News briefs for October 19, 2009

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

Books » Monte Schulz, son of Charles M. Schulz, has a new novel out entitled “This Side of Jordan.” It…

HOPE poster creator admits to using AP photo

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago91 mins

Shepard Fairey, noted for his iconic “HOPE” poster featuring Barack Obama, has now admitted that the photo he used as…

Alan Gardner15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

» I noticed yesterday that my local paper The Salt Lake Tribune has picked up Fort Knox. » The Southern…

Alan Gardner15 years ago01 mins

Happy birthday to my big sister, Laralee. She tells me that she visits the blog often, even though she’s not…

Alan Gardner15 years ago41 mins

For those who wondered if R. Crumb could illustrate the first book of the Old Testament without adding anything blasphemous,…

Mary McNeil on CSotD: Talking About Something More PleasantNovember 7, 2024
My favorite daytime commercial (though it's on in the evenings cause I usually don't watch daytime) is for "Blue Chew,"…
Lou on CSotD: Talking About Something More PleasantNovember 7, 2024
The daytime TV ads seem to follow us baby boomer around. When I was a kid in the 1960s, I…
George Walter on CSotD: Talking About Something More PleasantNovember 7, 2024
In Washington State we had vehicle registration fees graduated by weight (= impact on roads). A sane and rational and…
Glenn Fleishman on Wayback Wednesday: Dahl, Davenport, DingNovember 7, 2024
First heard about Ding Darling, because my wife's grandparents spent their winters on Sanibel Island in Florida, which is adjacent…
George Ladd on CSotD: The Morning AfterNovember 7, 2024
Love this idea
Richard Clarke on The First Tuesday after the First Monday in the Month of November of a Leap YearNovember 7, 2024
Well, we got Bozo.