With his victory over Tito Santana, "Macho Man" Randy Savage's star was born in 1986, in the Boston Garden. That star, one of the Top 10 greatest professional wrestlers of all time, burnt out today. At 58, the Macho Man died in a car accident. The death of the Macho Man really hurts.
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One of the benefits of supporting independent publishing is you can't help but feel closer to the creator and the creative process. This is only partially encapsulated by the nice hand-written thank you note I received from François Vigneault with purchase of his new "Elf World" anthology series.
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Did you ever think you'd enjoy coffee from the dude that invented the Aerobie flying ring? The Aeropress is a funky little doodad that kind of looks like a giant syringe without a needle. But how's the Joe?
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Two fantastic Chicago-based shows showed how cool comics done under duress can turn out, as Jon Westhoff waxes poetic about the awesomeness of Jeffrey Brown's 1-Hour comic and Ryan Browne's 24-hour comic.
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'Subnormality' is one of my favorite webcomics. Winston Rowntree, the pseudonymous creator of Subnormality, chatted with us about his creation.
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Issue Two is being worked on -- but here's an audio track (mp3 file) with the story behind the story. Join writer Jon and artist Bobgar as they lead you through Apocalypse Meh! from start to finish.
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'Kings of Pastry' is a documentary that focuses on several pastry chefs who yearn for and compete for the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in the category of Pastry-making, an elite tradesperson award in France. Despite some clunkiness, on the whole it's a jewel.
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Imagine someone on the highway cuts you off without signaling. Now imagine the non-signaler who cut you off flashes a bright red "SORRY" sign from his back window, like the one seen here. Recipe for aggression?
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Rango, the new animated feature starring Johnny Depp, channels the Spaghetti Western, and is noteworthy for a design sense that's sharper and more distinct than the average animated film.
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'Gingerbread Girl' is an outstanding comic from Top Shelf that's being revealed online in chunks before arriving in stores this May. Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover took some time to talk about their creation.
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Sunday’s Oscar telecast commenced with a humorous nod to one of last year ‘s most daring and innovative movies, but by the end of the night it had turned into a celebration of the halcyon days of cinema past. While “Inception ” and ” The King ‘s Speech ” each earned four awards ,...
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I’ve always suspected that we the tax payers spent countless millions of dollar each year on the so-called "battle against illegal immigration," but after serving on a Federal Grand Jury recently in Oregon, all of my suspicions became loud and clear: yup we sure do.
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