Starring Terence Stamp as the mourning transgender Bernadette Bassenger, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is even more relevant, moving, exquisite, funny, and bitchy than when it rolled over the land down under on release in 1994. Writer/director Stephan Elliott’s now-cult classic should be studied for its performances, social commentary, and expert indulgence … Read more
English dubbing of international animated films is a sticky tightrope to walk across. When done correctly, it can make a property enduring in the minds of animation fans. When done wrong, it goes down in infamy and, in today’s tech-savvy times, becomes a meme to be clowned on forever. Ne Zha as a story and … Read more
Across the country this weekend, the following refrain echoed between movie theaters: “I’m done hidin’, now I’m shinin’, like I’m born to be.” Those words, sung by the trio Huntr/x, come from the Korean animated film KPop Demon Hunters, whose theatrical opening weekend earned approximately $18 million dollars at the North American box office, taking … Read more
At a Japanese-inspired garden surrounding a gem of a mid-century modern home in Memphis, a courtyard garden makes a tranquil view.… Read More The post Mid-century Japanese garden at Memphis Fling appeared first on Digging. August 24, 2025 One of the last gardens I saw at the Memphis Fling in June was Amy Bateson and … Read more
Netflix and Sony Animation’s action-musical animated extravaganza, KPop Demon Hunters, has quickly become a global cultural phenomenon. Anecdotally, when I went to the top of the Empire State Building with some friends this past weekend, I noticed a young girl wearing a Huntr/x shirt while a stranger gushed about how much he and his friend … Read more
In Texas Gardener magazine, I’m sharing how to make a more resilient garden – strategies picked up from gardens featured in Gardens of Texas.… Read More The post Look for my article on resilient gardening in Texas Gardener magazine appeared first on Digging. August 22, 2025 Pick up a copy of Texas Gardener magazine‘s Sept/Oct … Read more
You’ll probably hear this word often while you learn Italian: perché. It means “why,”… During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to a crowd of Germans in West Berlin that the proudest boast of the modern free world was to say with solidarity, Ich bin ein Berliner (I … Read more
During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced… During the height of the Cold War in 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to a crowd of Germans in West Berlin that the proudest boast of the modern free world was to say with solidarity, Ich bin ein Berliner (I … Read more
“You do something hard so they know that you love them.” There are infinite possibilities in play when it comes to animation, yet there’s a comforting universal constant when it comes to family sitcoms – animated or otherwise. A family provides a natural set of relationships for its characters, but it’s so much more than … Read more
Later this month will see the release of The Toxic Avenger, the reboot of the beloved splatter comedy that introduced the world to the visceral joys of Troma. Starring Peter Dinklage in the title role, the movie is a proudly gory superhero pastiche with pitch black humor, cartoonish bad guys, and a total lack of … Read more