Brian Heater
‘Where the Wild Things Are': When the Counterculture Makes Kid Flicks
I'm almost certainly not alone in expressing my guarded -- even conflicted -- anticipation at the forthcoming release of the "Where the Wild Things Are" film; it's a beloved children's classic filtered through a thrift store sheet-staining hipster's wet dream...
The Burt Ward and Frank Zappa Musical Team-Up
"Batman" actor Burt Ward was 21 when he recorded the song "The Teenage Bill of Rights." It's a surprisingly stirring number, which decried the second-class treatment of American teenagers and was composed at the height of the nation's battle over civil rights...