See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter We’re a country that loves its heroes, especially superheroes. We love those guys like nobody’s business. Over the past decade or so, we’ve been inundated—absolutely permeated—with them. There’s the Marvel Universe, the D.C. Universe, Spiderman, Superman, Thor, Black Widow, and a plethora of …
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Kickass Gets a Sundial
Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 FR, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper does his best to control the universal human urge to buy things just to have them, but is likely to succumb to advertisements for the Kala Pocket Sundial to replace his wrist watch. In fact, the prospect …
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Make America Spock Again
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter During my college years, after class, my friends and I would get together afternoons to watch daily reruns of the original Star Trek. Of course, before the innumerable spin-offs and marketing re-imaginings, it was the only Star Trek. It soon became apparent that while we appreciated Captain Kirk’s boldness, Dr. …
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Priceless
By Geoff Carter Artwork by Michael DiMilo How much is a human life worth? Depending on your sources, you might hear numbers ranging from ninety dollars to nine million to absolutely priceless. That’s quite a range. Ask a parent what their child’s life is worth, and they’ll say priceless. Ask Donald Trump, and he’ll say …
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Oh, Christmas Tree
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Each year, in the family holiday tradition, my wife and I venture out to buy our Christmas tree. We’re lucky enough to live across the street from a big tree lot so we don’t have very far to go—we can walk right over. It’s very convenient. It’s also nice to be …
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