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GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

Gertrude's Follies

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FEGGORAMA

Feggorama

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IGOR TRIPS

Igor Trips

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SPANKY

Kristy the Clown

Hijinks with the Ex-prez's Lil' Rascals Spanky and His Gang.

KRISTY

Kristy the Clown

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

Cartoon spoof of the WWII film The Mosquito Bowl about four former college star athletes training as Marines to fight in Asia showing them playing football. Ray Nicholson is reaching over his shoulder to catch a literal explosive bomb thrown by Nicholas Galitzine as the quarterback as Stacy Clausen looks on.The Mosquito Bowl –– Squat goals.
The Mongoose –– Snakebit.
Christmas at the Kringles –– Kris cross.
The Canvas –– A bit of a stretch.
Breeder –– A labored doodle.
Queen at Sea –– At sea.
Gentle Monster –– Hellmate.
Traces of Justice –– Doesn’t take the hint.
Karaoke Murder –– It really is.
Everest: The Other Side –– All downhill.
Paging Hezbollah –– Jeepers beepers!
The Last Dive –– Not too deep.
When a Witness Recants ––Take it back.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Ella Beatty as the title character in the Netflix horror crime miniseries Monster: Lizzie Borden.Monster: Lizzie Borden (Netflix) –– Unnatural axe.
Crew Girl (Netflix) –– Crude girl.
Last Seen (Apple TV) –– Best forgotten.
JAŸ-Z in 8 (HBO) –– Umlaut? I’m out.
Neagley (Amazon) –– Nearly.
High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT) –– Hussein. Bolt.
A Tale of Two Cities (MGM+) –– Milks Carton.
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly (Netflix) –– Breaking for animals.
The Varnell Hill Show (Paramount+) –– Varnell knowledge.
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THEATRE

A Few Good Men –– Fewer good lines.
860 –– Crystal method.
The Imaginary Invalid –– Really sickening.
Paranormal Activity –– Phenomenah.
The Lost Boys –– Bleeders of the pack.
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MUSIC

Bass Persuades / Miley –– Wide-mouth basstard.
Dandelion / Ella Langley –– Whine.
That’s Just Me / Riley –– Not much of an excuse.
The Great Divide / Noah Kahan –– Noah bum’s back.
Iceman / Drake –– Not cool.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Life of M by Rachel Cusk –– Portmanteau novel.
Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li –– Knockturne.
Switzy by Emma Cline –– Shitzy.
The Disappearers by Marlon James –– Poof ta-ta.
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout –– Better left unsaid.

Nonfiction

Sleeping Beauties by David Byrne –– Don’t get any ideas.
Princes and Thieves by Matthew Cole –– Sheikh slack.
How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents By Thom Tillis –– Tillis about yourself.
Swan Song by Charles Spencer –– Spencer grifts.
American Scoundrel by Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark –– Cohnhead.
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Caricature of Trump aide Natalie Harp as a character on Star Trek.What Not: Start Wreck

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Photo-illustration of an ape seen from behind wearing a MAGA cap backwards.Headbangers: Failing Midterms

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Cartoon of a designer chastity belt called the Bling.Bad Adss: Chastity Boner

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Cartoon of Gertrude Stein hopping up and down in pain after stepping on a toothpick.Gert's Follies: Picky Picky Picky

Gertrude gets stuck with a toothpick and Alice pricks up her ears. Get the point with Tom Hachtman's sharp-as-ever Cult Comics Classic collection Gertrude et Alice. And hop over gracefully to recall Sherwood Anderson in the latest installment of Gertrude's Follies.

 

Cartoon of a cat with a Groucho face.What Now: Randy Jones

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Caricature of Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chung as Doctor Weird's faithful servant.Kozmic Pictures: Doctor Weird

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