Yosemite Sam —the fiery-haired, fiery-tempered scofflaw—certainly seems like he’d say the word. In short, tarnation and its offshoots evoked a sense of homespun Americana—and that association ...

With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform. Every year brings new evidence ...

In 2004, Jonathan Caouette’s “Tarnation” shook up the independent film world—thanks not just to its iMovie-made ingenuity, but also for its groundbreaking psychotronic storytelling style. As J.

I think I learned how to curse from Looney Tunes. Looney Tunes got a lot of its inspiration from curse words that could be worked into polite conversation in the Southeastern United States. Then, they ...

Jonathan Caouette, director of the award-winning autobiographical documentary “Tarnation,” is seeking donations to help cover the expenses of serious medical issues. Friends of Caouette, including ...

For the last two weeks or so, people on Twitter, Reddit, and Tumblr have been adding cowboy hats to pictures. Alas, this nascent cowboy-hat meme — a.k.a. the “What in Tarnation” meme — is on its way ...