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Welcome to my new home on Substack! Every Wednesday after the “Survivor” episode airs you’ll be able to find a full recap along with individual player grades right here. The next day I’ll have an exit interview with the latest castaway on my YouTube Channel. And…get this…every Monday I’ll be squaring off against “Survivor 44” challenge beast Frannie Marin in the “Survivor” Power Rankings! That too is available on my YouTube Channel.

Hallowe’en Night - Tuesday October 31 - I’m doing what has become an annual tradition: my virtual Hallowe’en Party for the New York Adventure Club! This will of course include the funniest, spookiest cartoon of them all, Swing you Sinners! (1930) If you’ve never seen it, you are in for a mystifying treat. I’ve been fascinated by this rather amazing little film for many years now, and was moved to do a whole post about it - concentrating on both the visuals and the soundtrack.

tombrevoort.com Life In A Four Color World column on FANTASTIC FOUR, 2003 Discovering Marvel When I was young, I didn’t like Marvel comics. There are a couple of reasons for this. In my early comic book reading days, I’d sampled a number of Marvel titles on occasion. And… ncG1vNJzZmirpZfAta3CpGWcp51kjbW7zJupnq6fpL%2B1e82oq55nk2KCd32Sam9wbg%3D%3D

Hello, dear reader! Do you like what you read here at Omnivorous? Do you like reading fun but insightful takes on all things pop culture? Do you like supporting indie writers? If so, then please consider becoming a subscriber and get the newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. There are a number of paid options, but you can also sign up for free! Every little bit helps. Thanks for reading and now, on with the show!

It’s not often I see a preview for something upcoming on Netflix that leaves me zealously anticipating its release, but January 29 was marked on the ole’ Google calendar seconds after seeing the trailer for “The Greatest Night in Pop.”  Why wouldn’t I? Recorded (almost secretly, following the Grammys) in 1985 to raise funds for starving Africans and featuring a literal who’s who of music icons was essentially the sweet spot of my youth.

Hi from Spain! I am so thrilled about this week’s episode of So Into That with The Idea of You author Robinne Lee. I absolutely loved The Idea of You. I recommend it all the time. It was my gateway drug into the romance genre… although, as its author Robinne Lee shares in this episode, she never intended to write a romance novel (nor does she consider it to be one).

Sometimes a Songmust wait a long time for its day in the limelight. This week’s song is one such. I myself have been holding onto it for over a year, waiting until we chose as our Film of the Week the film it was written for, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” And our song was far from an immediate when it first appeared. Hal David and Burt Bacharac… ncG1vNJzZmiZnqm1sLrYnqqopJWje7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZq2glWK6orqMsJ%2BoZaOdvLV5y6KZnqqkrnq3rcuapZydXWaAcg%3D%3D

Loneliness is the cloak you wear Noel Scott Engel was a would-be ‘50s teen idol who had appeared in Broadway musicals and on Eddie Fisher’s TV show, but then starting reading Kerouac, got tossed out of school, and hitchhiked cross country. He skulked around early-’60s L.A. wearing continental suits, reading the Beat poets, and listening to progressive jazz — as he put it, “the natural enemy of the California surfer.” That didn’t stop him from touring as the bassist for The Surfaris, however.