tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282388562009-11-08T18:12:07.078-05:00Grabbing literature and culture by the throatGeorge F. Snell IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15759347763430390352noreply@blogger.comBlogger478125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238856.post-8532453029612274262009-03-09T12:44:00.004-04:002009-03-09T12:52:57.840-04:002009-03-09T12:52:57.840-04:00

An Interview with a Harvard PhD About Why Christian Conservatives Like Online Porn so Much(Ben Edelman, PhD, is an assistant professor of at Harvard Business School. Not the type you’d generally associate with pornography. But, well, Ben appears to be knee-deep in it – but from an academic perspective (sounds like the people who used to claim to read Playboy for the articles). Anyway, we

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By Josiah BardsleyThe March sun rises over the cold Worcester hillsAnd his heart holds its mysteries silent and stillGrey as coal dust, this strange day breaksAnd with the soft light of dawn, a new soul it takesHigh above the trees, staring out across the lineOf the barren shade of beauty that still endures to shineIn the days about to come, in the weeks of recent pastThe hope that has sustained

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An Interview with Jason Pinter, Author of the Henry Parker Novels(Jason Pinter is one of those smart guy authors. You know the type: intelligent, has an IQ, has opinions and isn’t actually afraid to discuss them. It is hard to believe how rare that is these days, especially with the publishing world in such flux. Most authors are terrified to talk about what’s happening in their industry and

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1. Can no longer afford the luxury of providing free lollipops to customers.2. Your wife has started making snide remarks behind your back and calls you a “Moneylender.”3. Pedophile priests have higher approval ratings.4. Mistakenly thought the federal stimulus package was a personal bonus.5. You don’t even trust yourself anymore.6. Hoarding is your new business strategy.7. Financial crisis?

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Sometimes the Academy Awards Give the Prize to the Wrong FilmsTime will tell if "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008) deserves to be added to our list (although we were happy that it won). Here is the DaRK PaRTY list of unworthy winners of the distinction of Best Motion Picture.TitanicYear: 1997Director: James CameronStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bill

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Here’s the question: Is there anything Tim Green can’t do?He was a professional football player (first round draft pick for the Atlanta Falcons). After football, he was a football commentator for FOX Sports. He graduated from law school and became a lawyer. And now he’s a bestselling author.Makes you want to smack the guy – except he’d probably kick your ass.On Monday, Green’s latest suspense

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An Exclusive Interview with Kenny Harris, the drummer from Screaming Blue Messiahs(DaRK PaRTY isn’t shy to admit that we rock. Seriously. That’s why we were into the Screaming Blue Messiahs back during the alternative 1980s. What’s not to love about a British post punk band that has a song called “Holiday Head”? If you've never had the pleasure of listening to the album "Gun Shy" then you

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The 9 Worst Guy Naked Scenes of the Last 5 YearsBlame it on Harvey Keitel. In the movie, “Bad Lieutenant” (1992), Keitel played a sociopathic cop with a severe drug problem. In one scene, the high and intoxicated lieutenant staggers around naked and, well, hey, there’s Keitel’s rather wide, hairy body. And his, you know, little jimmy.Full frontal.Yeah, we didn’t want to eat our popcorn after

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Commentary from Crime Writer Dave ZeltsermanRecently on Jason Pinter's blog, “The Man in Black,” he had folks offering their thoughts on what problems exist in the publishing industry and what could be done to fix them. Some interesting ideas were tossed around, and while I don't want to kick a dog when it's down—especially a dog I'm dependent on, here's my suggestion: every single person in

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5 Tips for Scaring the Crap out of PeopleI saw “Friday the 13th” (1980) for the first time at an isolated drive-in theater in Maine.One of those weed-infested lots clear-cut from a pine and hemlock forest. There was nothing but deep woods on three sides. The fourth side was the entrance – a rutted dirt road that led to a two-lane blacktop highway.Needless to say, the movie scared the shit out

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Completely True, But UtterlyExaggerated Crime Stories(Call me Carter. Everyone does, even my ex-wife’s lawyer who keeps calling to complain about my tardiness on alimony payments. Hey, I’m an old bastard now and I’ve got the gray hairs and faulty memory to prove it. I was a crime reporter back in the wild 1980s when cocaine flowed and the crime rate burst off the charts. My newspaper stories

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A Dozen Alternative and New Wave Songs With Lasting Power“New Year’s Day”U2“New Year’s Day” is the most underrated U2 hit – despite the fact it was the band’s first breakout song. Bono originally wrote the lyrics as a love song to his wife, but then he rewrote it about the Polish solidarity movement. The bass line really kicks major league butt – and the Edge even experiments with keyboards.“I

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No More Sledding, Bike Helmets, and the End of Outdoor Play Spells Bad News for ChildrenThere is a movement afoot in Massachusetts and other snowy states to ban sledding. A rash of sledding injuries in the state and the death of two girls in upstate New York have many municipalities in the Bay State on the verge of banning sledding at several locations.“There are no brakes on a sled,” a state

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1. When you move you leave a trail of bubbling, green slime behind you.2. Have invested heavily in paper shredders.3. Growled at your husband: “If I have to read one more goddamn vampire novel and I’m going to bite someone in the neck.”4. Told your three-year-old you’d only listen to her stories about pre-school if she “queried first.”5. The putrid stench of desperation arrives each day in

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Running Film Commentary by Director Tad Goodkin and Movie Star Randy BullitTad: Hellllooo! I’m Tad Goodkin and I wrote and directed “Missile Destruction.”Randy: Didn’t you produce it, too?Tad: Indeed. And that, of course, is a man who needs no introduction. He’s one of the greatest and most talented action stars of this or any generation: Randy Bullit.Randy: Ha, ha! It’s true. But don’t

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Did you Win a Free Conan Book?Robert E. Howard created one of the most iconic and enduring heroes in Conan the Barbarian. We're big fans of the sword-welding brute at DaRK PaRTY - as you may have gathered from our recent interview about Conan with Joakim Zetterberg.Joakim and his compay Paradox Entertainment (which owns the rights to Conan) have offered DaRK PaRTY readers a chance to win a free

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An Interview with Professor Paul Lewis About the Legacy and Life of Poe(It our continuing celebration of Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday, we reached out to Professor Paul Lewis. Paul, an English professor at Boston College, organized the celebration of the Poe bicentennial in Boston. Those with long memories might recall that we interviewed Paul before about modern humor and his book “Cracking

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Inauguration Special: America Through the Eyes of its Most Iconic ArtWhat better way to honor the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States than to look back on the most famous paintings and artwork in U.S. history? Here are some of DaRK PaRTY’s favorite American iconic images.American GothicGrant Wood painted “American Gothic” in 1930 as the United States was

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"The Fall of the House of Usher" is the Grandfather of Modern Zombie Mythology Edgar Allan Poe has been credited with inventing detective fiction and helping found science and horror fiction. But can we also give Poe credit for writing the first modern zombie story?Zombies – shambling undead corpses that feast on human flesh – have been a part of mythology for centuries. They appear in the

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DaRK PaRTY Wins Coveted Dardos AwardMedia Alerted, Obama Sends Citation, U.N. to Hold ParadeBOSTON _ The DaRK PaRTY ReVIEW, the elite cultural and literary blog setting the standard for quality and typos, today announced that it was awarded the coveted Dardos Award (whatever that is). The award was bestowed on DaRK PaRTY by Flickhead, a cinema and film blog that likes to post pictures of

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Did You Win a Copy of "The Beautiful Cigar Girl"?DaRK PaRTY is celebrating the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe (Poe was born on January 19, 1809) by giving away a hardcover copy of Daniel Stashower's magnificent non-fiction book "The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder."Stashower explores the mysterious murder of Mary Rogers, a celebrated beauty who

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The First Sentences to 10 Classic Poe Short Stories and One PoemThe Murders in the Rue Morgue“The mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis.”The Purloined Letter“At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18__, I was enjoying the twofold luxury of mediation and meerschaum, in company with my friend, C. Auguste Dupin,

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1. Family reunions get you totally hot and bothered.2. You tell friends that the weird sound in the living room comes from the human heart under the floorboards. No one is quite sure if you’re joking.3. Constantly muttering “Nevermore” to waitresses who ask if you a refill on coffee.4. Raven shit all over the study rug.5. Your uncle is still upset about the time you scored with your 13-

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An Interview About the Legendary Barbarian Created By Robert E. Howard“Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not

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The Rise of the Comic Book Crime NovelAfter recently reading “Severance Package” by Duane Swierczynski and “Beat the Reaper” by Josh Bazell, DaRK PaRTY has identified a new genre in book publishing that – until now – has gone nameless. We also include Victor Gischler’s novels (like “Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse”) in this new category.Let’s call it Comic Noir.Comic Noir combines the elements of

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