Statements like "...it's a small world..." can seem trite, cliche, and invoking old-timey Disney rides. However, some things are cliche...

One of the greatest shams that happened in the last few decades is the de-fanging of rock & roll: a genre that once inspired nervousness...

In the world of cinema, theater, and even mere prose, it is always the lead characters who get all the royal attention. After all, they...

The act of creating is a sacred one. When the mind is sharp, the heart is racing, and the path free from all manner of nasty roadblocks...

Spring is almost a-sprunging, which means we are more than overdue for a little Mondo-update! On the podcasting front, I have had the...

What a drag it is getting old! So sang The Rolling Stones before they morphed into the hardest rocking group of apple dolls this side of...

Walking outside right as dusk is waning almost completely into darkness, your eyes spot a twinkling light up in the pale-pinky-violet...

There once was a gift to the American television landscape and that gift was called local or public access. The act of truly...

“Like What You Like & Don’t Be a Dick” -Brian Zane “Donka Doo Balls” -Amazing drunk woman on an old episode of COPS Brothers, Sisters,...

In an ocean of the expected, there is an angel of vengeance, a siren of light, and a ruddy-mouthed creature as an artist who goes by a...

2021 has been a strange year. Granted, I think I say that about EVERY year, but still, the statement stands complete with funny little...

The always wonderful Kat Ellinger and myself are back! Celebrate Halloween...Hell's Belles style with some of our favorite films for the...

There are two things that surpass even the strongest chemical intoxicant high: great conversation & art. This is one of the key reasons...

You are a voyeur. But that's okay, because deep down, so is everyone else. The very nature of watching a movie is voyeurism of the safest...

Many things divide us a species. Religious, politics, science, status quo expectations, etc etc. But there is one thing that should unite...

Terror knows many forms. It could be the ghost in your bed (or head), the leering Uncle, the power-mad authority figure, the religious...

There are two key parts that move the vast majority of my nonfiction: heart & preservation. I'm a deeper dive writer, which probably...

One of the biggest and best perks of podcasting is the rich art of connection. It's like that one really long "begat" section in the...

My first brand new film article in months is up and live over at Diabolique! This time around I delve into Brandon Colvin's 2020 indie...

Romanticism is one of the deadliest nightshades and nowhere does it bleed brightest than the arts. The doomed writer. The drug addled...