Monday, September 1, 2003

How...Big...Is It?

Those of you who've never been to the Comic-Con International in San Diego can get a little idea of how large and diverse it is in this gallery of convention pics.

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Recommended Reading

Joshua Micah Marshall dissects the current administration's strategy for playing fast 'n' loose with the truth. (Quick summary: They decide what they want to do — cut taxes for the rich, drill in Alaska, topple Saddam Hussein, etc. — then pretend that that is somehow the answer to an unrelated problem that the public wants solved. I think Marshall is on to something here.)

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Fair and Balanced

Al Franken's new book is riding comfortably atop the Best Seller lists, put there in part by folks who are buying it as a way of giving the finger to Bill O'Reilly and Fox News. I just got around to ordering my copy from Amazon, and of course I have a link here that you can use to do likewise and give this site its paltry commission. I didn't buy mine because of Fox News, though that is a perfectly fine reason. I bought mine because I just learned that in addition to the usual Franken "gotchas," this top-selling volume features the cartooning talents of Don Simpson. As I mentioned back here, Don is one of my favorite cartoonists. Always liked his steroid-crazed super-hero, Megaton Man. Always liked his other imaginative cartoons. Can't imagine he doesn't have some wonderful work in Mr. Franken's successful tome. Here's a link to an article about how Don got such a high-profile gig. I'll write more about the book and him once I get my copy.

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