Lost Discussion: “House of the Rising Sun”

Walt and the others are shocked when Michael is brutally beaten, but only the non-English-speaking Jin and Sun know the truth behind the attack. Meanwhile Kate, Jack, Sawyer and Sayid argue about where the survivors should camp — on the beach, where they’re more likely to be seen, or in a remote inland valley where fresh water abounds; and Locke discovers Charlie’s secret.

Weekly Comics Discussion

This
week’s shipping list includes Daredevil
#66, Doctor Spectrum #3, Strange
#2, and Ultimate Elektra #3, all of
which I’ll be picking up. I suspect the biggest
title of the week will be one from DC that’s tempting
me as well: Green Lantern: Rebirth #1, the
first issue of a six issue miniseries that chronicles
the return of Hal Jordan to the Green Lantern role.

Halloween Review– Freaks

We will make you one of us.

Following the success of Dracula with Bela Lugosi, Tod Browning was asked to do another “horror” picture, this time by MGM. He turned to the world of the carnival freak show, assembled the most unusual cast in cinematic history, and created a film that was heavily censored, frequently banned, and would not find its audience for decades.

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