“No wire hangers ever!” Thanks to the internet and memes and gifs, that iconic line is familiar today to some people who haven’t even seen the 1981 movie, MOMMIE DEAREST. Author A. Ashley Hoff is a Hollywood historian, researcher, and writer, and he takes us on a deep dive behind...
If you like Douglas Adams or Kurt Vonnegut then you’ll probably find a lot to enjoy in its dry humor. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel I’m always a bit disappointed when speculative fiction assumes the same customs and culture of our time but transplants them onto a whiz-...
without consistent refrigeration, people either ate processed food and put on pounds or they suffered through shortages and depression and lost weight. toro told me some of her friends joked darkly about the thrilling results of this diet. heroic improvisation and gallows humor can only get a...