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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

Mexico's master of the mirthful menagerie's new book! TrumpLaw


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 horror film Presence with director Steven Soderbergh  wearing a pea coat and wiggling his fingers as he intones 'Bwa-ha-ha-ha!' standing behind the frightened daughter in the film, Chloe (Callina Liang.)Presence –– Of mindless.
Flight Risk –– Wing dinged.
The Performance –– Sells out.
Brave the Dark –– Turn out the lights.
Into the Deep –– Water logged.
Inheritance –– Nil will.
Myth of Man –– Myth appropriation.
The Colors Within –– Hue must be kidding.
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story –– Vanilla-y Minnelli.
Pay Dirt: The Story of Supercross –– Spins its wheels.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Colin Firth as JIm Swire in the TV miniseries about the downing of a passenger jet in 1988 on Peacock entitled Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Peacock) –– Jet blank.
Doc (Fox) –– Their pay.
Laid (Peacock) –– Dead as a dildo.
Carry-On (Netflix) –– Totes bagged.
No Good Deed (Netflix) –– Cellar’s market.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix) –– Misses the Márquez.
Nonsense Christmas (Netflix) –– Carpenter antics.
The Sticky (Amazon) –– Wish I could turn the page.
Bluey (Disney+) –– Cur Bluey.
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THEATRE

All In: Comedy About Love –– Bawls out.
Gypsy –– Rose and fell.
Cult of Love
–– X-mess cheer.
Death Becomes Her
–– Wresting bitch face.
Swept Away
–– Wreck's havoc.
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MUSIC

Lover: Live From Paris / Taylor Swift –– Amour frou-frou.
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.
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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 you can’t read this nonsense.
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose –– Marriage broke her.

Nonfiction

In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad –– Gadzooks!
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
by Susan Morrison –– Forlorne.
Alfalfa - The Rascal You Knew, the Character You Never Knew by James Tehrani –– Rascal flat.
My Time to Stand
by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard –– Or ‘on Stand’?
Revenge of the Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell –– Fall’s equivalency.

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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.

 


A yappy little white dog wearing a MAGA cap.HB: Fool Let the Dogs Out

Trump defends Jan. 6 pardons after first prisoners are released
–– Playing offense.
Is there really no such thing as a fish?
–– Scaling new heights of stupidity. 01/24/25

 


Caricature of Presdent Donald Trump as atom bomb Fat Boy.Inxart: Bombs Ass Way

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Caricature of Melania Trump on ice pulling her jacket tight around her.What Not: I's Capades

It's once again that special season of tinsel and fruitcake, of electric choo-choos and red-nosed ruminants amongst the wreathes and rushes. Let our critic E. Basil St. Blaise review the juiciest celebrity memoirs and Holiday albums for your super-special gift list. 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

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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

 


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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