Category Archives: arts

bhorh nazgu

Lalaith offers: Bhorh nazgu burdatuluk. Bhorh nazgu thrakatul. Bhorh nazgu dupatuluk agh Lúthrongdush-shi krempatul. Five Rings to lure them all. Five Rings to bring them. Five Rings to dope them all and in Salt Lake City deceive them.

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Calamity Jane Austin

A small collection of articles about “Calamity” Jane Austin, author of such novels as Winchester Park . Check it out.

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for cat people

The Thrill-Packed Pulse Pounding Adventures of Action Kitty

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Wigu

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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the not so common heritage

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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webtoons

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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The Waitresses

Disappointment Nº 47906: After looking for years for a digital version of Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful, I find The Best of the Waitresses – and it lacks my two favorites (“Pussy Strut” and “Redland”). In 1992 when Democrats campaigned on the … Continue reading

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