Modern Mythology: Independent and Fringe Media from the Trenches.

Living in Stories - Planetshifter Interview

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:56:46 PDT

Stories pass through our lives, tying us together with intimate bonds of shared understanding. A framework of words and ideas provides the impetus for our actions. In this lies one of the strongest...

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Murder The World

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:17:02 PDT

egowhore-cover Originally uploaded by agent139 A quick announcement for those that'd been following the production (and podcasts) tied to Murder The World: We will be releasing that material as...

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My Creative State of the Union

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:36:29 PDT

For those interested, this is what I've been up to : The Immanence of Myth proof copy has been taken off lulu. A handful of them went out to people, hopefully I'll get some feedback from you by...

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No Write Way Redux (part 3 Drink To Success)

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:38:35 PDT

(read part 1, part 2) Maybe you've tried everything I've suggested so far, and you're disappointed to find that you're still not a great writer. Don't worry. Most of us aren't. But...

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No Write Way Redux (part 2 Methodology)

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:29:38 PDT

(read part 1) Once you’ve riffed for a while on your characters, it’s time to dig into the foundation of your story. Find a theme, and maybe ask yourself some...

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No Write Way Redux (part 1)

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:30:23 PDT

Working on a revamp of an old blog series I started back in 2007. Right now being guest blogged on Feckless Goblin's page: There are many ways for a would-be author to get their work into the form...

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Fans of my books apparently like assault rifles

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:25:04 PDT

Every now and then I get an email from someone who's been reading my books, a listener from a podcast, or an album. For several years they came in ten or twenty a day, lately it is more of a trickle...

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Y-Book-Cover

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:28:19 PDT

Y-Book-Cover Originally uploaded by agent139 Book cover design for hardback copy of "Y" script, BLUEPRINT OF A RITUAL EXPERIENCE. Published by Weaponized. Design by me. Art by the incredibly...

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Dead Language Now For Sale

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:28:24 PDT

Foolish People have released DEAD LANGUAGE through their new imprint, Weaponized. Check it out. (And... check out my foreword.)About the author

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Special G-Spot Interlude: MTW in the studio part 2

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:19:14 PDT

Professional lunatic James Curcio takes over again for an episode and brings you back into the studio with MTW. This episode takes us even further out of the realm of good taste than the first,...

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Immanence of Myth: Proof Copy Temp Available.

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:24:32 PDT

I've decided to temporarily share the link for the proof copy of the Immanence of Myth that we're using for editorial purposes, as this is somewhat of an "open project." This has been through one...

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Cannibals and Kings

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:49:28 PDT

Cannibals and Kings provides a great deal of compelling anthropological thought; it focuses on a systemic view of the ebbs and flows of culture, and has been quite a mind-fuck for me, as I've been...

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Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:55:35 PDT

A Jungian analysis of Fairy Tales. (Or is it the other way around?) Though many Jungian analyists have a "pat" method, von Franz recognizes that this is contrary to Jung's own intention in creating...

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Myths of Capitalism (continued): The Inside Solution Fallacy

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:50:18 PDT

In the face of ecological and environmental challenges, which I don't think I need to enumerate here, I've often heard people make an assumption: at some point, they say, people will have to "wake...

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Murder, Sacrifice, and Punishment

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:52:05 PDT

Photo by Katherine Du Tiel I had a thought the other day. It was mostly a joke, an odd joke, that I repeated to several people. But, as often happens with jokes, it popped up again outside, and in...

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And now for something completely different: butts.

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:18:54 PDT

You're welcome.About the author

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America's Creativity Crisis

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:08:26 PDT

Newsweek ran an article recently on the supposed "creativity crisis" in America: ...after analyzing almost 300,000 Torrance scores of children and adults. Kim found creativity scores had been...

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Free Audiobooks

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:04:17 PDT

Back online: the first few chapters of the audiobooks I produced for Join My Cult! and Fallen Nation. These have an all original soundtrack (produced by myself and many collaborators.) Download as...

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Romantically Apocalyptic

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:49:09 PDT

Something I happened upon a little while ago. Enjoy. Read Romantically Apocalypse.About the author

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Sloppy Vagina Circus

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:16:01 PDT

Psst. Something mighty weird will be brewing at Sloppy Vagina Circus in coming weeks... starting with a teaser in an upcoming Gspot. Media soon. About the author

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Dionysus, Tequila, and Kung Fu don't mix.

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:04:39 PDT

I don't want to give the impression that the only modern expression of Dionysian energy is to be found in drum circles. Far from it. Nor, as we've said, is ecstasy the only human experience...

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BP and Obama: Where’s Our Kairotic Moment?

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:57:03 PDT

"Obama has failed to step up to the plate, this is not because he is dealing with a recalcitrant congress or an obstructive opposition party, but because he has failed to step up to the plate and...

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Suicide Machines and Beardy Men

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:00:23 PDT

A thought from an email conversation today: I am quite convinced that big business will rape the Earth near the point of no return, or beyond it -- in terms of habitability by humans -- the only...

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Interview with Wendy Brown

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:30:45 PDT

Late night reading/listening as I try to muster up more brain-juice (read: caffeine) to edit. Enjoy. CPS: You have argued, speaking of neoliberalism, you have argued that neoliberalism does...

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post-modern marriage myths 2

jamescurcio@gmail.com (Mythos Media) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:36:05 PDT

From an ongoing conversation about our upcoming wedding. Thought I'd share a snippet... "Marriage itself, stripped of that element and any ideas of possession - is the desire to make continuity...

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