Let’s start with some technical history, to explain today’s Mother Goose & Grimm (AMS) for readers under 50: Half a century ago, O Best Beloved, cell phones were the size of a shoe and quite expensive. Most people couldn’t afford them, but at some point, they began putting phones in commercial airplanes, which was quite […]
In my defense, unlike Wallace the Brave (AMS), I’m retired and don’t have to know what day it is. The post office is closed from noon Saturday until Monday, which is when the Chinese restaurants and barber shops are closed. That’s about it. Now that I’m retired, I don’t get a haircut very often and, […]
I was hoping for a day of frivolity, but this Vintage Radio Patrol (KFS) brought me up short, my first reaction being that Lennie Briscoe would do the same damn thing and torpedo the State’s case against her. Next reaction being to examine that middle panel, which reveals that the strip ran in 1940, which […]
It’s appropriate for Tank McNamara (AMS) to lead off today, because sports coverage tends to drift between entertainment and politics, and the choice of whether to require vaccines for Broadway and sports is a bit of both. Start by saying that I’m not convinced I could catch much from the seats I could afford, but […]
It’s a frightening world out there. As Mike Lester (AMS) predicts, Disney plans to groom our children, indoctrinating them to begin dying their skin with walnut juice and learning a second language. The notion that Disney films might feature non-magical Negroes and Hispanics who do not snooze under saguaros is clearly the sign of End […]
Big Nate (AMS) has wisely enlisted Dee Dee to help him find a Christmas present for his sister, which sends our brave lad into the forbidden world of estrogen. I like that Dee Dee uses the term “cute,” because it’s one of the most flexible terms in the female lexicon and can be applied to […]
While I agree generally with Kate in Grand Avenue (AMS), one of the specific things the weekend means is that I don’t do laundry, because that’s the day all the people who work are crowding the laundromat. But, having retired, Saturday means two things: The post office closes at noon and there will be more […]
Andertoons (AMS) rekindles a real hatred of mine, because, when I was a little kid, I looked forward to the part of Art Linkletter’s House Party where that simpering sack of s*** rewarded children for showing off. Bill Cosby took over the franchise in later years, but by then (A) I’d recovered from the notion […]
I’ll be sending you off to some good stuff today, but let’s lead with a cartoon I absolutely cannot understand. I almost always disagree with AF Branco (Creators) but it’s not hard to figure out his rightwing fringe take on things. This one makes no sense, though, unless he preferred the succession of liars, obstructionists […]