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GERTRUDE'S FOLLIES

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FEGGORAMA

Visit the wild kingdom of Mexico's master of the mirthful menagerie. Ecce Feggorama.


IGOR TRIPS

Cinch up your helmet to protect the old gray matter for sortie number three of Igor Trips.




FAVORITE SITES

2012 Doomsday Planner
Martin Kozlowski
Ant Farmers Almanac
Celebrity Death Haiku
PK in the Terrarium


CINEMA

Star Trek Into Darkness –– Khan game.
Frances Ha –– Laughable.
Erased –– From my memory.
The English Teacher –– Death sentences.
Black Rock –– Blah crock.
Pieta –– Tear.
Populaire –– Not with sentient life forms.
33 Postcards –– Wish you weren't here.
Augustine –– Ach du lieber!
State 194 –– State of hysteria.
Elemental –– Excremental.
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TELEVISION

Inside Amy Schumer (COM) –– Chuck Schumer.
Million Dollar Listing New York (BRV) –– Out of luxe.
Don’t be Tardy (BRV) –– Retardy.
The Kandi Factory (BRV) –– Kandi corn.
The Show With Vinny (MTV) –– No Vin situation.
Family Tools (ABC) –– Screws loose.
The Big Brain: Pure Genius (DIS) –– Idiot proof.
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THEATRE

Nikolai and the Others –– Ballet ruse.
Pippin
–– Not the sharpest naif.
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers
–– Sue--ey!
Here Lies Love
–– Filla in Manila.
The Trip to Bountiful
–– Full of it.
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MUSIC

Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film: The Great Gatsby / Various –– Largemouth Baz.
Love is Everything / Georger Strait –– Strait and narrow.
How Mercy Looks from Here / Amy Grant –– Like this on pause.
Annie Up / Pistol Annies –– Annie hell.
Demi
/ Demi Lovato –– Demi less.
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LITERATURE
Fiction

Inferno by Dan Brown –- Not so hot.
Southern Cross the Dog
by Bill Cheng –– Sham and grits.
And the Mountains Echoed
–– Khaled Hosseni –– Boring…bo--rrring…bo--rrring
The Whispering Muse
by Sjón –– Hard murmur.
A Delicate Truth
by John le Carré –– Le Carré on baggage.

Nonfiction

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley by Neal Thompson –– Freak credit report.
The Friedkin Connection
by William Friedkin –– Friedkin' ridiculous.
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier –– Google, but they’re just leasing.
Attempting Normal by Marc Maron –– A stab in the dork.
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients by Ben Goldacre –– Pharma cysts.
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What Not: VANITY PRESS RELEASES

Desperate book publishers starved for sales are increasingly turning to anguished celebrities starved for attention. Especially ones that might have name recognition for the sector of an aging population that still bothers to invest in reading glasses. More What Not

 


Now What Books: MoCCA FEST 2013

We were at MoCCA Fest 2013 on April 6th and 7th at the Now What Media Books table. L.K. Peterson premiered his hilarious new spoof Go the F••k Back to Work and artists Tom Hachtman, David G Klein, Felipe Galindo, Randy Jones and Martin Kozlowski signed books.

 


INXart: TWISTER AND SHOUT

INXart.com is the place for editors and art directors to download the best in political illustration. This week's selection: Oklahoma's Tragic Tornadoes, Chase's Dimon King, Corporations Underpay Taxes, and Paralyzing Climate Debate at INXart 05/22/13.

 


Gertrude's Follies: BIRTHDAY BOWL

We celebrate America's true national holiday, Super Bowl Sunday, with a brand-new installment of Gert and Alice's adventures. Watch the game if you must, but be sure to cheer our girls on as they mark the special day in their own special way in Gertrude's Follies.

 


Headliners: BOOSTER SHOTS

(Special from Farsi News Service) –– We are announcing with much fanfare what is out of this world (WANK WANK!) triumph of the Iranian Space Agencies who have with successfulness launched a chimpanzees into outer spaces … More Headliners

 


Deadlines: BEWARENESS RIBBONS

October was Breast Cancer and AIDS Awareness Month so one saw innumerable red and pink ribbons pinned to untold sympathetic lapels. View our unique ribbon designs for some less-deadly, but still pretty darn icky maladies in the new Deadlines.

 


Kozmic Pictures: NORQUIST

In a heated election season, even Hollywood's escapist movies are vetted for partisan content. So it's our pleasure to present a simple family comedy that can't possibly be misinterpreted in the new Kozmic Pictures Proudly Presents.

 


Bad Adss: CHOKING THE CHICKEN

The recent rush of customer support for a certain fast-food chicken chain in the wake of COO Dan Cathy's condemnation of gay marriage has inspired the restaurants to extend their store hours and engage in some fiercely hetero rebranding. As you can see in the newest Bad Adss.