So, I am thinking that some of you would be interested in hearing about my first week of Library School. A couple of you have even been there yourselves.

The raw data: I am one of seven or eight men entering the MLIS program in a group of 47 people (last year only four men came in). The Archive Studies program seems slightly less gender-biased. ( Read more... )

Emily, from “Shanty Tramp” (1967): Emily is a tramp, a pure white trash shanty tramp. She spends her evenings roaming from man to man, looking for good times. From the preacher at the revival to the leader of a motorcycle gang that blows through town, Emily is willing to make time with them all. She doesn't even stop short of Daniel, a nice black ( Read more... )

It's only been slightly more than a week since I posted, but it seems like a ton has happened since then.

As some may have deduced from friends-only posts last week, I found an amicable watering-hole. The Last Cathedral is a Grufti-Club in a narrow basement space that has been cleverly modeled to emphasize high ceilings and fake stained glass. The ( Read more... )

A friend of mine forwarded this link: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Chateau/8780/The20gothiest.html

and encouraged me to “do better.”

The list that is offered claims to be “The Twenty Best Gothic Films,” and is provided by the “Baron Wolfgang von Schreck.” The titles, listed chronologically, are:

1. The Cabinet of Dr. ( Read more... )