Here Come Da Books!
I just read a heartening report about Barnes and Noble’s expansion for the new year (see here: B&N on Track…
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Can I Not Get A Good Blowie In New Jersey Anymore?
Paraphrasing Martin Niemöller: ‘First they came for our bags, and I did nothing…” (well not first, the specific bans/restrictions we…
Do You Really Think It’s Just NPR?
What’s so surprising to me about this week’s ‘outing’ by Uri Berliner of NPR’s bias, is that anyone is…
The Return of The Dairy Queen Cherry-Dipped Cone
And here, you didn’t believe in miracles… It was a full year of mourning for those of us who enjoyed…
Fire In The Hole…Maybe
It seems since last month wildfires from near Quebec have been burning and presently New Jersey is being hit with some seemingly dangerous air quality because of them.
Ban The Banning?
The meat of the matter here is, there is lots of banning going on well before anyone even gets a chance to steal a copy of Catcher in the Rye from a school library and burn it (oh, the good old days)
Capital Gains…From Space?
So, during a semi-regular card game, I play in, I engaged in a friendly debate with my buddies over what…
Give Me My Comics….Or Else!
I get how one might be slightly perturbed if someone out and stole and sold one’s comic books.
Does the punishment fit the crime? Surely not. But…
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Here’s to the maids, babysitters and prostitutes. Here’s to the clerks, waitresses and secretaries. How about to all the dressmakers, make-up, hairstylists and stewardess.
Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming…Keep The Kids Away!
As reported in Britain’s Daily Telegraph last week, Dahl’s publisher Puffin along The Roald Dahl Story Company, are excising words like “fat,” “ugly,” and “mad” from new editions of his kid’s books.