I like Jim Morin’s take on the Obama speech in Tucson, not only because I agree with it, but because it leaves a great deal to be discussed, largely based on the president’s facial expression.I looked on YouTube for a clip from “To Sir With Love,” hoping to find something from early in the film, […]
I was going to let this topic go, but Ruben Bolling’s take is simply too compellingly funny. Use of the original art was completely brilliant, and the study questions at the end could only be more hilarious if they were as pointless and tone-deaf as the study questions at the end of most student literature.And […]
Today was supposed to be the launch of the much anticipated The Daily. According to All Things D, The Daily is being pushed back “for weeks, not months” to allow Apple more time to deliver its new subscription feature.The app itself is reportedly done and the editorial team has been producing sample editions for it.
Sally Forth writer Francesco Marciuliano is the featured guest on this week’s Tall Tale Radio with Tom Racine. Tom is moving into video podcasting so now you can watch Francesco and Tom banter.For the second time, I join Tom in the end to talk about some of the news of the day.
Universal Uclick is offering newspapers a free month of Richard Thompson’s Cul de Sac with a commitment to run it for another six. This is the first time I’ve seen such an offer posted on a syndicate website (but admit I don’t check the sales side of their sites frequently).
Monday, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday for school children, government workers and damn near nobody else. Arlo & Janis salutes the half-holiday on which, it is true, people with seniority seem to disappear from otherwise fully-functioning businesses.In the newspaper industry, we didn’t get holidays. For years, there was no paper […]
From what Poynter writer Damon Kiesow was able to find in the source code of the newly launched The Daily website, Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily will be strong on photos and social media. A section labeled “Story Carousel” includes links to icons that seem intended to function as forward and back buttons for paging through […]
Not sure where Mike Peters bought his Superman costume, but if you need one the Antique Helper Auctions in Indianapolis, Indiana is auctioning off vintage costumes worn by George Reeves who starred in the 1950s Superman television show, others by Christopher Reeve and Dean Cain. The George Reeve costume is reportedly worth $120,000 to $150,000. […]
Citing growing interest in the ability to read instantly rather than go to a store: Starting April 1, every Archie Comics title ? featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and all their pals in Riverdale ? will be available for purchase digitally the same day it’s released in comic shops and newsstands. It marks the first […]
Back in 2001, Metaphilm theorized that the movie Fight Club was just a grown up version of Calvin and Hobbes. In the film Fight Club, the real name of the protagonist (Ed Norton’s character) is never revealed. Many believe the reason behind this anonymity is to give “Jack” more of an everyman quality. Do not […]
Canadian alternative cartoonist Chester Brown is the headlining guest in this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival in May. Other featured guests include Jillian Tamaki (Skim), Mawil (We Can Still Be Friends), and the superlative Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library). )Here’s the press release:TORONTO, Ontario – Returning for the third time to Toronto Reference Library and […]
Clay Jones drew this before the President’s speech last night, in which he more or less made the same point. I liked what Obama had to say, that he called down those who were pointing fingers, but that he didn’t let the haters off the hook, either.And I sat there feeling like I was kind […]
Yesterday’s Dilbert referenced an obscure Vulcan illness, which sent “hordes” of Dilbert fans to Google to find the reference. The Christian Science Monitor explains where the reference originates: In “Amok Time,” an episode that first aired on September 15, 1967, Dr. McCoy notices that the usually stoic Spock is becoming extremely irritable. Turns out that […]
A print by anonymous graffiti artist Banksy was sold at auction for $120,000.From CNN: The work, “Save or Delete Jungle Book,” went under the hammer alongside works by other urban artists as part of an Urban Art sale at Bonhams auction house in London. The image was originally commissioned by Greenpeace for a poster campaign […]
“Cowboys and Aliens” director Jon Favreau has confirmed that the first trailer for the movie based on the graphic novel of the same title will debut during the Super Bowl. The movie is due out in July and stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Abigail Spencer, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau, Paul Dano, and Keith […]