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life, art, not entirely disjoint

This morning in Berkeley I saw a Smith College sweatshirt whose wearer could have stepped out of Questionable Content.

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a metaphoric diode?

In Ranma ½, Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki, Abstract Gender and Misfile, a boy finds himself magically transformed into a girl. In both The Wotch and El Goonish Shive, the cast includes a boy who sometimes becomes a girl for a … Continue reading

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Cheshire Crossing

Andy Weir, weary of writing Casey and Andy, announced that strip #666 would be the finale. Meanwhile he has launched a new series about Alice Liddell, Wendy Darling and Dorothy Gale.

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like I said, I read the funnies . .

For once I’m caught up on all my favorite webtoons. Here are links to their archives. Sabrina; Soap on a Rope; Goats; Fluble; Ozy and Millie; Freefall; PVP; Bobbins; GPF; College Roomies from Hell!!!; You Damn Kid; When I Grow … Continue reading

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who us?

One ought not to get wound up over what fictional characters say, but what if the character in question has the same name as his creator? Lizard: Five thousand years of selective pressure against pride and ego battered them into … Continue reading

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i read the funnies so . .

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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wandering the web

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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