Drama King
Evidently, one has many experiences as an actor that are incommunicable, or at least not directly communicated. But this is not so isolating as it may seem. Pacino has come…
thanks Robocop
1988 Oscars
Blue Zones
The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option.
Making Gay History: The Nazi Era: Episode 1: Prologue
Host Eric Marcus welcomes listeners to MGH’s “Nazi Era” series by going back in time to 1980 and a darkened Broadway theater where his interest in LGBTQ Holocaust history was…
Murder in WW2 London
In September 1940, the German Luftwaffe began raining bombs on British cities, causing death and destruction on a scale never before seen. But, in the capital, the Blitz wasn’t the…
Halston (miniseries)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYbb3mu0lc Halston is an American biographical drama television miniseries based on the life of designer Halston, starring Ewan McGregor. Adapted from the 1991 book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines, the…
Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of Earworms
If you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, over the top jingle proclaiming the name and call letters of the radio station.…
My Brilliant Frenemy
The contentious bond between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz
David Lynch’s Cinematographer Talks About How That Incredible NYC Rat PSA Got Made
David Lynch was a true artist—how many other filmmakers' names have been turned into adjectives? Lynch, who died on Thursday at the age of 78, was also responsible for one…
David Lynch’s Public Service Announcement
In 1991, David Lynch showed the world the alienation and innate horror of a dirty street, directing this unforgettable anti-littering ad for the City of New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSWv90msTUc