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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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FAVORITE SITES

Martin Kozlowski
The Baby Bloomer
Winard Editorial
Ant Farmers Almanac
Celebrity Death Haiku
PK in the Terrarium
Illustrated Courtroom


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

Spoof of the film Anora with smiling sex worker Anora (Mikey Madison) standing back to back with son of a Russian gangster Ivan (Mark Eidelshtein) in the pose of Ricahard Gere and Julia Roberts on the poster of Pretty Woman. Anora is pulling on the coke spoon around his neck and the pink title on its side reads Petty Vermin.Anora –– A snorer.
We Live in Time –– Terminal chillness.
Smile 2 –– The awful tooth.
Rumors –– Satired.
Goodrich –– Pop warner.
Bookworm –– Tome raider.
Exhibiting Forgiveness
–– Not here.
The Line –– Cross it… off list.
Die Alone –– Lonely planted.
High Tide –– RIP Tide.
I Will Never Leave You Alone –– Makes absolutely nuisance.
Rippy –– Roo service.
Allswell in New York –– Doesn’t end well.
Kensuke’s Kingdom –– Can sucky.
Union –– Strikes accord.
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party –– End of the line.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Kathy Bates as the title lawyer Matlock in the CBS reboot of the legal TV series.Matlock (CBS) –– Ancient law.
Rescue HI-Surf (Fox) –– Low ebb.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix) –– Dead parent joke.
Apartment 7A (Paramount+) –– Raise Mary’s baby.
Brilliant Minds (NBC) –– Smarty pains.
A Very Royal Scandal (Amazon ) –– Andy rectum.
High Potential (ABC) –– Low achievement.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (FX) –– ASS grabber.
Rebel Ridge (Netflix) –– Stinking Ridge.
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THEATRE

Sunset Boulevard –– Desmond too-too.
Our Town
–– Muddle America.
Yellow Face
–– Asian confusion.
McNeal
–– Leerer.
The Hills of California
–– Sister ack!
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MUSIC

Glorious / GloRilla –– In the mist.
143
/ Katy Perry –– Perry wankle.
Luck and Strange
by David Gilmour –– Floyd risk.
Short n’ Sweet
/ Sabrina Carpenter –– All day sucker.
Bando Stone & the New World
/ Childish Gambino –– Mildish Gambino.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Precipice by Robert Harris –– A steep decline.
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney –– Icky Rooney.
Here One Moment
by Liane Moriarity –– Doggone the next.
The Women
by Kristin Hannah –– From bad to nurse.
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult –– It would smell as foul.

Nonfiction

War by Bob Woodward –– What is it good for?
Paper of Wreckage
by Susan Mulcahy & Frank Di Giacomo –– Post more dumb.
The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates –– 'Hamas mad as hell.'
Kingmaker
by Sonia Purnell –– Peewee Harriman.
Stench: The Making of the Thomas Court and the Unmaking of America
by David Brock –– Clarence narrow.

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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.

 


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.

 


Slain Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar with his face on a pumpkin.Headbangers: Doubting Hamas

For a year the IDF hunted Sinwar in tunnels – then troops ran into him by chance
–– It’s funny old world.
Here Is the Remaining Leadership of Hamas
–– Group's taken numerous head shots. 10/18/24

 


Cartoon of a smiling RNC elephant wearing a MAGA cap and blinders. Inxart: Support Hosed

Inxart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week:
Halloween Horror, Campaign Yin & Yang, Abandoning Ukraine, Stretched Relief, Kim's Grip on Power, Peace in Lebanon and Election Art Special at inxart 10/16/24.

 


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

 


Caricature of Barbra Streisand holding a microphone as she sticks her head out of the window of and Advent calendar.What Not: Advent Horizon

It's the most blunder-filled time of the year when we regularly overspend on the absolutely wrong gift for a nonplussed recipient. Let our critic E. Basil St. Blaise help you put a dollar cap on your inevitable folly with his reviews of celebrity books and albums. What Not

 


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