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The Great Beyond

Reports Of My Death Can’t Be Trusted

"Reports of My Death" Can’t Be Trusted.

When Cowboys and Sci-Fi Collide

The Phantom Empire starring Gene Autry is widely regarded as the first mash-up between Western and science fiction on the big screen. From the singing cowboy to recent films like Cowboys and Aliens, here are seven titles offering up androids and spaceships mixed with six-shooters and stagecoaches.

From the Western Frontier to the Final Frontier: When Cowboys and Sci-Fi Collide at Criminal Element.

Wanted Man

“If you do the job right, Walt, by the time you put down your sheriff’s badge, you’re a wanted man.” —Lucian Connally. Longmire: 3.05 review by Edward A. Grainger.

In the Pines

I liked a lot about last night's Longmire episode, "In the Pines," but took slight exception at the heart of the standalone episode. My review here.

My Dinner with Allen Ginsberg

Ron Scheer had asked if he ever told me the story of the time he had dinner with Beat legend Allen Ginsberg. Of course, that was too intriguing to pass on and thinking that it would be a perfect story for The Fall Creek Review (which I occasionally help find content for), I asked Ron if he wouldn't mind writing it up for TFCR. And, he kindly obliged. Here is "My Dinner With Allen Ginsberg" by Ron Scheer.

Pluvial Gardens

Me at Pluvial Gardens. The sign was just installed this week. Kyle would have gotten a kick out of his poem becoming a real garden.

Nigel's Take

One Man's Opinion: THE LIZARD'S ARDENT UNIFORM by BEAT to a PULP.

Into Words

                                              At Pluvial Gardens. June 17, 2014.

Miss Cheyenne

My review of yesterday's Longmire episode, Miss Cheyenne, at Criminal Element.