here's a VOX Lovecraft Explainer that links to a site that links to the SFFaudio PDF page listing the H.P. Lovecraft stories and poems scanned from issues of WEIRD TALES
vox.com/culture/213639…
vox.com/culture/213639…
Im not looking for recognition - I didn't scan most of the issues of WT, hardly any
I am interested in how reality works and what forces are actively shaping our perceptions of it
which is why I'm so interested in the glaring wrinkles that such articles are trying to be smooth
I am interested in how reality works and what forces are actively shaping our perceptions of it
which is why I'm so interested in the glaring wrinkles that such articles are trying to be smooth
"Pulp fiction made up the first wave of the geek magazine medium that would later become known as zines."
this is the sort of stuff Lovecraft explainers are full of
this is the sort of stuff Lovecraft explainers are full of
No mention of "amateur journalism" which is where almost all of Lovecraft's early fiction and poetry publications were published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_j…
[he also had a column on astronomy that ran in his local and other US newspapers]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_j…
[he also had a column on astronomy that ran in his local and other US newspapers]
a great resource for zines of later era is @DIY_History Hevelin collection [it has tonnes of scans!!]
diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/collections/sh…
most of the earlier amateur journalism magazines have yet to be scanned, alas
diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/collections/sh…
most of the earlier amateur journalism magazines have yet to be scanned, alas
"One of the most popular pulps of the day was the popular Weird Tales"
Ya, sorta
it was long running and is immensely popular today, but as far as I'm aware Analog is still running and it started in late 1929 (as Astounding) and most pro fiction magazines are basically dead now
Ya, sorta
it was long running and is immensely popular today, but as far as I'm aware Analog is still running and it started in late 1929 (as Astounding) and most pro fiction magazines are basically dead now
point is, why are there so many Lovecraft explainers and so few Seabury Quinn explainers?
[Are there any by the likes of VOX and it's cohort?]
Quinn was a popular WT contributor, his stories got the cover over and over and over and over
[Are there any by the likes of VOX and it's cohort?]
Quinn was a popular WT contributor, his stories got the cover over and over and over and over
this is the WT cover VOX used in its explainer
it lists a minor co-authored Lovecraft story
published after Lovecraft's death and the cover does not illustrate the story
it lists a minor co-authored Lovecraft story
published after Lovecraft's death and the cover does not illustrate the story
this is where this particular Lovecraft explainer is at its best:
"This act — allowing people to share his ideas and his story elements — probably did more than anything else to help spread Lovecraft’s stories"
it gets part of the Lovecraft legacy right, but it isn't enough
"This act — allowing people to share his ideas and his story elements — probably did more than anything else to help spread Lovecraft’s stories"
it gets part of the Lovecraft legacy right, but it isn't enough
there are thousands of not hundreds of thousands of works in creative commons, but what makes something endure isn't its ability to be shared - it's the ability to be shared and WORTHY of sharing
Lovecraft has the goods, in the way Seabury Quinn does not
Lovecraft has the goods, in the way Seabury Quinn does not
There's no Seabury Quinn ezine, no Seabury Quinn fanzines, no Jules De Grandin funko pops or plushies
But this VOX explainer spends a lot of time talking about how very extraordinarily racist Lovecraft was [and I hereby stipulate, yes, he absolutely was racist] and links to a
Hitler or Lovecraft quote quiz and suggest you won't be able to pass it
Hitler or Lovecraft quote quiz and suggest you won't be able to pass it
the article insists that Lovecraft was inexplicably racist - maybe his parents or upbringing had something to do with it ? - the article writer suggests maybe
Hitler and Lovecraft were born 1 year apart, the time Lovecraft grew up was the HEIGHT of American racism
Hitler and Lovecraft were born 1 year apart, the time Lovecraft grew up was the HEIGHT of American racism
And just using VOX's own metrics
Wilson was President from 1913 to 1921
He was a president.
He got the US into WWI.
He instituted the 1917 espionage act.
Lovecraft didn't know how to drive a car.
Lovecraft visited Canada once.
Lovecraft wrote poems.
So why are there so many Lovecraft explainers?
He was a president.
He got the US into WWI.
He instituted the 1917 espionage act.
Lovecraft didn't know how to drive a car.
Lovecraft visited Canada once.
Lovecraft wrote poems.
So why are there so many Lovecraft explainers?
because RACISM
racism is a tool by the credentialed aspiring elites
their paymasters, the billionaires, want articles that get clicks and set the talking points
racism is a tool by the credentialed aspiring elites
their paymasters, the billionaires, want articles that get clicks and set the talking points
Here's a terrific episode of THE LACK, a podcast with Benjamin Studebaker, talking about the hows and whys of VOX explainers [mostly videos] and their like
podcastaddict.com/episode/129824…
podcastaddict.com/episode/129824…
there is a serious thing happening in the world
the best way of understanding it is looking at the edges where all the wrinkles pile up
the people who are profiting now are paying people to smooth out our views, propagandizing, and explaining
ALL DAY LONG
the best way of understanding it is looking at the edges where all the wrinkles pile up
the people who are profiting now are paying people to smooth out our views, propagandizing, and explaining
ALL DAY LONG
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