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The Brothers Krofft
• Sid and Marty Krofft
created some of the weirdest children's TV programs ever. When will a
network give them another chance to warp young, impressionable minds?
King Leer • Russ
Meyer made
his film career obsessing over large mammaries. Yet his greatest work
has the least amount of boobage: Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! SIDEBAR:
A T&A Q&A.
MAD Love • MAD
Magazine,
the gold standard of American mockery changes with the times, and co-editor
Nick Meglin tells us why. SIDEBAR:
An extended Q&A with Meglin.
King of the Kustoms •
George
Barris
may be best known for designing the Batmobile, but he also created hot
rod culture.
Looney 'Toons • Ren
& Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi
changed TV cartoons. Why can't he get any respect? SIDEBAR:
A Q&A, A, A w/ John K. about Disney, Pixar, the history of the animation
industry, and bad writers who masturbate.
Good Trash • Director
John Waters knows good filth when
he sees it. SIDEBAR:
Trashy free-association with Mr. Waters.
Geek Love • Learn
mind-control with the ringmaster of The Jim Rose
Circus.
Road Work • We
sneak backstage to watch the cast and crew of A
Prairie Home Companion put on an old-fashioned radio roadshow.
Let's
Get Fuzzy • The
American newspaper comics page stinks, but Darby
Conley's Get Fuzzy
inspires hope.
Road
Food Warriors • Authors
Jane and Michael Stern search out
the food and the culture of diner cuisine.
The
Dark Muse of Karl Edward Wagner • A
personal memoir of the life of cult fantasy and horror writer Karl
Wagner.
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