New Monster

When I was growing up, one of the greatest joys in my life was putting together Aurora plastic monster model kits. In 1970 or so when I discovered them, Aurora was selling twelve models all in…

Saying goodbye to the last rays of the sun on the final day of ACL Fest’s first weekend was easier with Iceland’s wondrous indie pop band Of Monsters and Men holding forth on the Samsung Galaxy…

1. King Kong (1933) A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star. (100 mins.) “ The…

Found scribbled on a notepad in my backpack (at least the parts in quotes): “I was born in Brooklyn!” You were? “I was born in Boston and there were monsters in Boston. Mommy and Daddy had to…