“Author Archive”
Stories written by Ed Grabianowski
Vaughn Belak‘s artistic creations draw you in with a luminous, large-eyed gaze, spatters of shadow and light creating an alluring blend of fae mischief and gothic gloom. His upcoming collection, Dodging Knives and Throwing Bullets, will give art fans a close look at not just Belak’s art, but also the mind of the artist. Ed Grabianowski: Your artistic style has really crystallized into a very iconic, recognizable form. As your work evolved over the years, was there a particular moment when you realized, “This is […]
September 8th, 2017 | Filed under Books,Headline,Images,Lifestyle | Read More »
Goth fashion shapeshifter and erotic model Razor Candi‘s return to the U.S. has sparked a surge of creative photoshoots and spicy videos, and her fans can enjoy her elaborately crafted personas in a new photobook, published by Blue Blood. It’s over 200 pages of nothing but pure Razor Candi. But to truly appreciate art, you have to understand the artist, so we talked with her about the book and her latest endeavors. Ed Grabianowski: Since we last talked you’ve moved from Romania back to the […]
August 15th, 2017 | Filed under Books,Images,Lifestyle | Read More »
The plan to trade prisoners goes down, but the insanity of the head cop explodes. What the hell just happened? This season of Walking Dead hits halftime, so it’s time for something super dramatic to happen. I’ll give you one chance to bail out if you don’t want to big scene spoiled for you. Ok? What the freaking hell? They killed Beth. In the stupidest, most meaningless way, they killed Beth. Ok, back up. Two story threads, Rick and company planning the trade, and Michonne, […]
November 30th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
This episode of The Walking Dead set up the pins for the mid-season finale. Where is the priest going? Is Eugene ok? How will the hospital battle end up? We’ve leaped ahead in time, the day after Daryl and Noah return to the church. Everyone leaves to rescue Carol and Beth except Carl and Michonne, who stay barricaded in the church with the priest. This splits this episode into three plotlines, which is fine. The one at the church was the briefest. The priest is […]
November 23rd, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
Walking Dead hits an emotional apex with an episode that explores Daryl and Carol seeking Beth, themselves, and each other. It’s possibly the best Walking Dead episode ever. I’m going to dispense with the plot of this episode rather quickly, not because it wasn’t good. It was a great plot, part mystery, part Daryl and Carol like an RPG adventuring party exploring abandoned urban “dungeons,” part crazy stunts and overall badassitude. But there’s other stuff worth talking about. So: they head into The City to […]
November 16th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
This Walking Dead road trip goes horribly awry pretty much instantly. It’s time to learn the truth about Abraham and Eugene. I love the way Walking Dead has been focusing on a specific subset of survivors in each episode lately. They’ve splintered a bit, and instead of bouncing around from story to story within each episode, we get to narrow our view to a single plot line. It’s a much better way of telling these structurally complex stories. In fact, Walking Dead is even messing […]
November 9th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
Where has Beth been since being kidnapped by some people in a Cadillac with a white cross on the rear window? Some place weirder than you imagined. Beth awakes in a hospital, wearing clean hospital clothes and with an I.V. Seems good. A doctor and a cop walk in and things get weird immediately when the cop says, “We saved you, so you owe us.” We quickly learn that Beth is now some kind of indentured servant who can’t leave the hospital until she works […]
November 2nd, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
It’s easy to lose your humanity on Walking Dead, even if you’re not turning into a zombie. Things kick off with Bob still dealing with watching other humans eat his leg while he watches. The cannibal jerks are like those guys that like to argue on the Internet, chewing a piece of Bob’s leg that they chopped off and cooked themselves: “Can’t you see that we’re really the good guys here?” Bob starts laughing and eventually reveals he’s been bitten. I’d have held off a […]
October 26th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
It’s a family reunion on Walking Dead, but when the survivors meet a minister they learn you reap what you sow. As the gang trudges through the woods and makes camp at night, there’s a certain family reunion vibe. Rick thanks Tyrese for taking care of Judith, then thanks Carol for saving everyone because she’s Rambo, and you better damn sure thank Rambo. There’s a lot of reconciliation too: Rick to Carol for exiling her; Tara reveals her origin as a member of the governor’s […]
October 19th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Headline | Read More »
We live in an age undreamt, where information pours forth like rivers into oceans. We need people to help us find the information we need. We need librarians. Kyle Cassidy wants to make sure the world knows this. Cassidy, a photographer and something of an anthropologist of modern sub-cultures, shot photos and conducted interviews with librarians at the American Librarian Association’s annual convention. He wants to take that idea much farther though. His goal is to document at least 100 librarians, make a short documentary […]
June 18th, 2014 | Filed under Books,Headline,Lifestyle,Professional | Read More »
