Recommended Reading
Michael Kinsley on the Vioxx lawsuit. [Washington Post, I think they make you register.] […]
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P.S.
Just noticed I am not alone in having my name signed to a slate I don't necessarily endorse. On one page of the WGA election mailing, my friend Adam Rodman declares his support for Carl Gottlieb for the vice-presidency. On another, Adam's name appears on a list of members urging the election of the slate […]
Guild Stuff
If you're a member of the Writers Guild of America, west, you're just now receiving your packet for this year's election of three officers and eight members of the Board of Directors. If you're not a WGA member, you're missing out on the fun of seeing a batch of articulate, dedicated people who essentially agree […]
Your Blondie Update
Blondie gets mentioned in For Better or For Worse and in Sally Forth. […]
Tomorrow's News Today!
Once again, we break the secret code and bring you the weekend Frank Rich column about twelve hours before it's officially available on the New York Times website! I especially agree with Rich's criticisms of the so-called opposition party: "The Democrats are hoping that if they do nothing, they might inherit the earth as the […]
Today's Blondie Update
Blondie and Dagwood visit Hi and Lois. Which is kind of like the cast of Saturday Night Live visiting the set of Fridays. And if you like to see characters in the wrong strips, check out the recent Blondie dailies. […]
DVDs You May Want
Well, the first one's easy: The third volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection comes out in late October but can be ordered now. It contains sixty more classic Warner Brothers cartoons…and I figure they can do at least five more of these collections until they have to start dipping into the ones that were […]
Fawlty Offer
Here's a test to see if you're a real fan of Monty Python. Will you take advantage of this opportunity? […]
Today's Blondie Crossover
It's in Shoe. […]
Mel Welles, R.I.P.
Mel Welles, who created the role of florist Gravis Mushnik in the 1960 cinema classic, Little Shop of Horrors, has died at the age of 81. Mr. Welles worked both in front of and behind the camera in dozens of movies and TV shows but the one people always asked him about was the quirky […]
Recommended Reading
Bill Maher on the Housing Bubble. [Los Angeles Times, registration required.] […]
Happy Walt Kelly Day!
Just in the nick o' time, we remind you that today is the birthday of one of the all-time great cartoonists, Walt Kelly. He was born this day in 1913 and grew up to create Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator and all the colorful (even when in black-and-white) denizens of the Okefenokee Swamp. You can read […]
Recommended Viewing
I'm guessing most people who read this weblog watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart every night. But if you don't, you might want to catch the discussion on tonight's episode. Stewart discusses Iraq with Christopher Hitchens and…well, it's kind of interesting. Hitchens has always struck me as the political equivalent of certain film/drama critics […]
Stupid Stuff to Buy
Dark Horse Comics is beginning a new series of retro-style mini-statues entitled "Classic Comic Book Characters." The line will kick off with Jeff Smith's Bone in December. The comes Magnus, Robot Fighter in January, followed by Marv (from Sin City) in February and Conan in March of '06. What interests us most, of course, is […]
Blondie News
Another mention of Blondie and Dagwood in today's Wizard of Id. […]