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GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

Gertrude's Follies

Take your pick in the new Gert #115. 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

Cartoon spoof of the dark comedy thriller How to Make a Killing concerning a disowned young man killing his family members to inherit a fortune that shows the title character  Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell) reaching out his gloved hands to strangle Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne (Alec Guinness) from the original Ealing comedy from 1949 that it's based on. She's holding a copy of a script with that title, Kind Hearts & Coronets and Redfellow is thinking to himself, "Murder the forbear, steal the plot, get rich!’How to Make a Killing –– Progress of elimination.
Psycho Killer –– Derange rover.
Redux Redux –– Redux soup.
Midwinter Break –– Splitting headaches.
This Not a Test –– Except of my patience.
I Can Only Imagine 2 –– Dream thicket.
The Dreadful –– You said it.
Lazarus: The Awakening –– Raises my heckles.
Blades of the Guardians –– Dull collection.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert –– Blue suede schmooze.
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run –– Broken Wings.
Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It –– Me, asleep?
Four Rational People –– Cooler heads prefail.
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TELEVISION

Caricature of Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette in the FX TV bio-drama Love Story by Martin Kozlowski.Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette (FX) –– John & Carolyn beset.
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix) –– Drop dead!
The ‘Burbs (Peacock) –– Commuters tax.
Memory of a Killer (Fox) –– He shoots, he snores.
Wonder Man (Disney+) –– Wonder lost.
Free Bert (Netflix) –– Bert and ornery.
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (Netflix) –– Held bent.
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Max) –– Mel blank.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Netflix) –– All set to 0.
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THEATRE

Bug –– Out.
All Out: Comedy About Ambition
–– Squat goals.
Marjorie Prime
–– Hollowgaphic.
Two Strangers
–– Not a cake walk.
Chess
–– Thumping.
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MUSIC

Eusexua Afterglow / FKA twigs –– Eusexua heeling.
Lux
/ Rosalía –– Out of Lux.
Play
/ Ed Sheeran –– Play dumb.
Man's Best Friend
/ Sabrina Carpenter –– Doggy stylin'?
Creamsicle
/ Maren Morris –– Melts like Dalí watch.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Vigil by George Saunders –– Don't wait up.
The School of Night
by Karl Ole Knausgaard –– Taught thriller.
Lost Lambs
by Madeline Cash –– Sheepish dips.
Superhero
by Tim Blake Nelson –– Power pointless.
The Correspondent
by Virginia Evans –– Letter be.
Ingram
by Louis C.K. –– Thin as a read.

Nonfiction

Black Dahlia by William J. Mann –– Floral derangement.
Hated By All the Right People
by Jason Zengerle –– Tucker out.
Strangers
by Belle Burden –– Belle of the balls.
Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises
by Katie Benner and Erica L. Green –– Transcript doctors.
Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built
by Gayle Feldman –– Channels Cerf.

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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.

 


Photo-illustration of Donald Trump in a baseball uniform swinging a bat and missing a ball.Headbangers: Mars a Tax

In rare rebuke of Trump, Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
–– Other rulings mostly repuke.
In 2025, Trade Deficit Reached Record High
–– Attn: deficit disorder! 02/20/26

 


Cartoon of a an Olympic skier with IOC on his helmet.Inxart: Mutiny on the Bondi

Inxart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week:
Bondi's Untethered DOJ, EPA Guts Climate Powers, Noem's DHS, Cuba's Energy, Dangerous School Prayer, Jesse Jackson, and GOP Congress at inxart 02/18/26.

 


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

Randy Jones was that rarest of combinations, the most talented artist in the room and the nicest guy. His cartoons were always funny, smart and well-crafted –– the envy of anyone who plied the trade –– and he was unfailingly thoughtful and kind. What Now

 


Caricature of former Vice President Kamala Harris.What Not: Me? Oh My!

It's Gift (or is it pronounced Jift?) Season once again and we've dispatched the Pigeon of Peace from her Coop of Concordia to contact critical master E. Basil St. Blaise for some suggestions. Whether placed beneath an ample tree or a sparkling menorah or a statue of … What Not

 


Caricature of presidential advisor Stephen Miller in a spoof of West Side Story entitled Sanctuary City Story.Bad Adss: Dirty Donny's Doodles

Say you're besties with a billionaire pedophile who gets even luckier than you with the young chickies. How do you express your slightly jealous admiration when it comes to celebrating your pal? Why not a homemade card with your own sleazy doodle! Bad Adss

 


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 Oval Office 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

 


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