In my opinion, the best drawing app out there for cartooning is Tayasui Sketches. It works great on the iPad and also comes in an Android version. Sketches just had a major update for the Apple Pencil. For 4.99, this robust little app will amaze wannabe cartoonists. I really love the zip-a-tone feature, you can […]
These doughnut ice cream cones are called Trdelníks. I’ve died and gone to heaven. They are cones made from doughnut sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon on the outside, then filled with a touch of chocolate inside with a helping of soft ice cream. This Slovak treat is worth making a trip to Prague. Tony M.If […]
Did you know that Charles M. Schulz created the unofficial California Golden Seals mascot? His name was Sparky Seal. Schulz was a big hockey fan as documented in his daily comic strips. He was asked in the early seventies if he ever wanted to own a professional sports team. He answered, “I’d be insane to […]
Cakes have come a long way. Trending of late is the texting cake topper. Every new couple wants to put a unique stamp of their marriage. I found this texting cake topper to be a statement of all recent relationships. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see […]
The Super Bowl 30 second ad has become an expensive expenditure for companies that want to grab the attention of the world. It is no longer about the game. It is about halftime and commercials. What is the ceiling for a 30-second ad? Who knows. It has not stopped climbing since 2002. 2016—$5,000,000 2015—$4,500,000 2014—$4,000,000 […]
Everybody has a story to tell. Some have books in them that are never written. Others have works of art that never see light. For 25 years I have a comic strip in me that has been dying to see the light. Characters in limbo hanging around to be liberated. In the next few weeks […]
Star Trek Forever stamps. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the television premiere, the new Star Trek Forever stamps showcase four digital illustrations inspired by classic elements of the television program: the Starship Enterprise inside the outline of a Starfleet insignia against a gold background; the silhouette of a crewman in a transporter against a red […]
My son impressed me by telling me he was reading Ulysses. A tall order to read such a longish book. Abridged classics by John Atkinson made me smile, my son gave up after a few chapters. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love […]
Chris Oliveros is really pushing the envelope. Montreal’s graphic novel publisher (Drawn and Quarterly) has finally joined the fold as creator of his own book. The Envelope Manufacturer is the story based on an elderly man that Chris met many moons ago who owned an envelope company that caught his creative attention. “We had a supplier […]
Has the world gone crazy? Adult coloring books are everywhere. I am an adult I have no time to color books. Will somebody stop killing trees to produce these type of books and coloring pencils! DC Comics is printing variant covers of their books in adult coloring book versions. Is everybody insane? I do not […]
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! Christmas Tree in Lego galore. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts in a future article […]
As you ponder the perfect gift, one thing becomes abundantly clear – nothing epitomizes the holiday spirit quite like a bucket of the Colonel's signature fried chicken.