Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Literally, nobody wants to give pluggers the time of day
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Mary Worth, 12/6/25 I was going to make some comment about how Toby is confusing Sunny’s ability to…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part IIIa: An Archaic Phalanx?
This is the third part of our four-part series (I, II) discussing the debates surrounding ancient Greek hoplites and the formation in which they (mostly?) fought, the phalanx. Last week, we looked at how the equipment which defined the hoplite – hoplite (ὁπλίτης), after all, means ‘equipped man’) – and how it weighs in on…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) One-panel Friday
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Heathcliff, 12/5/25 I really enjoy today’s Heathcliff for the way it manages to remain legible despite its one-panel…
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(xkcd.com) Chessboard Alignment
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) Top of the Charts: our most popular work in 2025
A look back at the most popular charts, articles, data insights, and more from Our World in Data in 2025.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Gertie is going to have the first ever divorce trial broadcast on Fox Sports 1
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Mary Worth, 12/4/25 “Good lord, Josh,” you’re almost certainly saying, “it’s been days since the first unpleasant Ian-Sunny…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Sweet and creamy
New comic!Today’s News: You can now read Exorsisters on Pixie Trix Comix. It’ll update Monday to Friday! :)Want printed books or swag? Check out our store!https://tinyurl.com/yc56p4hwWe also have books available in bookstores and comic shops:…
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(QC RSS) They’re Just Like Us
just a regular girl
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(Our World in Data) Top of the Charts: our most popular work in 2025
A look back at the most popular charts, articles, data insights, and more from Our World in Data in 2025.
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