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Sunday’s Best: Star Light, Star Bright?
There’s not much seasonal humor in this week’s Sunday funnies. The classic Calvin and Hobbes is brilliant as always (with a great final panel). Frazz is funny, even if it ends up being a fart joke. But I think it’s … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: A Day Late but Not a Dollar Short
Yesterday was the beginning of Advent; it was also a solid day in the Sunday funnies. The snow is already falling in Charles Schulz’s classic Peanuts. For some reason, the final panel struck me as being particularly funny (which is … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Sunday with Pizzazz
Today’s a solid day in the Sunday funnies. Calvin and Hobbes featured another “sigh” moment from Calvin that has some great visuals (and a good response from Calvin’s mom). Technology played a fun role in both Peppermint Patty’s view of … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: What Dreams May Come?
I recently finished A Pilgrimage into Letting Go by Andrew and Kara Root. It’s an interesting gloss on Hartmut Rosa’s thinking about the (un)controllability of the world. Today’s Sunday-sized Frazz has some nice overlap with Rosa’s thinking, too.
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Sunday’s Best: The Crust of the Matter
Today’s Frazz comic by Jef Mallett leaves with something to think about. Turns out the crust really does matter but it’s also something often taken for granted (and perhaps why it’s the one thing left to mess around with at … Continue reading
Sunday’s Best: Spice of the Season
There’s a little bit of seasonal humor in the air in the Sunday funnies. Today’s FoxTrot is all about the spice, pumpkin spice, that is. It’s not something that I find particularly appealing, but it’s definitely become part of culture … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: The World When You’re In It
Lots of fun in the Sunday funnies, but a classic Calvin and Hobbes takes the title. FoxTrot has some fun seasonal humor, with Jason trying to use tree-and-property knowledge to his advantage. Canines end up basking in a better light … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Sunday Fun-Day
Quite the fun day in the Sunday comics today: There’s a great Calvinball game going on in Calvin and Hobbes, Frazz and Caulfield have an interesting conversation about wake-up times, and A math quiz reveals a serious character flaw in … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: Other Ways to Fail
Today’s Sunday-sized WuMo is a great reminder about planning ahead, but it’s today’s FoxTrot that reminds us of something vital in the conversation about AI in academics.
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Sunday’s Best: Summer Extensions
Lots of school and seasonal humor today. FoxTrot points towards the fantasy in fantasy football. Peppermint Patty tries to beat the clock with a math problem. And Calvin? Well it turns out that he’s the neighborhood alarm clock. But it’s … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 