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Author Archives: Samuel Sattin
What Would Godzilla Do?
In this new segment, thermonuclear destroyer of Tokyo provides his take on current events, controversies, and the arts. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged gay mrriage, global warming, Godzilla, Monsanto, nukes, Waterworld
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Capes of Wrath
The stuff of comic books is essentially a raw, undiluted breed of native magical realism, American in origin and as ingrained in our culture as jazz, baseball, or the WWE. Samuel Sattin discusses comics, masculinity, and his debut novel, League of Somebodies. Continue reading
The Man Behind The Curtain
Charles Krafft, an avowed white supremacist, flew under the radar of the national art scene for years under the guise of a postmodern iconoclast. Now he’s been exposed. But why did it take so long? Why weren’t we willing to listen close enough? Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts
Tagged art, Charles Krafft, L. Frank Baum, White Nationalism, Wicked, Wizard of Oz
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The 50 Greatest Superhero (and Villain) Names of All Time
In which Samuel Sattin tackles The Weeklings ’50 Greatest Names’ tradition, this time in capes and tights. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged 50 Greatest Superhero Names, Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Superheroes
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8 Ways To Ensure You Write A Shitty First Novel
Samuel Sattin presents 8 steadfast, industry-ignored methods for completely obliterating any chance you might have of writing an interesting debut work of fiction.
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Posted in Literature
Tagged Bukowski, Debut Ficiton, Hemingway, Henry Miller, Human Condition, Novel, Penthouse, Readers, writers, Zoloft, Zora Neale Hurston
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If My Cat’s A Gamer, Then So Are You
Samuel Sattin explains why video games, even the most violent ones, are not more harmful to society than actual guns. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Assasins Creed, Borderlands, Braid, cats, Evan Narcisse, God of War, Infamous, Journey, Kotaku, Mario Kart, Portal, Republicans, Uncharted, Video Games
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Extra-Terrestrial Infants Can Break A Man: Or How My Father Learned to Cry
Some people need to escape to somewhere far, far away to get closer to who they are on the inside. And by far away, of course, we mean the planet Fyrine IV. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Popular Culture
Tagged Aliens, Birth, Boston, Crystal Light, Dennis Quaid, DOTS, Drac, Earth, Enemy Mine, Father/Son Relationships, Human, Infants, La-Z-Boy, Louis Gosset Jr., Magic the Gathering, Reptile babies, Science Fiction, Spandex, starships
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Sandy Hook Truthers are Afraid of the Dark
As children we fear the Boogeyman. As adults we fear complex thoughts. Sandy Hook Truthers are still afraid of the beast in the closet, and they want everyone else to be, too. Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics, Popular Culture
Tagged 9-11, Alex Jones, birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Crisis Actors, FEMA, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Gene Rosen, gun control, Iran, Israel, Jews, Joe Satriani, Michael Harris Internet, Nightmare on Elm Street, Obama, PressTV, Sandy Hook Elementary, Sherry Turkel, Stormfront, Truthers, Wes Craven
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Step. Away. From The Horn-Rimmed Glasses!
Revenge of, history of, and criteria for categorization with, the nerds. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Death Cab for Cutie, Dr. Seuss, Geeks, Giant Robot, Horn Rimmed Galsses, Judd Apatow, Magic Cards, Michael Cera, Nerds, Star Trek: TNG, Weezer
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Basterds Unchained: The Revenge of Artistic License
A devoted film-goer takes on the vitriol aimed at Tarantino’s most recent additions to American cinema, and mulls over the legitimacy of revenge fantasies. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Popular Culture
Tagged African-American, Anti-Semitism, Artistic License, Black, Christopher Hitchens, Conservative, Django Unchained, Eli Roth, Holocaust, Inglorious Basterds, Ishmael Reed, Jeffrey Goldberg, Jewish, Kosher Porn, Liberal, Nazis, Quentin Tarantino, racism, Revenge Fantasy, Roxane Gay, slavery, Spike Lee
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‘Nerd’stradamus’ Diviner’s Guide to 2013
Ye blessed ‘Nerd’stradamus, collector of sacred Batman memorabilia and harbinger of alchemical Avengers underwear, projects his recommendations, and warnings, for the coming year.
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Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged 2013, 3D, Animal Man, Brian K. Vaughan, Disney, FFXIII, Geek, Hansel and Gretal, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jeff Lamire, Mat Johnson, MoMA, Natsuo Kirino, NBC Sucks, Nerd, New Year, Pacific Rim, Pacman, Saga, Scott Snyder, Star Wars, The Oatmeal, Video Games, Witch Hunters
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Who Will Be The Maccabees?
What can an obscure Hanukkah story teach us about the nature of zeal? Whether you’re talking Superman or Super Mario Bros., insanity and primitiveness can be a evolutionary tool for cultural innovation. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Religion, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Batman, Clark Kent, Grant Morrison, Hanukkah, Jerry Siegel, Prediction
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