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Sunday’s Best: A Lesson in Irritants
A handful of good Sunday comics to get to throughout the week. Here’s today’s Frazz by Jef Mallett. It is, of course, the season for sinus infections and cold-like symptoms. Caulfield, as always, has learned a lesson. I’m not sure … Continue reading
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On Friendship
Earlier this week many conservative writers mourned the loss of Roger Scruton, a British teacher and public intellectual. His name and thinking have hovered on the edges of my interests for some time now, but I’ve not spent much time … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: The Cold Weather Blues
While it hasn’t been snowing in Hawaii, we have been dealing with January rain and wind. It’s gotten me back to my evening hot tea, which is a nice change of pace. This week’s FoxTrot by Bill Amend is about … Continue reading
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Scraping By
Jef Mallett has done some great work playing with the visuals of the Sunday Frazz strip. Here’s the most recent example, which also has an interesting play on concepts at the end. (image from gocomics.com)
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From Spyfall to Planetfall
One thing an early January start-date allows for Doctor Who is that there’s not much broadcast TV competition. What makes it even sweeter is that the season, two episodes in, has really leaned into the show’s mythology more than every … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Snowman Quicksand?
While Linus in Peanuts may have started the trend many years ago, Calvin was the one who truly popularized the possibilities of snowmen and comic strips. Thankfully, Bill Amend often continues the tradition with Jason in FoxTrot. Here’s today’s best: … Continue reading
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The One with the Spoilers
This morning I caught a matinee showing of Greta Gerwig’s adaption of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I was up for a movie but didn’t quite feel ready to walk back into The Rise of Skywalker again. I had heard … Continue reading
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