Category Archives: John Waters

67 Great John Waters Quotes For His 67th Birthday

By Jason Bailey and Alison Herman (Flavorwire, 4/22/2013) The great filmmaker, writer, raconteur, and all-purpose rabble-rouser John Waters turns 67 years old today, and since he’s one of the most quotable and entertaining pop culture figures out there, we figured … Continue reading

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National Enquirer: “John Waters NOT Dead!”

By Dick Siegel (The National Enquirer, 3/7/2013) Acclaimed filmmaker cult icon JOHN WATERS is DEAD – but is he? He’s NOT, The ENQUIRER happily reports. Social media erupts after a report surfaced online saying John Waters was dead, The Baltimore … Continue reading

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On ‘Hairspray’s’ 25th anniversary, ‘Buddy Deane’ Committee looks back

By Jessica Goldstein ( Washington Post, 1/18/2013) If you were a teenager in Baltimore in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you watched “The Buddy Deane Show.” When the final bell rang you sprinted home from school, saddle shoes smacking … Continue reading

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John Waters Reads About Moby Dick’s Dick

In This audio chapter from the “Moby Dick Big Read,” John Waters reads the shortest chapter of “Moby Dick,” Chapter 95, “The Cassock,” which is about how the whaling crew cuts off and skins a whale’s giant jet-black penis and turns it … Continue reading

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