“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.”
— Lord Acton
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“Lateral Buoy 46 in Front of the JadeWeserPort” (Photo), Ein Dahmer, 2017
Photo credit: By Ein Dahmer [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, from Wikimedia Commons.
I’m coining a new term — “spellflake.”
It’s someone who lashes out at me whenever I correct their spelling, grammar, punctuation or usage during a political discussion.
You heard it here first, people.
I’m pretty sure I should be a highly paid analyst at a think tank somewhere. You guys get on that.
George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)
So I raised a few eyebrows a while back when I praised the 2004 colorized version of the late George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). A couple of horror fans gave me flack for it — I hope people realize that I was talking about the last (and best) colorization, adapted by Legend Films. (There were several prior color versions, and the 1986 attempt by Hal Roach Studios was broadly and justifiably condemned.)
I also hope that people realize that my preferred version will always be Romero’s black-and-white original. And it just so happens that I found an unusually good copy of it online, over at the Timeless Classic Movie Youtube channel. (There are actually some really clean copies of a few great classics there, including 1964’s “The Last Man on Earth”).
Cover to “Batman: The Long Halloween” #11, Tim Sale, 1997
DC Comics.
Another year of goating older.
So I got a couple of early birthday presents in the mail from you writery types …
Thank you!!
I totally dig my “Grendel” comics (Vivat Grendel!), and my wicked cool crystal skulls (I’m pretty sure they make me Indiana Nolan). I must say that I’m still a bit befuddled, however, by the “Horny Goat Weed.”
Exactly how is Horny Goat Weed employed? Is it meant to repel horny goats? (I can’t imagine their arrival is welcomed by most of us.) Or to attract horny goats? (If you want to breed them on your farm, then it would be helpful.) Is it meant to placate horny goats by making them more chill? Is this the kind of weed that Jeff Session wouldn’t approve of?
I’ll update you all as information develops.
Cover to “Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Annual)” Vol 1, #2, Brian Stelfreeze, 1994
DC Comics. “Elseworlds” issue.
Check out “August Morning, Upper Broadway,” by Alicia Ostriker
Well, summer is officially winding down. (I have friends whose religious devotion to the beach has them counting down the days in August.) There is one last summer poem I’d accordingly like to pass along. It was included on a list of 19 summer poems published by BookRiot a couple of weeks ago.
Its title is “August Morning, Upper Broadway,” and it was written by Alicia Ostriker. It’s a beautiful piece that reminds me of New York City, among other things. It’s Number 6 on the list above.
This is itiful.
You know what obstructs any meaningful commentary on social issues that I see in the news?
Having the damned “P” key stuck on my keyboard.
I’ve told you guys before how it changes “hope” to “hoe.”
Tonight we discovered that it converts the “gay pride” to “gay ride.”
My intended meaning is altered entirely, in other words.
Somebody tell me how to fix my keyboard — lease.
Cover to “Action Comics” #894, David Finch, 2010
DC Comics.
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