Ever since Twin Peaks aired on television in 1990, fans and critics have been discussing who killed Laura Palmer, what the ceiling fan means, and wondering when that gum we like is going to come back in style. But in Twin Peaks: Through the Red Curtain, it is the cast and crew that get to do the talking about what it was like to work with David Lynch and Mark Frost on one of the most influential series of all time. On-screen stars Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Pi...

"Where we're from, the birds sing a pretty song and there's always music in the air."When author Scott Ryan (Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared, The Last Days of Letterman) heard those words on the television series Twin Peaks in 1990, he wanted to live there as well. Problem was, most of the music that played in Twin Peaks was not released. Only one soundtrack came out from the series, and one from a film. It wasn't until 2011 until director David Lynch ...

Are you tired of feeling like you're stuck in a cycle of addiction? Are you tired of losing money, damaging relationships, and feeling like there's no way out? Look no further than "Quit Playing Around: A Foolish Guide to Beating Your Gambling Addiction," written by the experienced and empathetic author, Ryan Scott.Ryan knows what it's like to struggle with gambling addiction. He spent over 10 years of his life in the grips of addiction, losing everything he had in the process. But...

Your new go-to collection of easy, family-friendly recipes, from popular chef and television personality Ryan ScottEmmy Award–winning celebrity chef (and dad) Ryan Scott knows well that family life is wonderful, but can be a very hectic business—stressing over mealtime shouldn't add to the madness! This heartfelt collection comes straight from his home kitchen's regular rotation into yours. Reflecting Ryan's colorful personality and practical approach, the recipes a...

Unable to publish in communist Czechoslovakia, Jiří Kolář saw Responses first appear in 1984 with the exile publishing house Index based in Cologne, Germany. The text discusses his influences and wide variety of collage techniques as well as art and literature in general. He pairs it with “Kafka’s Prague,” a series of color crumplages of Prague’s buildings, streets, squares, and gardens accompanied by short extracts from Franz Kafka’s work, which was also banned by the regime, as ...

Written in the 1950s and ’60s, the “action poems” comprising a A User’s Manual were published in their complete form in 1969 when they were paired with the 52 collages of Weekly 1967, the first of Kolář’s celebrated series in which he commented visually on a major event for each week of the year. Taking the form of directives, largely absurd, the poems mock communist society’s officialese while offering readers an opportunity to create their own poetics by performing the given dir...

Australia has enjoyed an unprecedented period of prosperity in recent decades, yet despite this there has been a widely reported loss of faith in politics and institutions. With the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia faces its most significant economic and social challenges in decades. How is politics placed to deal with these challenges and what is the capacity of our key institutions to do so? What are the lessons and warnings from history?In Challenging Politics, long-time po...

When it comes to a career in musical theatre, forget the myth of an “it factor”—your success is in your hands. The path to excellence requires daily determination and savvy strategy to help you stand out from the rest. Acclaimed master teachers Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver are here to show you the way.Many musical theatre actors confuse competence with excellence. We mistake arriving in NYC with a well-trained voice, a pricy headshot, and general s...

In 1997, David Lynch released Lost Highway starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty and Natasha Gregson Wagner. The film came and went and critics famously panned the film. While it did span a top 10 soundtrack, the film has largely been forgotten until now. In 2022, the film was remastered and rereleased. Film lovers, Lynch fans and critics started to take notice.Author Scott Ryan, Fire Walk With Me: Your Laura Disappeared, The Blue Rose magazine...

“Oh Mighty Isis”! The sold-out comic series that started at Image Comics! Trapped 5,000 years out of time, the would-be Egyptian goddess, Isis, must adjust to her new life in 21st Century Los Angeles. Using her mystical staff and some help from a few new friends, Isis will protect those around her from evil that may threaten their world. But how can she protect a world that she doesn't fully understand? Join Isis in her ongoing series debut as she's introduced to the modern world and its n...

Powerless and held hostage by the Council, Isis learns their disturbing origin and how it's connected to her own, causing her to wonder, was she sent to our time to conquer us? Will Isis lead them into battle on our world to save her friend?

David Lynch has been accused for decades of sexism and even misogyny in his work, due largely to frequent depictions of violence against women. Yet others see in Lynch's work the deification of the female, and actresses like Laura Dern and Naomi Watts jump at every opportunity to work with him. "He is the master of the juxtaposition of the creepy and the sweet, the sexual and the chaste," wrote W's Lynn Hirschberg. "And at the heart of this tense, intriguing friction, you will always find ...