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Notebook Beard

Whiskers are popular with many. The Notebook Beard is a 32 page lined notebook when opened and held in front of your face gives the…

Rare Bill Watterson Interview

Reclusive Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has finally spoken and this is what he had to say about the comic book industry to Mental…

Man V. Liver

Books find their way to me. Case in point: the unexpected discovery of "Man V. Liver." Despite not being much of a drinker myself, I couldn't resist the charm of this book.

The Best American Comics 2013

It is truly the Age of the Cartoonist (the artist who writes and draws his or her own work) so says Jeff Smith, the editor…

Dracula Family Tree

Bloodsuckers galore! Tracing the Dracula family tree of the living dead. The Bram Stoker bloodline is well represented as illustrated by Matthew Griffin. I am…

House of Ideas: Alice Munro

“A story is not like a road to follow … it’s more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while, wandering…

Best Infographics of 2013

From lame to informative, infographics for some are SEO positioning  tools.  Search engines see them as invasive spam.  Through the clutter there are some educative…

The Wes Anderson Collection

The world of Wes Anderson is a unique blend of offbeat weird characters that congregate in the norm of everyday life.  Here is one coffee…

This Charming Charlie: The Smiths Meet Peanuts

These Peanuts are salted. The Smiths meets Peanuts. This Charming Charlie basically meshes Morrissey’s lyrical madness onto the Schulz universe. This Charming Charlie is a…

Better Book Titles

Indulging in a facade of sadness might indeed capture your friends’ attention. What a curious way to seek the limelight! Meanwhile, the concept of succinct…

William S. Burroughs: The Artist

“Once the breakthrough has been made there’s a permanent expansion of awareness. But there’s always a reaction of outrage at the first breakthrough. The artist…

Game Of Thrones Simpsonized

The Game of Thrones drought is on and we are quenching our thirst with Simpsonized versions of Game of Thrones characters.

The 100 Greatest Writers Of All Time

There is no list of the top 100 greatest of anything that will satisfy all.  Here is yet another attempt at assembling the greatest 100…

The World’s Hippest Underground Newsstand

Here is a newsstand going against the grain. They sell independent magazines and zines from around the world at the Metropolitan Avenue station in Williamsburg,…

Book Titles With One Letter Missing

If you ask Letterman from the Electric Company, one letter can have a great impact on a word.  Book titles with one letter missing changes…

Books

A room without books is like a body without a soul. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

Free Comic Book Day

  May 4th is Free Comic Book Day all across North America.  The world awaits for Iron-Man 3 as he ushers in this summer’s crop…

Hey That’s Not An Easter Egg, Snoopy

The new exciting Peanuts paperback from an alternate universe. Snoopy goes back in time to the dinosaur age on Easter. Hey That’s Not an Easter…

Tintin Bookend

I had to take a picture of this cool Tintin bookend at the Crow Bookshop in Burlington. This is a great little nest for bibliophiles.

The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs

Here is a book I missed. Man’s best friend is center stage with The New Yorker’s The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs. It is…