Author Archives: Anton

for cat people

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 15 by Anton

The Thrill-Packed Pulse Pounding Adventures of Action Kitty

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luchismo

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Pseudodictionary has accepted a coinage of mine.

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Wigu

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Jeff Rowland’s swell cartoon When I Grow Up has come to an abrupt end, to be succeeded by a new strip.

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Emily, Hannah, and Madison?!

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

Here is a relatively harmless violation of the Tenth Amendment: the Social Security Administration publishes lists of Americans’ favorite names for babies. Do similar data exist for other countries? Emily, Hannah and Madison lead the pink pack for the second … Continue reading →

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the not so common heritage

Posted on Thursday, 2002 February 14 by Anton

When allusions whoosh by to movies that I never saw, like these, I worry a bit less about homogenization of culture. While I’m up: why do some -ize verbs like baptize have nouns in -ism, while others take -ization (half … Continue reading →

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calling all fen

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 13 by Anton

The Oxford English Dictionary wants your help in finding early citations of words coined in science fiction and fandom. 2022: The project is now independent of OUP.

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webtoons

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 13 by Anton

White House In Orbit is a charmingly retro secret-agents strip by Reinder Dijkhuis and Geir Strøm, or perhaps the other way around.

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