Email Author Penn Bullock

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "The Last Temptation"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "George Rekers is a Homosexual"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "Thinks Rekers Said..."

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2008 Stories by Penn Bullock

• Put on the Blue Light

  published May 29, 2008

  Graham Greene described the Blue Plate Special as a symbol of American democracy. It was popular in the ’20s through the ’50s. It was... More >>

• Reptiles and Soothsayers

  published May 22, 2008

  Question: What do a breakdancing gecko, a football coach, and a band of fortune tellers have in common? Answer: Today, they’ll all gather at... More >>

• Rise From the Ashes!

  published May 15, 2008

  Sinbad, fresh from a virtual death on Wikipedia, performs today at the Parker Playhouse (707 NE 8th St., Fort Lauderdale). Perhaps you... More >>

• Mystery, Memory Loss, and Murder

  published May 8, 2008

  This weekend, thousands of American men and women will wake up next to someone they don’t recognize, with no memory of how they got there.... More >>

• The Classifieds

  published May 1, 2008

  Dick Cheney has a mania for secrecy. The Vice-President keeps a man-sized vault in his office. He has a personalized stamp for marking memos... More >>

• Poppy Pillow Kitty Kitsch

  published April 17, 2008

  A bizarre artist is exhibiting her works at an equally strange art gallery today. Pachy Sarmiento, a local graphic designer, approximately... More >>

• Who Loves Watersports?

  published April 10, 2008

  We have the Chinese to thank for paper and fireworks, but the Orient should be roundly condemned for its 2000-year-old invention, the Dragon Boat:... More >>

• Pop Goes the Art

  published April 3, 2008

  On Easter Sunday, President Bush presided over the Egg Roll on the White House lawn, which “commemorates our Savior's triumph over sin”... More >>

• Pop Goes the Art

  published April 3, 2008

  On Easter Sunday, President Bush presided over the Egg Roll on the White House lawn, which “commemorates our Savior's triumph over sin”... More >>

• The Ring, The Grudge, The Eye, The Pulse, One Missed Call, and now Shutter

  published March 20, 2008

  Just when you thought you’d seen the last American plagiarism of an Asian horror movie, another is airlifted across the Pacific.... More >>

• The Sodom & Gomorrah to Thelma & Louise

  published March 13, 2008

  A pulpy, pornographic film from the ´90s is surfacing at the Gateway Theatre (1820 East Sunrise Boulevard) today. The Living... More >>

• Making Shit Up

  published March 6, 2008

  Improv, of the kind you see on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, was born in Italy in the 1500s. In those days, it was called “commedia... More >>

• Prostitution in Opera

  published February 28, 2008

  Courtesans, as opposed to prostitutes of today, commanded respect in European society centuries ago. They sold themselves for sex, but they also... More >>

• Jim Naugle’s Worst Nightmare

  published February 28, 2008

  There are two Gay Mafias. The one is a criminal syndicate that lords over Hollywood and, through that, the nation. Its membership includes... More >>

• Turkey and Kebabs

  published February 14, 2008

  Muazzez Ersoy is a diva in Turkey. And she looks a lot like Celine Dion. But Dion sounds like a crooner next to Ersoy, whose warble is... More >>

• Capitol Crime

  published January 31, 2008

  In 1981, Representative John Wilson Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) fucked his wife behind a pillar on the steps of the Capitol Building. Later in his... More >>

• Tiffany Lamps Are A Girl’s Best Friend

  published January 24, 2008

  A 30-piece collection of Tiffany lamps, glassware, candlesticks, and desk sets go on display at the Boca Museum (501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton)... More >>

• Coming to a Chapel Near You

  published January 17, 2008

  You can find anything on the Internet these days. If you’re looking to throw an Italian-American wedding, Ehow.com can guide the process. It... More >>

• Out, Out, Young Sprout

  published January 3, 2008

  There’s no denying it: Most Westerners have, at some point, snuck a glance at David’s twig-and-berries. The statue by Michelangelo is... More >>