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Category Archives: Literature

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Synopsis: When free-spirited petty crook Randy P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) arrives at the state mental hospital, his contagious sense of disorder jolts the routine. He’s on one side of a […]

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A Christmas Carol (1938)

December 25, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Four Ghosts. One Miracle. Oh Glorious, Glorious Day! “May it haunt [my readers’] houses pleasantly,” Charles Dickens wrote in the preface to his A Christmas Carol. This 1938 version […]

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The Santa Trap

December 24, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Meet a beastly boy with a dastardly plan that could ruin Christmas! Bradley Bartleby is bad. Very bad. To avoid Bradley’s wrath, his wealthy parents buy him whatever he […]

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The Shop Around the Corner

December 23, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Tell bickering Budapest gift-shop workers Alfred and Klara that they love each other and they might call you crazy. No lovers can compare to the romantic, secret pen pals […]

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Film, Literature

Borb

December 17, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Borb by Jason Little (Shutterbug Follies,Motel Art Improvement Service) is the story of Borb, a severely alcoholic homeless man. Borb is a downtrodden urban Candide whose misfortunes pile up […]

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The Wicked + The Divine, vol. 3

December 16, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow. Team WicDiv are joined by a stellar cast of […]

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I Am My Lover (1997)

December 10, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Six respected photographers present intimate portraits of twelve women practicing humanity’s first love– and last taboo. Over one hundred though-provoking duotone and black and white photographs capture a powerful range […]

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The Wicked + The Divine, vol. 2

December 9, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: The critically-lauded best-selling hyphen-abusing series of stardom, divinity, and death returns with a second volume that’s even grander than the first, because it contains six issues instead of five. […]

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Pāfekuto burū

December 5, 2017by The Thorn 4 Comments

Synopsis: Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually-charged […]

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Film, Literature

I Would Die 4 U

December 3, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Drawing on new research and enlivened by Touré’s unique pop-cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and in-depth interviews with Prince’s band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, […]

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The Wicked + The Divine, vol. 1

December 2, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Summary: Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and […]

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Babe: Pig in the City

November 29, 2017by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Babe: Pig in the City takes the three musketeers Babe, Ferdy and Mrs. Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they […]

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Film, Literature

Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics

November 26, 2017by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: Are you a quirkyalone? Do you know someone who is? Do you believe life can be prosperous and great with or without a mate? Do you value your friendships […]

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