I was having coffee at McDonald’s and a rushing thought appeared to me from my art school days. Right below me was the scream by…
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I think I have seen enough snow already! Christmas is just a few days away, I have plenty of snow for a white Christmas. Thank…
Ever wonder what Ronald McDonald looks like from the inside? Wonder no more. From the wonderful land of Japan where everything is possible our imagination…
With all the money the coyote spends on Acme, he could have a decent meal each day if he ordered out. Personally I would eat…
Happy Birthday Mr. Dressup! Google Doodle celebrates Ernie Coombs’ 85th birthday. I grew up watching this show and never questioned the fact that Ernie Coombs…
I was pleasantly surprised by Drawing Comics Lab: 52 Exercises on Characters, Panels, Storytelling, Publishing & Professional Practices by Robyn Chapman. I thought it was…
Kurt Cobain knew his music. Here is a handwritten list of his favorite albums. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory,…
Better get a jumbo stocking for this Calvin and Hobbes tome of the complete adventures of your favorite kid/tiger duo. This time around the set…
The purpose of a soldier is to die. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently,…
Whatever you want to do, the only secret is to believe in it and satisfy yourself. Don’t do it for anyone else. Tony M.If this…
I still love NY. Designer-artist Sebastian Errazuriz’s New York city studio was paralyzed after Hurricane Sandy. Unable to work and tired of watching the disaster…
Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and Friz Freleng are perceived as the animators who built the foundation of the Warner Brothers animation studio. The McKimson brothers,…
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy worries me. Jason Kottke got me thinking when he posted this on his site today. He is so right about…
Things we say today which we owe to Shakespeare. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something…
God bless the net. Just when I thought I saw it all. Shoestrology: Discover Your Birthday Shoe is something only your wife could understand. The…
The Life of Pi according to Calvin and Hobbes. With apologies to Yann Martel and Bill Watterson. I could not help myself, a boat, a…
Houston we have a problem. If you never heard of 80legs, you are lucky. One of my main sites was shut down because of this…
Who could forget the classic, Halloween is a Grinch Night from Dr. Seuss. Well, maybe we did all forget. Hard to believe but this cartoon…
Movember is almost here. Time to grow that stache for charity. In the spirit of Movember, this mustachioed fleece neck warmer is ideal for those…
Talk about gimmick. This ‘Color Sensing’ pen can reproduce any color that it detects. In theory it sounds great, but in practice I do not…
Coincidence or luck. Utne Reader captures the Hurricane Sandy disaster as Lady Liberty is knee high in water. Tony M.If this article made you think,…
I just don’t get guys who buy action figures (dolls) and leave them in the original packaging. I found this cartoon dead on about the…