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The Far Side Almost Got a Live-Action Film, and the First Photos Will Haunt You ✖ The Far Side is one of the most beloved newspaper comics in American history, but it does not immediately seem like something that would be suited to a feature film adaptation. With exaggerated art and absurd humor contrasting with everyday situations and settings, The Far Side had little continuity to speak of, and few characters with more than one or two identifying characteristics. Nevertheless, apparently s...

Its no secret that candy dominates the edibles market. Chocolates, gummies, lollipops, mints — theyre always near the top of the counter. Some of that sugary fun has crossed over into the strain world, too, with varieties like Zkittlez, Kush Mints and Candyland all seeing various levels of success over the past couple of years. But none of them have grabbed potheads by the tongue like Runtz. Runtz, which originated in Los Angeles, is beloved for its fruity flavor profile, potent-yet-balanced ...

Kay Stephens Photo courtesy Marshall Wharf One of Coffin’s cartoons on tourists. Photo of artwork by Kay Stephens My own version of a Ploughman’s Lunch can be taken to go. Photo by Kay Stephens Nothing finer than an Umlaut Kölsh on a dismal, wintry day, with a roaring fire right next to you and a friendly dog nearby. Photo by Kay Stephens Here we go: March, 2021. Officially one year into a pandemic and the month that Maine went into shut-down mode last year. Right about now, a good number...

Penguin Bloom, and a cynical person might assume that such a misleading title must have been generated by the company’s fabled algorithm (with Bloom thrown in to remind older viewers of Bloom County and its beloved penguin character, Opus). In truth, the film was adapted from an Australian memoir of the same name, though the book’s U.S. publisher initially chose to market it more straightforwardly as Penguin The Magpie: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved A Family. Written by photographer Came...

Photo: Netflix No penguins appear in Netflix’s new weepie Penguin Bloom, and a cynical person might assume that such a misleading title must have been generated by the company’s fabled algorithm (with Bloom thrown in to remind older viewers of Bloom County and its beloved penguin character, Opus). In truth, the film was adapted from an Australian memoir of the same name, though the book’s U.S. publisher initially chose to market it more straightforwardly as Penguin The Magpie: The Odd...

Bloom County. Launched on Dec. 8, 1980, it satirized – and reveled in – the fascination with pop culture, high-stakes but morally vacuous politics and immense self-regard that defined that decade. When cartoonist Berkeley Breathed penned the last strip of the comics first run in August 1989 (he has since re- animated it in several other formats), the 80 were already on their way to becoming a thing of nostalgic mis-remembrance; it takes only a quick perusal of the old strips to remind on...

Horrible, is it bloom county or is tit momaduke. >> i cant phone a friend? lets see. i would have to go with bloom county. >> steve, get that right? >> i think as we can put on the screen the brilliant bloom county is back. and that is great news. there is a new installment today which i was thrilled to see in which is also about donald trump. of course the good news is carlos is now 1-1. >> i saw that on facebook. it involves the name donald trump and the phrase pooh-pooh sauce. we cant go ther...

Out of hibernation a comic strip that had been on hiatus for the past 25 years. which beloved comic strip is back now because its creator could no longer resist the desire to make fun of donald trump in comic strip form? is it the comic strip kathy, hague er the horrible bloom county or is it marm duke? >> this is a tough one. i cant phone a friend, right? no wrong show. lets see. i would have to go with bloom county. >> bloom county did carlos get that right? >> i think as we can put it on the ...

Basically confesses on his facebook page that the reason hes bringing block county back after 25 years is because he cant resist the fact that donald trump is running for president. somebody wrote to him on facebook saying how fitting it was to have bloom county back and he responded that he couldnt deny that the chap you mentioned had something to do with it. so the character that portrayed donald trump in the heyday of bloom county in the 1980st was a character bill the cat. the whole schtick ...

Scott walker twice. he was the first american governor to ever survive a recall effort. hes a huge favorite of the koch brothers. the koch brothers made clear they like a lot of the republican candidates, but it seems like the one they would pick is scott walker. theyve supported him for so long that during the recall campaign, somebody prank called the capitol, said they were one of the koch brothers and put right through to scott walker. that kind of thing is the other side of scott walker. he...