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GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

Gertrude's Follies

Imagine the worst in the new Gert #113. And buy Gertrude et Alice.


FEGGORAMA

Feggorama

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IGOR TRIPS

Igor Trips

Cinch up your helmet and fall in for another freaky foray in Igor Trips.


SPANKY

Kristy the Clown

Hijinks with the Ex-prez's Lil' Rascals Spanky and His Gang.


KRISTY

Kristy the Clown

Get your Jersey on with the beloved insult pol Kristy the Clown.


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Critic's Corner by E. Basil St. Blaise
CINEMA

Cartoon spoof of the fim The Order with FBI Agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) pointing his pistol at the head of White Supremacist Bob Mathews (Nicholas Hoult) dressed as a fast food waiter with a WN on his shirt and hat and a swatika on his arm band. He's holding what looks like a wrapped burger on a tray and Husk is yelling at him, 'I Said Chitlins, You White Nationalist Sumbitch!' under the title The Wrong Order.The Order –– Descending Order.
The Return –– Ponder Odyssey.
Nightbitch –– ‘Night, bitch.
Oh Canada –– Canada dry.
The Six Triple Eight –– Army coarse.
Day of the Fight –– Knockdown dragged out.
Y2K –– 2000 and wan.
Werewolves –– Rankle biters.
Lake George –– Murderers row.
Unstoppable –– Game leg.
Get Away –– Repulsive.
The End –– Finish last.
The Invisible Raptor –– Raptor head around it.
The Girl With the Needle –– Adopt a pet.
You Are Not Me –– Insignificant others.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen in the HBO sci-fi series Dune: Prophecy.Dune: Prophecy (HBO) –– Sisters are Dune it for themselves.
The Day of the Jackal (Peacock) –– Or jackoff.
Say Nothing (FX/Hulu) –– Nothing.
Like Water for Chocolate (HBO Latino) –– If chocolate scraped off shoe.
St. Denis Medical (NBC) –– Denis the menis.
Before (Apple TV+) –– Predicked.
Territory (Netflix) –– Farm to trouble.
Poppa’s House (CBS) –– Poppa schlubby.
Happy’s Place (NBC) –– Happy go logy.
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THEATRE

Death Becomes Her –– Wresting bitch face.
Swept Away
–– Wreck's havoc.
Tammy Faye
–– Baker lite.
Maybe Happy Ending
–– Definitely sad first act.
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
–– Satchmopey.
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MUSIC

GNX / Kendrick Lamar –– Buick encore.
Wicked : The Soundtrack
/ Various –– A lost Oz.
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
/ Chappell Roan –– Chappell and verse.
The Secret of Us / Gracie Abrams –– Gracie slick.
Chromakopia
/ Tyler, the Creator –– Tyler bury.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd –– Null and Boyd.
Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks –– Sparks and wreck
Christmas in Bethel by Richard Paul Evans –– Bethel nut.
You Like it Darker by Stephen King –– So I can’t read this nonsense.
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose –– Marriage broke her.

Nonfiction

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell –– Fall’s equivalency.
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham & Jim McCloskey –– Guilty pressure.
The Demon of Unrest
by Erik Larson –– Fraught Sumter.
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval Noah Harari –– Nexus licks us.

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Book cover of The Bedeviled Dictionary: A Lexicon of Wicked Wordplay.NW Books: Bedeviled Dictionary

Have you ever noticed an unfamiliar word or expression suddenly popping up everywhere and wondered ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’ Or, conversely, encountered some new cultural phenonmenon and had no word to describe it? If so, the Bedeviled Dictionary is for you.

 


Elon Musk in a spoof of Billionaire Boys Club with Jared Isaacson in the background.Headbangers: DOGE Style

Trump has assembled an uber-wealthy Cabinet, raising risks of ethics conflicts
–– Did we übermenschen they're all unqualified?
Who's Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director?
–– Imagine Inspector Clouseau with lobotomy. 12/06/24

 


Cartoon of Kash Patel, Trump's choice for FBI Director firing a MAGA rifle.Inxart: Patel Pusher

Inxart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week:
Biden Pardons Hunter, Kash Poor: Patel for FBI, Hegseth for Defense, Trump Eludes Smith, Will Israel Deport Palestinians?, and U.S. Weight Loss at inxart 12/04/24.

 


Caricature of presidential candidate Kamala Harris looking worried as she manhandles by Donal Trump as Swamp Thing.What Not: Swamp Think

It's the slimiest time of the year again when things go squish in the night. A Halloween season made all the sloppier by its convergence with a (gasp!) presidential election cycle. Let our critic E. Basil St. Blaise review scary, scaly movies to help you forget. What Not

 


Caricature of Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chung as Doctor Weird's faithful servant.Kozmic Pictures: Doctor Weird

Marvel as the Mystical Master of the White Arts guarded by his faithful manservant casts his campaign season spells to ensorcell the mopish Red State minions. He'll have Agatha spinning on her broomstick and Harry wetting his Horcrux in Kozmic Pictures Proudly Presents.

 


Cartoon of Trump's hand writing with a Sharpie.Deadlines: Project 1325 BC

The controversy concerning the conservative political agenda Project 2025 has been overshadowed by the purported discovery of an ancient carved document claimed to be unearthed by the Kato Institute (named for the manservant of the Green Hornet.) Deadlines

 


Cartoon of Alice B. Toklas  as a cat juggling balls under the caption 'Did she join a circus.'Gert's Follies: Puss in Boost

Gertrude entertains dark visions of her Pussy gone astray in the most unlikely way. See why you need to search out Tom Hachtman's Cult Comics Classic collection Gertrude et Alice. And enjoy this latest installment of Gertrude's Follies

 


Caricature of Donald J. Trump by Steven Salerno from the cover of Inx Battle Lines.What Now: Inx Battle Lines Show

In conjunction with the publication of Inx Battle Lines: Four Decades of Political Illustration we put together an exhibition of over 50 images that was on display at The Window on Delaware Street in Historic New Castle, Delaware. What Now

 


The Harvard logo with the words GO HAMAS substituting VERITAS.Bad Adss: Harvard Beats

Even elite Ivy League schools need to adverstise, especially when they're trying to attract that most exceptional student who not only has a 4.18 GPA and captained the HS rowing team, but a unicorn who won't be subjected to a world view not their own Bad Adss.

 


E. Basil St. Blaise and Josef from the Critic's corner PodcastPodcast: Critic's Corner Ep. 13

In Unlucky Episode 13, E. Basil St. Blaise and Josef are stranded in Amnisia's backyard as they …sling the hash à la Animal House …find fault with Uncle Walt …spot 101 Dalmatians …melt down Frozen II …sharpen up Knives Out …suspend A Beautiful DayCritic's Corner Podcast

 


Stack of books on night tableNW Publishing: Travel Is Oxygen

We can help you turn your travel story or your favorite artwork into a published book from inital concept to finshed product on sale at Amazon.com. Let us guide you through all the steps in-between from editing to layout and printing. Now What Publishing