Thursday, June 18, 2026

The Garden As of Mid-June

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  Here’s the garden as of mid-June. Everything is coming up fast: cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, runner beans. I’m mowing the law...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

All of the Cartoons From January 1963 McCALL'S

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Above: my fellow Berndt Toast colleague David Gantz illustrates "Four Successful Methods of Getting Your Husband Up in the Morning....
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

HENNY by Henny Youngman and Art Cumings

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There is nothing new, only the history you don't know. I have seen a lot of these strips pop up on Facebook this week. It'd otf inte...
Monday, June 15, 2026

What Disaster Leaves Behind: Brian Fies on Memory, Loss, and Recovery

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My friend and award-winning graphic novelist Brian Fies is interviewed about his book A Fire Story . Brian talks about his experience in th...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Jack Davis’ Illustrations of NBC’s 1965-66 Season for TV Guide

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  Over at the TV Series Finale blog there is a scan of a large illustration of the 1965 NBC TV shows that originally printed in the fall pr...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Behind the Scenes: Local Hero (Forsyth, 1983) with Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert

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This comedy from the 1980s is well worth watching and there is nothing quite like it. Here's a behind the scenes documentary of Local He...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Rodolphe Töpffer: “The True Story of Monsieur Crépin" 1837

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Rodolphe Töpffer (1799–1846) is considered the "father of the comic strip."  He's the guy who created characters and narrativ...