Hear Van Dyke Parks perform on NPR

The occasional Brian Wilson collaborator and creator of the awesome Song Cycle performs a set on WNYC.

Hear Sean Lennon's new album

NPR is now streaming Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Lennon's collaboration with girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl.

Pulp cover picture parade



New pop culture books

Wildlife of Star Wars
Wildlife of Star Wars

Krazy & Ignatz In Tiger Tea
Krazy & Ignatz In Tiger Tea

Barney Google
Barney Google

King Conan Volume 1
King Conan Volume 1

The Shadow Double-Novel Pulp Reprints #41: "Chain of Death" & "Death's Premium"
The Shadow Double-Novel Pulp Reprints #41: "Chain of Death" & "Death's Premium"

Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics
Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics

The Legendary Lydecker Brothers
The Legendary Lydecker Brothers

Mad Men: The Illustrated World
Mad Men: The Illustrated World

Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By

Live-action Hulk TV series in the works

Marvel Comics and ABC are in the early stages of planning such a thing, according to reports. The Hulk also will figure in the upcoming Avengers movie, so we may be seeing his big, green face everywhere.

I can see the Hulk working well on TV. After all, he's already had one long-running live-action series. The small, not the big, screen may be a better venue for him. Following Bruce (or David, I suppose) Banner's struggle to contain his destructive alter-ego week after week can make for good serial drama.