Culture

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Why Wasn’t I Invited?-Welcome to the Self Doubt Game of Being an Artist

Recently, the British Film Institute’s publication, Sight & Sound, conducted their once-a-decade poll where key professional film...

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Mad Mavericks & Madder Movies: An Ode to Dewey Webb

The act of creating is a sacred one. When the mind is sharp, the heart is racing, and the path free from all manner of nasty roadblocks...

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March 2022 Updated-The Rockabilly Music Video Verne Langdon Edition

Spring is almost a-sprunging, which means we are more than overdue for a little Mondo-update! On the podcasting front, I have had the...

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The Rocket Files: TV Party Tonight!

There once was a gift to the American television landscape and that gift was called local or public access. The act of truly...

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Everyone Was Harmed in the Making of this Post

“Like What You Like & Don’t Be a Dick” -Brian Zane “Donka Doo Balls” -Amazing drunk woman on an old episode of COPS Brothers, Sisters,...

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P is for Patreon-Mondo Style!

2021 has been a strange year. Granted, I think I say that about EVERY year, but still, the statement stands complete with funny little...

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Love in the Rushes with Jeff Koons & Cicciolina....

If you love fine art, controversy, Hungarian/Italian models-adult film stars-politicians-pop stars, and amour itself, then grab a...

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Two Minutes to Midnight: Loss of Cultural Memory & Nuclear Fear in 1980s Music Video

Cultural memory is something that is shaky. Much like our own individual memory, it can be hard enough trying to navigate life when our...

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My Dream Date With Radu Vadislav

Back in 2015, I was blessed enough to be a part of the second volume of the Dream Date With a Villain series. Published by the...

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The Slums of Glendale & The Ghosts of Fayetteville

There is a PTSD to being financially insecure. Tied to that, there's another level to it when you live in a slum. Black mold and enough...

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The Charles Rocket Files #2: It's all Going Down Twisted

Nothing was supposed to go wrong... If ever there was a halcyon era for the B movie, it was the 1980s. Part of this boon was due, no...

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Mr. Blue Sky: A Tribute to Peter Iasillo Jr.

Hey there Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you “Mister Blue Sky” Electric Light...