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Don’t let your children grow up to be a cartoonists
When you pick up that first crayon, it could be the path of long misery when you aspire to be a cartoonist.
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William Holden out of the shadows in Noir City
I am a big fan of NOIR CITY Magazine. The magazine is dedicated to film noir. The latest issue focuses on matinee idol William Holden.
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Charles M. Schulz celebrates 100 years with 100 objects
Explore the man behind Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts Gang with this intimate look into the life and times of Charles M. Schulz.
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The art of record-shop bags from “A-Z Record Shop Bags” book
A-Z Record Shop Bags by Jonny Trunk features over 550 graphically arresting record-shop bags, plus informative, humorous histories of the stores and their famous staff, this book reveals
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Lou Reed: Words & Music-May 1965 showcases pre-Velvet songs
Lou Reed was raw and original. New York City was his element. If you listen to his early demos from 1965, you will see the beginnings of something
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The mystery of the Hardy Boys’ author is finally solved
The true writer of the popular boy series was Leslie McFarlane who used the pseudonym of Franklin W. Dixon with other writers.
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Do you want a perfect Dad Bod?
The third Sunday in June is Father's Day became a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.
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The Twilight World by Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog’s The Twilight World revisits Hiroo Onoda’s 30-year war and asks whether we all cling to private jungles of belief in life’s twilight.
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U.S. Postal Service gives the stamp of approval featuring iconic Buzz Lightyear
"Go Beyond" is a pane of 20 stamps arranged in four horizontal rows of five stamps featuring the image of Buzz Lightyear, a Space Ranger marooned on a
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Weird to Exist: Simple Comics About Complex Emotions by Alison Zai
Weird to Exist is divided into three intrinsic human acts—to exist, to love, to create—and ultimately touches on how weird it is to do all of that.
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Marvel Classic Black Light Collectible Posters Volume 2
The Marvel Super Heroes are back! Fans will light up with this second volume of the psychedelic, collectible portfolio featuring 12 frameable black light posters of celebrated Marvel
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Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby
New York Times best-selling author Nick Hornby of High Fidelity fame has a new book Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius that explores the duality of