I live in the ever growing Ditmas Park neighborhood in Brooklyn. In the past year, our neighborhood has acquired many things one of which is an herbal apothecary store called Sacred Vibes. I live next door to this shop and have been curious about it since its opening. So when it came to some herbal [...] […]

These limited edition Barbies inspired by the AMC show Mad Men are the bomb-diggity, and one of the more improbable toy tie-ins in licensing history. But somehow I don't think Mattel is marketing this line to the kiddie crowd.Suggested future TV tie-ins for Barbie:Actually, I'll just take the last one. […]

Tucker Stone over at Comixology has a pretty powerful take on the whole Amazon.com "Comicgate'' controversy. Just to refresh the memory of the few who may not have heard of this massive clusterfuck, over last weekend Amazon.com's pricing on graphic novels and omnibuses (omnibi?) got screwed up, seemingly offering huge discounts for pricey […]

When talking lovingly about Eighties Retro, I think many times people skip over those last couple of years at the end. The late 1980s were almost like the Seventies of the Eighties. A lot of the tropes that were cool and unique from the early-to-mid 1980s sort of were done to death by 1989. Fluorescent clothing. Big hair. The Cosby Show. Actually, the whole […]

The Judges: Cathy Erway, Jake Schiffman, Gabrielle Langholz, Sherri Brooks Vinton (left to right)   The Winning Recipes First Place: Sam Mason-Green Chile Chicken Corn Chowder (Recipe to be posted on Friday)  Sam Mason dishing out his award-winning green chile chicken corn chowder Second Place: Karol Lu-Roasted Parsnip and Sweet Potato Soup w/ Fresh Apple S […]

no lengthy essay but commentary on the satisfaction of a non-snowy sunny 1st real warmish new york city day and a friend to share it with. no popping hats on and off to avoid the cold air rush to my sensitive eardrums. the very first sightings of restaurants with their doors open and outside cafe [...] […]

You choose the best cartoon intro!Hanna-Barbara's World Of Super Adventure: orChallenge Of The Superfriends: I found both in my youth to be quite awesome...and a touch overwhelming. […]

For the past ten days, I’ve been sick in a very Victorian invalid sort of way. Meaning that if I had a fainting couch, I’d be lolling about on it (preferably in a velvet day gown while clutching a bottle of laudanum). I’ve even been without a voice for four days. The good news is [...] […]

I'm often asked questions about marketing comic books to women. "What do women want?" I think I've written one or two posts addressing this topic in the past, but I found a very good site relating to marketing to women, She-conomy, that's a gateway to lots of good articles and research on this topic.Here are four insights that I […]

 The Souperama held at Jimmy's No. 43 in NYC As I have been mentioning, myself and 15 other soupy lovers recently participated in the First Annual Souperama held at Jimmy's No. 43 in NYC. A great concept that brought chefs and amateur cooks together to showcase their specialties, family recipes, and inventive twists on their favorite soups. It was […]