film that changed horror forever. From that scene (you know the one 🚿🔪) to the psychology behind Norman Bates, we break down what still makes this movie so unsettling decades later. Is it the direction? The score? Or the creeping realization that the real horror isn’t

O Autores e Livros desta semana apresenta obras que convidam o leitor a olhar para a história, as relações humanas, a natureza e a própria vida por diferentes perspectivas. O destaque é a entrevista com José Eduardo Leonel, autor de “O anteparo” (Editora Labrador). Ambientado em Paraty entre 1850 e 1860, o romance revisita um período marcado pela escravidão, pelas disputas de poder e pelas desigualdades sociais. A edição traz também “Propósito enCANTA – Uma jornada de reconexão, intenção e

Part three of my review of David Graeber and David Wengrove's massive book The Dawn of Everything. In this section we focus on the origins of agriculture and communities and hierarchies.

The Bible tells us: “Lift up your heads,” “Lift up your eyes,” and “Set your affection on things above.” We need elevated vision of a positive future to endure in doing God’s Work. Herbert W. Armstrong College Bible Correspondence Course

We’re joined by Anthony Horowitz for a fun chat all about his new book A Deadly Episode, his time spent on film sets, adapting his own work, and his use of fountain pens. Plus – Dave and Laura recap the cardboard box boat races and Andrew calls in from Boston. ITUNES – SPOTIFY

O explorador brasileiro Marcio Pimenta é o convidado do Autores e Livros Dose Extra para falar sobre o livro “Encontrando Darwin – Uma expedição pelos confins do mundo”, publicado pela Editora Solisluna. A obra nasceu de uma expedição realizada em 2023, quando Pimenta percorreu sozinho mais de 11 mil quilômetros pela Patagônia e pelos canais austrais da América do Sul, refazendo caminhos descritos por Charles Darwin durante a viagem do HMS Beagle, entre 1832 e 1835. Com apoio da National

Part 2 of a fantastic conversation with an industry legend is on the menu this week! Diana Schutz is an industry veteran and legendary editor, most famous for her twenty-five-year tenure at Dark Horse Comics, where she rose to the rank of Executive Editor. She is widely credited with shepherding some of the most influential works in the medium, serving as the longtime editor for Frank Miller on Sin City and 300, as well as overseeing Matt Wagner’s Grendel and Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo. Beyon...

The panel discusThe panel discusses the end of the second temptation, with Satan's exasperation and the exhaustion of his intellect, followed by his less cunning and crafty final temptation, set high atop the pinnacle of the temple in Jerusalem, whence he falls anew.Continue reading

This episode I’m pleased to have returning guest, author James Wolff to the show. We discuss John le Carré’s novel The Naïve and Sentimental Lover. If you’ve never read the novel and aren’t really interested in doing so, this is the show for you! We talk about the strange love triangle at the heart of […]

While we do post articles about video games occasionally, the medium is pretty much underserved by A Damn Fine Cup of Culture’s podcasts – but we are hoping to remedy this at least somewhat with this espresso podcast: our guest… Continue reading →

O Autores e Livros desta semana reúne obras que revisitam episódios da história brasileira, valorizam saberes ancestrais e exploram diferentes formas de compreender a vida e a memória. O destaque é a entrevista com o escritor Rafael Caneca, autor de “Não volte sem ele” (Editora Mondru). O romance se passa no Ceará de 1932 e recupera a história dos chamados “campos de concentração”, onde milhares de sertanejos foram confinados durante uma das grandes secas da região. A edição também apresenta “A

O Autores e Livros Dose Extra desta semana recebe o escritor, pesquisador e compositor Nei Lopes para falar sobre seu novo livro, Dicionário de Africanismos nas Américas, publicado pela Editora Civilização Brasileira. Na obra, o autor reúne dezenas de verbetes que revelam a influência das línguas africanas na formação cultural das Américas. Palavras presentes no cotidiano, como “farofa”, “quindim”, “muvuca” e “dengue”, ganham novos significados quando conhecemos suas origens e as histórias que

We’re joined by Willy Vlautin for a fun chat all about his new book The Left and the Lucky, true grit, how his experiences as a house painter helped informed the book, and the importance of eating a good lunch. Plus – Dave recaps a harrowing highway experience, Laura gets infected by a tick, and … Continue reading Ep. 325 Eating A Good Lunch With Willy Vlautin