Back in the day, he worked with Will Eisner on The Spirit.
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and playwright, dies - Los Angeles Times
Read more…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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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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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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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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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.)
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 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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…As you know, I started a new job earlier this year, and the week of October 16-22 was Homecoming, the biggest of all the big-deal events on the calendar. Especially because it was the first full, in-person Homecoming they've been able to have in thre
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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…From CNN: "Tina Turner, Resilient Singer Hailed as the 'Queen of Rock and Roll,' Dies at 83"
Read more…So I was thinking recently about compiling a list of "epic" rock songs. What do I mean by "epic"? In this case, I'm talking about lengthy songs (usually five minutes or longer) that have a lot of musical changes or actual movements, where different p
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