Mike Gold over at the always interesting http://comicmix.com recently reviewed the new “Arf” book, “Arf Forum”: Craig Yoe is not the most unusual man I’ve ever met. However, this is a statement that reveals more about me than it does about him, and since this is a review of his work I’ll try to stop …
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Penguin Great Loves series
Penguin has recently published 20 titles under the series title “Great Loves.” I’ve posted 6 of my favorites here; check them all out at the Penguin site. Out of the 20, there’s only about 2 or 3 that appear to lie just a bit outside the style and feel of the whole series; that the …
Dictionary of Symbols
In art, literature, film and life, even the littlest image or reference can open a world of interpretation. This thick encyclopedia, with contributions from scholars in various disciplines, is an excellent guide to the major and more esoteric origins of seemingly everything – from “abracadabra” to “Zodiac.” There are a ton of spiritual, mythological and/or …
If I don’t type to you before we leave, have a nice weekend, be sure to eat and dress sensibly, and be good to your mother. Unless she’s a roaring bitch hag who deserves the worst you can dish out without going to jail for it. evandorkin: The Last Round-Up (Pre-TCAF)
And Now A Word From Our Sponsor, Part 8,239
Have some REAL fun and sure ’nuff action, thanks to this 1960s comic book ad! (click for a closer look) And Now A Word From Our Sponsor, Part 8,239
Diversion Wednesday #8
It pays to hire a professional.Diversion Wednesday #8
Oikos
Spotted last week in a New Jersey supermarket: [Photograph by Rachel Leddy.] Oikos (οίκος) is one of my favorite ancient Greek words. Its meanings include house, dwelling, household, and family (as in “the house of Atreus”). Oikos the source of ec- and eco-, as in ecology and economics. It’s a key word in Homer’s Odyssey, …
That’s the same reason they never give me one
Norman Mailer… ruminated on his failure to win the Nobel Prize. It wasn’t politics that soured his chances, he declared; it was stabbing his second wife with a pen knife in 1960. From the Washington Post, via Marginal Revolution. That’s the same reason they never give me one
Die Spinne #78
Die Spinne #78Die Spinne #78
Comments by readers on the last few posts
I do enjoy the comments I get and am grateful for them as I do learn a great deal from them. My guess on tennis players and their tummies seems to be confirmed by several commenters, a tennis coach and a Spaniard who knows what Nadal eats. Their diets will shorten their careers and leave …
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