The Black Casebook
@blackcasebook.bsky.social
Podcast exploring history, politics, philosophy and more through Batman’s greatest stories. https://open.spotify.com/show/0g0eISbWRkv01Xig3bmw5X
“She is older than the rocks among which she sits; like the vampire, she has been dead many times, and learned the secret of the grave; and has been a diver in deep seas, and keeps their fallen day about her…”
- Walter Pater, discussing the Mona Lisa
- Walter Pater, discussing the Mona Lisa
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
“She is older than the rocks among which she sits; like the vampire, she has been dead many times, and learned the secret of the grave; and has been a diver in deep seas, and keeps their fallen day about her…”
- Walter Pater, discussing the Mona Lisa
- Walter Pater, discussing the Mona Lisa
Probably the closest thing
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Probably the closest thing
Nobody understands Trump and Trumpism better than Roth, and nobody else can articulate it with such skillful disdain
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nobody understands Trump and Trumpism better than Roth, and nobody else can articulate it with such skillful disdain
Might just be working on something for my beloved and long-suffering patrons 😈
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Might just be working on something for my beloved and long-suffering patrons 😈
Some tacky self-promotion this #PortfolioDay: four of my favorite passages I've written for the show
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Some tacky self-promotion this #PortfolioDay: four of my favorite passages I've written for the show
Makes me cry every time.
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Makes me cry every time.
When it's time for The Black Casebook to pivot from radio drama or guided meditation into an amateur college seminar:
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
When it's time for The Black Casebook to pivot from radio drama or guided meditation into an amateur college seminar:
I'm not saying that every comic should be exactly like Hellboy. All I'm saying is that if they WERE,
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I'm not saying that every comic should be exactly like Hellboy. All I'm saying is that if they WERE,
At least we got it once
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
At least we got it once
I didn’t realize that @marvelousdeath.com was covering the Celtics for NBC. In retrospect it all seems so obvious
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I didn’t realize that @marvelousdeath.com was covering the Celtics for NBC. In retrospect it all seems so obvious
I don’t agree with everything I’ve read by Baudrillard (there’s a fair amount of typical French guy Orientalism in The Gulf War Did Not Take Place), but I’m hard-pressed to think of a better summation of contemporary politics than this:
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I don’t agree with everything I’ve read by Baudrillard (there’s a fair amount of typical French guy Orientalism in The Gulf War Did Not Take Place), but I’m hard-pressed to think of a better summation of contemporary politics than this:
Some excellent advice from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles cookbook, which is equally applicable to any creative pursuit. You have to create space for inspiration to dawn and unexpected connections to reveal themselves. The foundation is always hard, frequently rote, work.
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Some excellent advice from Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles cookbook, which is equally applicable to any creative pursuit. You have to create space for inspiration to dawn and unexpected connections to reveal themselves. The foundation is always hard, frequently rote, work.
Happy New Year, gang. May we all fulfill our promises in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Happy New Year, gang. May we all fulfill our promises in 2026.
My film of the year. It only gets better the more I think about it, and I think about it all the time
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My film of the year. It only gets better the more I think about it, and I think about it all the time
Merry Christmas, everybody.
December 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Merry Christmas, everybody.
This shot never fails to mesmerize me.
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This shot never fails to mesmerize me.
My vote, naturally
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My vote, naturally