The Day After (1983)

“Hey, I can see my house from—oh, crap”

From We Belong Dead, Issue 31, published 2022

If you live in a place like New York or Tokyo, you’re used to seeing your hometown destroyed on screen. It’s a slow year if the Statue of Liberty isn’t decapitated in at least one movie.

I’ve spent most of my life in Kansas City, a mellow Midwestern town that’s often overlooked in popular culture. Except that one time in 1983, when we got obliterated in a nuclear war.

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Blue Towel Blockbuster Brackets

My friend Ben McClure has an interesting experiment on his blog, in which I am a participant. I’ll let him explain it in the post. Suffice to say, I never thought I’d be choosing between Batman and Return of the King in any context.

https://bluetowel.wordpress.com/2019/05/23/alternate-box-office-blockbuster-tourney-odd-numbered-conference-round-one/?fbclid=IwAR3BJ8Lb2Rw801nLfllZsyH8_1FYZvr_E_eWM0LSe4pLmxVg2f-BW94Epnk

No, not that one…

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