Category Archives: arts

i read the funnies so . .

Posted on Monday, 2006 May 22 by Anton

How long had Jon Rosenberg been saving this pun? “Google is ruining everything.” Is it me or is Maritza Campos‘s command of English slipping a bit? March 27: So that’s why you were hiding it from us? What did you … Continue reading →

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cinema 1966

Posted on Friday, 2006 May 12 by Anton

大菩薩峠 (Dai-Bosatsu Pass aka Sword of Doom) (dir. 岡本喜八,). The fight scenes are more preposterous than average: not only do the red shirts attack the champion one by one rather than rushing him, they seem to be aiming to … Continue reading →

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wandering the web

Posted on Saturday, 2006 May 06 by Anton

Gunnerkrigg Court, a newish cartoon-strip set in a decidedly weird boarding school. This is too good to leave buried in the comments: Loituma perform “Ievan polkka” Sheldon Richman: Capitalism vs Capitalism Something Positive: It’s entirely possible that you’ll appreciate this … Continue reading →

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talking heaps of goo in spaaace!

Posted on Sunday, 2006 March 26 by Anton

I see that I have not yet mentioned the scifi strip Schlock Mercenary.

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a protected minority?

Posted on Friday, 2006 March 24 by Anton

Hee hee. The Economist says of V for Vendetta: . . . only fans of detention centres, torture, unfettered government surveillance, screaming-mad television pundits and laws against alternative lifestyles will find anything here that could possibly offend. Perhaps I’ll go see it … Continue reading →

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a surprising choice of medium

Posted on Sunday, 2006 March 19 by Anton

Chris Bliss interprets the Abbey Road suite . . in juggling. It’s awesome. (bigger version, 27MB) See also the Chris Bliss Diss, in which Jason Garfield does a very similar routine with five balls to Bliss’s three (and some added … Continue reading →