Slideshow Related ContentFlickr photo set Endangered Coney Island Community Gardens, 2008-02-04 LinksOASIS Map [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]

"I can't imagine with small children playing with or idolizing a serial killer," said Lance Schaper, who was shopping with his wife and children at Toys "R" Us. "That doesn't seem right."Good gravy, do children even play with or buy action figures anymore?Let's back up. When I was a wee child, kids played with act […]

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This is the sort of @#&$%$-up artsy-fartsy ironic high-concept @%&&$# that actually might happen.But, it has already been debunked. I always picture these rumors being started by somebody connected with the studio just to keep excitement about the project alive. Like, they have one of those Internet buzz-meters that goes off whenever irresponsibl […]

You all might be interested in Comic Twart's latest theme, Captain Marvel, but I am fascinated with their take on one of my favorite characters, Italian Spiderman.Above image: Italian Spiderman by Andy KuhnRelated Posts:"Italian Spiderman""A Full-Length Italian Spiderman Movie Is Coming""Italian Batman" […]

Salmon Butternut Squash Corn Chowder with Dill - Seriously Soupy Salmon Butternut Squash Corn Chowder - Seriously Soupy This week I wanted to make a corn chowder, but instead of using potatoes and bacon, I decided to use a butternut squash I had lying around. Hardly a traditional chowder, I really wanted to experiment with a less watery soup and one whose in […]

Thought he, it’s a wicked world in all meridians; I’ll die a pagan. Queequeg is a prince of an unmapped island called Kokovoko, which Ishmael paints as an untouched and uncorrupted paradise. Whale ships occasionally touched land at Kokovoko, and Queequeg saw in these ships a chance to learn about the world, “whereby to make […]

GWB can't lose with Rambo on his side. Nominated for the 2010 Ignatz Award (SPX) for Outstanding Mini-Comic. Read it here.Via Digital CollageRelated Posts:"What Impact Does A Presidency Have On Comics?""Of Comics, Hollywood, and Politics" […]

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In a Saturday editorial stating its endorsements for the September 14 primary, the New York Times dismisses the New York State Assembly altogether: “In the Assembly, there are not enough real contests. And in New York, that means one thing: … Continue reading → […]

I don't mind sequels and prequels and spinoffs, but remakes of movies -- especially those less than 20 years old -- really annoy me. It just smacks so much of lack of new ideas as opposed to any sort of homage. Here are 10 movies they better not remake or else there will be the Hurting...10. They LiveSee, this 1988 John Carpenter movie is exactly the ty […]

"If Marvel decides to bring back Loxy the Dancing Bagel, they’d better have a very clear idea in mind of why somone who has never heard of Loxy would also enjoy and follow that book. The individual stories have to have some entertainment value of their own beyond simply being the next bit of paper with the character’s name printed on it. Otherwise, by i […]

For the most part, he eats like a Hollywood type. You know, egg-white omelets and all, though he would never eat an egg. Or an egg white. Or an omelette. […]

Here’s another installment in the every now and then series of Friday inspirations: Bug eggs! From National Geographic, via my friend Sarah’s Facebook feed. Seriously melting my brain. The whole article and slideshow is here. Crochet Mayhem! I saw this image of Sarah Applebaum on the arts blog My Love For You is a Stampede […]

'Tis the season. Of tomatoes. The farmers' markets are rife with them -- glowing golden orbs, green zebra-striped gems, heirlooms the color of an especially nasty bruise, and let's not forget the more traditional beefy blood-red beauties. Seeing them piled atop one another, bathing in the early morning (er, more like late morning) light makes […]