THE GLORIA SWANSON HAIR KWIZ

August 18, 2016

Gloria produced this hairdo by: a. melting an Ethel Waters record to pliable and shaping it lovingly to fit her skull. b. shaping a thin layer of tar and laminating it. c. melting wax over her head and painting it with ink. d. dousing her hair in water, combing it, then pressing it down with […]

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GEORGE AND JEAN

August 17, 2016

george plimpton met jean shrimpton going to the fair said george to jean ‘have you seen a man with a grizzly bear?’ said jean to george, ‘he’s at the forge with the blacksmith’s flunky.’ said george to jean, ‘peachy keen. then all is dory hunky. now i must be off to the water trough where […]

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A TASTE OF THERE

August 16, 2016

Priscilla Raines opened the door to infinity and stepped through. It wasn’t even close to as serene as she’d imagined it would be. For starters, the plank walkway heading out onto the jetty was roughly hewn, crisscrossed with mismatched nails and rusted bolts and the occasional neon spike. The sea itself gave no comfort, gray […]

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PROLOGUE

August 15, 2016

window man approaching window to have a look outside crazed thespian finding a dagger advancing army of cockroaches door landlady about to knock on door and demand overdue rent payment landlady’s arch enemy preparing to leap

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BANAL INTERVIEWS WITH CELEBRITY GHOSTS – CASPER

August 14, 2016

Loon: What a treat we have today. The Lords of the 4th Dimension have brought to us for the 3 Question Interview the one and only Casper, the Friendly Ghost. Tell me, Casper, who were you before you were a friendly ghost? Casper: Tee hee hee. Loon: Oh, my. Don’t be shy. Are you really […]

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THE NOVA PILBEAM KWIZ ANSWER

August 12, 2016

Nova’s karjalanpiirakka won the Helsinki Bake Off three years running in the early 1950s.

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THE NOVA PILBEAM KWIZ

August 11, 2016

This British film star of the 1930s and 1940s was also: a. an accomplished track star specializing in the steeplechase. b. a world class chef specializing in Finnish cuisine. c. a literary scholar specializing in the works of Mark Twain’s cousin, Porky. d. a skilled seamstress specializing in aprons for infants.

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VELVET LOAM

August 9, 2016

ah tak me home to the velvet loam where once i gang aglee a tossing stones o’er earthy bones in purple reverie tra la in purple reverie

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BANAL INTERVIEWS WITH CELEBRITY GHOSTS – ARTURO TOSCANINI

August 7, 2016

Loon: I’m particularly thrilled to present today’s guest for the 3 Question Interview, one Arturo Toscanini, who was, I am informed by the Lords of the 4th Dimension, one of the greatest conductors of all time. Welcome, Mr. Toscanini. Tell me, did you ever get bored riding around on those trains all the time? Toscanini’s […]

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THE LON AND MARIA KWIZ ANSWER

August 5, 2016

They were really looking forward to enjoying a nice piece of cake.

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