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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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Martin Kozlowski
The Baby Bloomer
Winard Editorial
Ant Farmers Almanac
Celebrity Death Haiku
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Illustrated Courtroom


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

Cartoon spoof of the film Red One with Santa's head of security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) and bounty hunter Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans) getting tinkled on by a giant evil snowman seen from the thighs down who releases a stream of ice cubes turning yellow on their heads.Red One –– Claus for alarm.
A Real Pain –– Set to irk.
Daruma –– Daruma mill.
Breakup Season –– Split take.
Dream Team –– Ideal breaker.
All We Imagine As Light –– India oink.
Hello Again, Love –– Greet is good.
Ghost Cat Anzu –– Pussover.
Elton John: Never Too Late –– John bull.
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes –– Bogie under par.
The World According to Allee Willis –– Allee oops.
The Bibi Files –– For Bibiophiles.
Shawn Mendes: For Friends and Family Only (A Live Concert Film) –– Thank God, I’m neither.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstocke in the Apple TV+ drama Disclaimer.Disclaimer (Apple TV+) –– Diss claimer.
It’s Florida, Man (HBO) –– The scum slime state.
Hysteria! (Peacock) –– Miss Hysteria!
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS) –– Small bang.
Teacup (Peacock) –– Temp pissed in Teacup.
Sweetpea (Starz) –– Pea-brained.
La Máquina (Hulu) –– Roto.
The Franchise (HBO) –– Marvel wry.
Nobody Wants This (Netflix) –– No-bo-dy.
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THEATRE

Tammy Faye –– Baker lite.
Maybe Happy Ending
–– Definitely sad first act.
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
–– Satchmopey.
Romeo + Juliet
–– Star lost lovers.
Left on Tenth
–– Tenth out of ten.
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MUSIC

Chromakopia / Tyler, the Creator –– Tyler bury.
The Great Impersonator
/ Halsey –– Statute of imitations.
Patterns
/ Kelsea Ballerini –– Ballerini slipper.
Last Lap
/ Rod Wave –– Wave goodbye.
Moon Music
/ Coldplay –– Crater than zero.
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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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The Golem's VoiceNow What BooksGertrude et Alice


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.

 


Matt Gaetz as the somnambulist Cesare from the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with Supreme Court Justice Thomas touching his brow.Headbangers: Picking His Knowns

Speaker Johnson says he’s going to request Ethics Committee not release Gaetz report
–– Will instead text link to underage porn site.
Pence adviser: Don’t underestimate Hegseth
–– No worries: we couldn't have lower opinion. 11/15/24

 


Cartoon of a smiling Donald Trump.Inxart: Repeat Offender

Inxart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week:
Anger Over Election Results, Rubio for State, Limiting Class Action Suits, Big Oil Rolls, Trump's Great Eascape and GOP Bounces Democrats at inxart 11/13/24.

 


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