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WHO INVENTED GENRE FICTION?
I can't resist starting this post about Horace Walpole with this frame (above) from a vampire movie. Walpole liked scary images so had he'd known he might have approved. Anyway, Walpole was one of the...
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40S CRIME COMICS [EXPANDED]
Here's (above) Fredrick Wertham, author of Seduction of the Innocent, the book that provoked censorship of the comics and ended what a lot of fans consider a golden age of newsstand comics. I love...
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TIM BISKUP REVISITED
Gee, I like this guy's work. Tim Biskup, I mean. In my opinion he's one of the best painters out there now. What I see in Tim's work is an intelligent, civilized mind that delights in fun. Seeing a...
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PECULIAR 19TH CENTURY CITIES
Oh, to have a time machine and be able to visit 19th Century Europe! I'd wander the streets, trying to keep a low profile, buying bread, cheese and wine when needed, maybe availing myself of...
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VACHEL LINDSAY'S "CONGO."
Here's a poem by Vachel Lindsay that every kid used to learn in school. It's almost unique in that it has a driving rhythm that makes parts of it very hard to forget. I wouldn't be surprised if hearing...
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THE STRANGE CASE OF LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
That's James Witcomb Riley above, author of the poem "Little Orphant Annie." You probably think he stole the character from the comic strip but actually the comic derived the character from Riley, from...
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VISITING YOUR PARENTS
This is a blog about visiting your parents, something that most adult children dread, probably with good reason. I'm a parent myself so I can see it from the other side, but even I have to admit that...
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BEATNIK GIRLS
This is about beatnik girls. "Why not beatnik guys?" you ask. Well, Beat girls had their own take on Beat culture, and it was a bit different than what the guys were doing. Read on, you'll see. The...
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A VALENTINE FROM THEORY CORNER
INT. GRANDPA UNCLE EDDIE"S HOUSE: GRANDSON: "Tell us again how you met Grandma."GRANDPA: "Aw, I must have told you that story five times at least. Don't you want to hear something else?"GRANDKIDS...
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MY LATEST TRIP TO DISNEYLAND: 2/15
No, The devil isn't symbolic. I didn't intend to do any mischief at Disneyland. I just like the way the red sculpture looks against the Disneyland map. It's a figure from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in...
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DISNEY HAUNTED MANSION BUSTS
Above, from Disneyworld's Haunted Mansion, the evil twins Wellington and Forsythia.Who are these characters? It's not hard to imagine a whole film built around them.From the same Haunted Mansion...
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DISNEY HAUNTED MANSION PAINTINGS
Most of these pictures are from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and Disneyworld. The yellowish portrait near the end is from a Ghostbusters movie. I'm partial to portraits of misers so I'll start...
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A SECOND LOOK AT A GREAT CARTOON
I like "Jolly Rounders" so much that I can't help adding to what I wrote last time. It's wonderful to have a blog like Theory Corner where things like this can be discussed in detail. Anyway, I like...
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DISNEYLAND'S "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN"
Like so many others I'm a huge fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. I won't include many photos of the ride. In photography the ride appears to be a series of static department store...
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DISNEY HAUNTED MANSION PAINTINGS
Most of these pictures are from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland and Disneyworld. The yellowish portrait near the end is from a Ghostbusters movie. I'm partial to portraits of misers so I'll start...
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECORATOR MAKES!
Here's a magazine clipping showing the apartment of Beatrice Wood, a local potter and a devotee of Hindu art. Wood was 104 years old when this picture was taken and she died only a year later. Boy, she...
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CIRCUS?
Over the weekend I payed a visit to Steve Worth's Animation Archive and he kindly let me take snapshots of a few posters in his oversized circus book. One of my favorite pictures was of a lion taming...
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THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE: A REVIEW
Last night I saw "The Brain that Wouldn't Die" at John's house. It had a terrific plot. Let's see if I can remember it....A young, idealistic scientist and his fiance Mildred had a road accident. The...
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CARTOON SCULPTURES
A friend let me take a few pictures of his porcelain cartoon figures. These used to sell at greeting card stores and gift shops of all kinds.What better gift than a ceramic string holder?Here's (above)...
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LIVING WITH YOUR PARENTS
I have a comfortable little house (above) in the suburbs and all my kids were raised here.It has the usual amenities: books, TV and all that.And a well-stocked refrigerator; you gotta have that.Yes,...
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