Twin Peaks

Happy Twin Peaks Day! It was on this date, 24 February, back in 1989 that FBI Agent Dale Cooper first rolled into Twin Peaks, a fictional Washington town located “”five miles south of the Canadian border, and twelve miles west of the [Idaho] state line.” The time was 11:30 am…

“Believe it or not, Eraserhead is one of my most spiritual films.” “Elaborate on that?” “No, I won’t”. Perhaps one of David Lynch’s most quotable lines, at once emblematic of his approach to film-making as it is a refusal of the call to clinically dissect his every work, wrapped in…

Originally published on The Solute Content note: This article discusses sexual assault and incest Unreal people are well-represented in Twin-Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Of course, there’s the explicitly fantastical residents of the Black and White Lodges: the White Horse, the Arm, the Tremonds (nee Chalfont), BOB, and MIKE. And…

Riverdale and When the CW’s Troubles Reached Critical Mass Trying to find the exact time the CW finally crossed the Rubicon of unoriginality will no doubt be a point of some debate in the years to come. …

RIP composer Angelo Badalamenti, 85. Born in Bensonhurst, he too was a Lafayette H.S. alum. He began piano lessons at eight. As a teenager he accompanied singers at resorts in the Catskills. He earned a Master’s from the Manhattan School of Music. There are 97 titles under his name at…

A beautiful, haunting, and unique show — A couple of months back, I finished watching season 3 of Twin Peaks with my girlfriend. I would personally consider this to be the most truly intense and emotive season of any show I’ve ever seen. …

The Aries Full Moon brings passion and/or volatility to the forefront, depending on which way your scale tips. As the first sign of the Zodiac, Aries is considered to be an origin story of sorts, the discovery of the spark which alights all. …

Before the pandemic hit, many were the happy nights I’d sit alone in the dark just so I could listen to music. …