(Sep. 1992) - Fire Walk With Me review; Twin Peaks second season; promo cards; calendar; magazine checklist, Part 1. NOTE: This is the 1st Edition version of Issue #1. A second printing (with additional material) was released in October 1993.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other...

Inspired by a true story, artfully told by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Bahamian island becomes a battleground for a savage private war .Charismatic expat Bobby Little built his own funky version of paradise on the remote island of Rum Cay, a place where ambitious sport fishermen docked their yachts for fine French cuisine and crowded the bar to boast of big blue marlin catches while Bobby refilled their cognac on the house. Larger...

An RAF pilot who flew around the world with Winston Churchill during World War II tells his story.An RAF Volunteer Reserve officer, John Mitchell was mobilized on the outbreak of war—and just missed going to join a Battle Squadron in France where he would have undoubtedly been killed. Instead, he was posted to No. 58 Squadron flying Whitleys, surviving a tour of operations in 1940–41 that included ditching in the North Sea. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, h...

Eleven centuries ago, an industrious and conscientious historian, desiring to give a record of the establishment of his forefathers in this island, could find no fuller or better account than this: “About the year of Grace 445-446, the British inhabitants of England, deserted by the Roman masters who had enervated while they protected them, and exposed to the ravages of Picts and Scots from the extreme and barbarous portions of the island, called in the assistance of heathen Saxons from th...

“Kudzu” opens on a sultry July afternoon in 1987, as thirty-eight-year-old Lewis Ray Jacobs is driving from his home in Nashville to his native Stone Coal in Eastern Kentucky, to attend a funeral. He reflects on a similar hot summer day in 1962 when he and his best friend, Travis Wicker, sneak into the wake of a recently departed neighbor, and twelve-year-old Lewis Ray, on a dare, reaches into the coffin to take hold of the corpse’s hand. Things don’t go as planned. Thus begins our introdu...

Collections of sermons by noted preachers of different periods are not an altogether uncommon contribution to literature. Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Great Britain and the United States have in this way furnished copious illustrations of the gifts of their illustrious preachers. Such treasures are found in the Latin and even in the Greek Church. Protestant communions especially, in line with the supreme significance which they attach to the work of the pulpit, have thus sought to magn...

(Dec. 1992) - Interview with film critic Joe Bob Briggs; a response to the critical reaction to FWWM; comprehensive Twin Peaks character relationship chart; Twin Peaks magazine checklist, part 2; reviews of TP books.Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the television series, Twin Peaks. WIP regularly featured in-depth analyses of films (and other projects) by Lynch, inter...

(Oct. 2003) - Is Dale Cooper a mystic detective? Ken Volante examines the influence of Buddhism and Eastern philosophy in Twin Peaks! Also in this issue: our annual, detailed report on the Twin Peaks Festival, complete with lots of exclusive photos of Dana Ashbrook, Michael Horse, Rebekah Del Rio, and others; part two of our report on the Japanese Twin Peaks Card Game; some early impressions of HBO's Carnivale; and a wild "World Spins" news section. Plus, just for the heck of it, a great A...

(Oct. 2001) - Great interview issue--three in all! First up are Justin Theroux and Laura Elena Harring, co-stars (Adam and Rita) of Lynch's new film Mulholland Drive! Then, Peaks writer/producer Harley Peyton talks about his audio commentary for the upcoming DVDs, his screenplay for the new Bruce Willis/Barry Levinson film Bandits, and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Also: a report on Twin Peaks Lynch Fest 2001, and a preview of the Lucy Lawless episodes of The X-Files!Wrapped in Pl...

(Apr. 2003) - Special Chris Isaak issue! Articles include a look at his role as FBI Special Agent Chet Desmond in Fire Walk With Me, a survey of his CDs, and an episode guide to the first season of The Chris Isaak Show on Showtime. (Check out the great selection of photos, some published here for the first time!) Also in this issue: an interview with David Lynch talking about the new Eraserhead DVD; a review of the disc; and the usual letters and news sections.Wrapped in Plastic Ma...

(June 2002) - The most in-depth Twin Peaks episode guide ever published! This issue contains an extensive analysis of the show's first season--the perfect companion to the DVD boxed set. WIP 59 also has a guide to David Lynch DVDs; a look at the contents of davidlynch.com; a hard-hitting review of 24; and two X-Files reviews!Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other artists associated with the televi...

(Dec. 2001) - Continuing coverage of Mulholland Drive features a long interview with Naomi Watts, who stars in the film (Betty); a short review of the movie; and a very long (15,000+ word) analysis of the work! Also: a review of From Hell starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and a review of the X-Files two-part season premiere guest starring Lucy Lawless!Wrapped in Plastic Magazine was a bi-monthly magazine devoted to analysis and critique of the works of David Lynch and other ...