Author: Harrison
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Read “An Icky Situation” in The Usonian
Check out the latest issue of my newsletter, in which I spotlight Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Central Nevada—and the prehistoric marine reptiles which once lived there. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date with all The Usonian has to offer—tune in a couple weeks to read an interview with an amazing poet who…
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New podcast: “Get Carter and the Career of Michael Caine”
This week I joined “Film at Fifty” podcast host Brian Rowe for an episode about Get Carter, an influential British crime movie from 1971 starring Sir Michael Caine. “Film at Fifty” is a podcast looking back at movies from fifty years ago. In this episode, we talk about Caine’s enduring career through the vein of…
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Read “A Conversation with Literary Translator Jennifer Shyue” in The Usonian
I’m pleased to unveil the first entry in my monthly interview series in The Usonian, my new newsletter about storytelling and design. This week I spotlight the literary translation work of Jennifer Shyue, who travels across literary borders in Cuba and Peru. Subscribe today and keep on the lookout for my next issue, coming March…
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Listen to “THX 1138 and the Career of George Lucas” episode on the Film at Fifty podcast
50 years ago this week, the film career of George Lucas began with the visually dazzling sci-fi film THX-1138. Brian Rowe was generous enough to invite me back on his podcast to discuss THX-1138 and the influential career of George Lucas. I do also go out on a limb and suggest that The Phantom Menace…
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Read “The Before-Times” in The Usonian
I am excited to formally launch my new Substack newsletter The Usonian on storytelling and design. Read my introductory post “The Before-Times” for a glimpse of the year that has passed and the year to come. Subscribe at harrisonblackman.substack.com today to receive all essays, interviews, and posts to come directly to your inbox!
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Subscribe to my new newsletter, ‘The Usonian’, arriving in early 2021
I’m starting a new (free) Substack newsletter, “The Usonian” about storytelling and design, arriving in early 2021. The Usonian will be a one-stop shop for updates about my writing as well as feature my insights into urban design and storytelling. Read my launch post and subscribe here. Thank you for reading!
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Listen to “Mank and the Career of David Fincher” on the “Film at Fifty” podcast
This past week I had the privilege of discussing the new Netflix film, “Mank,” and the career of director David Fincher on the “Film at Fifty” podcast. “Mank” is the story of Herman Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), the screenwriter of “Citizen Kane,” based on a script written by Jack Fincher, David Fincher’s late father. This episode,…
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Listen to “The Peacock” short story on the PenDust Radio podcast
I’m thrilled that my fiction short story, “The Peacock,” has been published and performed as an audio story on the podcast PenDust Radio, available from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other outlets. In “The Peacock,” a producer for the podcast “Detective Radio” travels to his hometown of San Diego to research an episode about the U.S.…
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Read “The End of Moria?” in The Nassau Weekly
Many thanks to The Nassau Weekly for publishing a follow-up essay to a piece I wrote on the refugee crisis in Greece four years ago, a crisis which has recently entered an even more precarious phase given the Coronavirus. Thanks also to the Nass for inviting me to speak at their virtual open mic earlier…
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“Film at Fifty” Podcast Episode: “I Never Sang for My Father”
I want to thank Brian Rowe for inviting me as a guest on his new cinema history podcast, “Film at Fifty,” which spotlights films which came out fifty years ago on the day. This week we discussed “I Never Sang for My Father,” an obscure, Oscar-nominated Gene Hackman movie about death and aging (as well…