April 2010
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Apr 30th
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The Diner, Skittles, the Scar, the Dog →
This has been a stem-to-stern day. I would feel guilty about doing nothing here, but: The first half of the end of Comic Ads. It’s the 1970s. Lots of text here. 100 Mysteries. A very, very…
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Beware the Business Vixen →
The life of a blogger: sit around in your sweats all day until the moment when you have to change into a full suit, then head down to the Hilton, schmooze in a ballroom, do ten minutes of radio,…
Apr 29th
Out of Context Ad Challenge →
Late, but worth it. So, what are they selling?
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Honor and the Old Dog →
Wednesday already. The great Smear of Things ends Wednesday night; have to do a radio show and possibly introduce a trumpet player at Orchestra Hall, and maybe have Hewitt and Medved over…
Apr 28th
Link →
Enjoy some highly saturated images from the golden age of postcard portfolios.
Apr 27th
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WatchWatch
Today’s stupid criminal falling down and hitting his head. BTW, the anchor is Jim Vance of WRC in Washington; always thought he was one of the best. Has a Brinkley-like style. He usually does not emote - except in situations like this.   
Apr 27th
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ListenI heard this today at a concert and it leaped out...
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Tote that Bale, Frame that Bag →
I think between PopCrush and Tumblr and this site, I put up almost 20 things on the internet today. We’re really stuck with that word, “internet,” aren’t we? There’s no going back…
Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
New Motels. Well, new old ones. →
Motel & neon enthusiasts might enjoy this. It’s a newly redesigned site, with 5 new additions per week for a few months. Go HERE.
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
Sniff, Hack, Speak, Shoo →
A Lost Weekend. Not in the Ray-Milland-drunkard sense, but it just seemed to be a big thick wad of wet cotton I had to chew my way through, with only the next mouthful to look forward to….
Apr 26th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
Apr 23rd
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And so to Friday. →
And so the worst week of Bleatage in recent memory draws to a close, but I hope you’ll forgive; this day has been stem to stern, with work / funeral / work / column / get kid / off to an evening at…
Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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ListenA little public domain Benny Goodman. This is...
Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Miscellany on a Thursday →
Another day lashed to the blogging wheel. Alas, no Bleat of any consequence, if that’s not redundant – it is a column night and my family is coming in for tomorrow’s funeral, so all available time…
Apr 22nd
Out of Context Ad Challenge: the Solution →
Not Garage sales, not Garage organizers: Garages.
Apr 22nd
Out of Context Ad Challenge →
Sorry it’s late; busy. So: what are they selling? And why is Junior’s head twice the size of Mom’s?
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Old Media; Old Dog →
I tried to read a newspaper article about my cousin’s fatal crash today, and encountered an obstinate piece of Old Media idiocy. I had to sign in to read the story. There are reasons for this, I’m…
Apr 21st
Comic Sins: Superman in Love →
Supergirl is a peeper. Go HERE.
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th