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ANOTHER MILDRED PIERCE POST
Yes, it's another post on the 40s version of "Mildred Pierce!" I admit it, I just can't get enough of that film. I'll keep watching it til I figure out why I keep watching it. Camus called the book's...
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ALIEN LIFE FOUND ON EARTH?
Can planets with extreme climates support complex life? Maybe. This little creature, only a millimeter long, is a tardigrade, also called a "Water Bear." It can live for decades without food or water,...
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CARICATURIST NATE KAPNICKY
Haw! Here's a funny man at work. The caricaturist is Nate Kapnicky I found out about Nate from Aaron Philby. That's Aaron above, drawn by Nate. Nate has a proper appreciation of stupidity. Give the...
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RED LEGS
Just fooling around. Here's a caricature of me done by John K on top of a pair of legs I found on the net. Here's a caricature of Nate drawn by Aaron Philby on top of the same legs. Holy Cow! It works!
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MORE FOOLIN' AROUND
Warning: this might not be office or school safe.There... I like this head (above) a lot better than the previous one. Out with the old (above) and in with the new!Boy, I get a lot of mileage out of...
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HOW ARTISTS SHOULD LIVE
This, believe it or not, is a post about the need for fabric and textural variety in interior decoration. I need to make that clear right away because at first glance the whole post looks like a bunch...
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RALPH BAKSHI SKETCHES
At the risk of stating the obvious, Ralph is one heck of a cartoonist! What do you think of the sketch above, particularly of the guy at the bottom? The beautiful lines, the humor, the philosophy and...
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LIMBURGER CHEESE
This post is about Limburger cheese, the world's stinkiest food. I just bought a block but I haven't opened it yet. I figure I'll open it here and take my very first bite with the whole world...
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WHAT IF HUMANS BEHAVED LIKE ANIMALS?
The other night I saw a nature documentary at John's house. It was about life in the ocean, how predation was a constant and how creatures were very good at hiding themselves and setting traps for...
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THE "NOT SO BIG HOUSE" (REVISED)
Here's (above) an interesting book: Susan Susanka's "Creating the Not So Big House." Actually, the kind of houses she's talking about aren't small, they're just not as big as most in their price range....
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WHY WOMEN SHOULDN'T WEAR JEANS
What do I think women should wear on casual, every day, non-work occasions? The answer (above) is simple: plain, ordinary house dresses. They look great!Not so plain ones (above) are okay too, the...
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NEW TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE
Reading architect Sarah Susanka's "Creating the Not So Big House" has opened my eyes to what's happening in home architecture now. According to the author the new trend is to customize everything. A...
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RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT ANIMATION WALKS
Sometimes a funny walk begins with a static doodle of a funny character. You like how the character looks and you just have to see what would happen if you gave him a funny doodle walk. You do the walk...
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THE BEST SHERLOCK HOLMES YET?
I found an Amazon review of this wonderful DVD set that so accurately reflects my own thoughts that I think I'll open with an abridged version of it. The reviewer wrote: "I needed another adaptation...
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MY CONNECTION WITH THE HOLOCAUST
It's a tiny, tiny, tiny connection to be sure, but it's still a connection. I'm just amazed that an Anglo cartoonist living in America in 2013 (me) would have any personal connection at all, no matter...
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EDDIE REVIEWS TRADER JOE'S
"Hi! Uncle Eddie here! I just left Trader Joe's. I thought I'd stop for coffee on the way home and chat about the food I just got. I can only talk for a few minutes, though. I have frozen food in the...
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GEORGES MELIES: GENIUS
As you know, Georges Melies was the father of film special effects. He was also a very great filmmaker. He's in my Pantheon of personal heroes, meaning that any important move I make must in my...
View ArticleSOME FAVORITE VIDEOS
Here are a few of the videos I've been watching this week.The first two appear on this site for the first time, the final four or five are repeats that richly reward a second viewing.First (above) is...
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PIERRE ETAIX: GENIUS
American readers won't recognize the name Pierre Etaix. TOO BAD! The man was one of the greatest of all French filmmakers and exerted a big influence on American comedy people like Jerry Lewis and...
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MY SECOND MOST MEMORABLE DEBATE (REVISED)
I know what you're thinking: "So what's with the picture of the girl?" Well, I'm getting to that. Years ago I had a not-very-serious traffic accident (not my fault!) involving a luxury car driven by a...
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