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RIP Jill Sobule

I don't know how many of you were fans of the indie folksinger, best known for  "Supermodel" (which appeared, among other places, in the soundtrack for Clueless), "I Kissed A Girl" (Not the Katy Perry song, but the earlier one that's actually about s

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Jules Feiffer Dead at 95

Back in the day, he worked with Will Eisner on The Spirit.

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and playwright, dies - Los Angeles Times

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About Neil Gaiman

I haven't seen any discussion here about Gaiman, and maybe it's because we don't really want to go down that road with another celebrated person. I don't know even know what to say. I've admired his writing, my brief interaction with him at a con was

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Godzilla: The Official Cookbook

The official cookbook inspired by the Toho Godzilla movies and creatures, featuring a wide variety of fun, kaiju-themed food and drink recipes to suit all tastes and skill levels, including the scrumptious Guaczilla, the delicious Gigan’s Wings and t

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The New Season (2024)

It's that time of year again!

Actually, it's well past this time of year.

Continuing the tradition started by Doctor Hmmm? back in 2010, and followed inconsistently since (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), here

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You're Wearing That?

 

To avoid further hijacking the "Movies I Have Seen Lately" thread, and because there seems to be some interest in men's attire, I've created this discussion to pursue it.  (If I'm wrong abut the level of interest, this discussion can die on the vine

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Olympics once again

Once again, friends, it is time for the Summer Olympic Games (officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and officially branded as Paris 2024). It is held this year in Paris, marking the 100th anniversary since the last time it did so, in 1924.

In a

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The New Season (2023)

It's that time of year again!

Actually, it's well past this time of year.

Continuing the tradition started by Doctor Hmmm? back in 2010, and followed inconsistently since (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022), here's a c

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R.I.P. Jeannie Epper, a real Wonder Woman

Jeannie Epper, a founding member of the Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures, and the chief double for Lynda Carter on The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, passed away at 83. She also doubled for Linda Evans and Kathleen Turner over a 40-year c

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Happy New Year! (2024)

Happy New Year, Humans of Earth!

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Grammar Cop

Post your linguistic pet peeves here.

I'll start with with the improper use of the third person plural personal pronoun "they" when the singular form is called for.

(See below for the correct pronoun to use in this case.)

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RIP Jimmy Buffett

Story    Another legend gone.  I'll never be able to think of Buffett without thinking of the late, great Rich  Lane, the biggest Parrothead I ever knew.

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Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again - The Original Novels

Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Toho Studios and directed by Ishiro Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world's most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened an

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Historical context for books?

Of late, I've been indulging my interest in books, particularly crime/Detective fiction. Now, something I've always done is check the publication date of the books I'm reading to gain some historical context (I even did this as a small child reading

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The Marist College Mindset List for 2026

Once again, friends, it's time for the latest guidance from Marist College, which has inherited the Mindset List from Beloit College.

See the 2025 list here, the 2024 list here, the 2023 list here, the 2022 list here, the 2021 list here, the 2020 lis

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Birthday at the Baltimore Comic-Con

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Witch Iconography

So, as spooky season has just passed, I started wondering about something.

This is an example of what many would consider a classic witch:

I think most of us, if we saw this photo or saw someone wearing this outfit, our first reaction would be "Wit

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Did Go Comics GO?

I usually read most comic strips online daily through Go Comics dot com.

However since Friday afternoon (November 18) only the following message appears against an otherwise totally blank screen.

"The requested service is temporarily unavailable. It

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Solitaire Debuts

Just wanted to let everyone know that my new novel has just been released by Airship 27 on Amazon, featuring the debut of the Mysterious Samaritan known to some only as SOLITAIRE.

Jesse Frost was a rising star in the world wide conglomerate known as

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Tina Turner, R.I.P.

From CNN: "Tina Turner, Resilient Singer Hailed as the 'Queen of Rock and Roll,' Dies at 83"

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