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06/27/2018 · 2:42 pm

Front 242

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Tagged as 1990s, 1993, A Clockwork Orange, alternative music, Andy Wallace, Bands I Useta Like, Bigod 20, Christopher Lambert, comic, Deep Throat, EBM, Foetus, Front 242, Garbage, Germany, Heaven 17, KMFDM, metal, Mr. Bungle, music, New Jersey, strips, The Orb, The Prodigy, Venture Bros., Warner Brothers

06/18/2017 · 1:33 pm

In the 1970s, children’s television was heavily occupied by a presence that’s nearly forgotten today; an artifact from the opening credits of a slapstick detective franchise, called the Pink Panther.

Like Bugs Bunny, the Pink Panther was a former smoker. Many cartoon animals smoked in the 20th century.

If you were a kid in the 1980s, the sight of that character reminded you of a piece of Henry Mancini’s distinctive score. This is the Pink Panther Problem.

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Tagged as 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Blake Edwards, David H. DePatie, Disney, Friz Freleng, Germany, Harrison Ford, Hawley Pratt, Henry Mancini, Jackson 5, John Byner, John Zorn, laughter, movies, music, Naked City, Peter Sellers, Ralph Bakshi, Ron Howard, Saturday morning cartoons, Star Wars, The Pink Panther

02/05/2017 · 1:47 pm

They Shoot Presidents, Don’t They?

Although I predicted that Donald Trump would become the 45th president of the United States, I did not vote for him. If I had, I’d be seeking help from a medical professional.

Despite being based in a hypothetical (admittedly coarse) quote, this is a terrific cover. Note the careful handling (pun intentional) of the depicted act; the woman is smiling and the finger is uncovered.

Not because I’m insane, you asshole. Because I’d be paranoid that a significant percentage of Americans want me to die in agony. And I don’t need that shit. I didn’t struggle to become who I am so that some high-school dropout could make me a statistic in a bullshit battle of “who’s the fascist”. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2006, 2016 election, 2017, Charles Addams, Charlie Hebdo, despair, Donald Trump, Doonesbury, Dr. Seuss, Gary Larson, George W. Bush, Germany, Ireland, JFK, Madonna, Mallard Fillmore, memes, political cartoons, political correctness, Ronald Reagan, Social Justice Warriors, The Far Side, The New Yorker

12/18/2016 · 2:16 pm

Ze Brain On Ze Table

In case you’re a neophyte to this website and its redundant obsessions, 2009 saw the release of the hysterically divisive toy movie Revenge of the Fallen. To be kind, I reference this beloved turkey a lot. So often, in fact, that I’ve tried in recent months to avoid referencing it, to keep from wearing it out.

So much for that.

I bring it up almost as frequently as I do my time in jail. It even showed on the giant TV in stir- and the other inmates had seen it so many times they were sick of it. It was like hanging out with a hundred friends in a warehouse, bickering over what to watch. Continue reading →