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  • (The Comics Curmudgeon) Shelly lovin’

    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! B.C., 5/30/26 Look, I’m not a scientist, and I’m also not brave enough to have “how do turtles…

  • (A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Gap Week: May 29, 2026

    Hey folks! I had a few other projects that I really needed to get finished this week, which left me with limited time to put a blog post together. My plan for next week is something for the worldbuilders out there, a sort of ‘guide’ to different kinds of army structures, drawing on a number…

  • (The Comics Curmudgeon) Metapost: One last May COTW

    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! As you head into June, enjoy this week’s top comment: “Boy, those joke-free throwaway panels cast a pall…

  • (The Comics Curmudgeon) Mostly soapy 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! Mary Worth, 5/29/26 Oh, I guess I haven’t really mentioned that Tommy and Dawn are falling in love…

  • (xkcd.com) Ancestral Genomes

    This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.

  • (Policy of Truth) Why We Upheld the U.S. War Crimes Act At Port Elizabeth and Were Arrested

    On May 26, I posted a press release on the May 22, 2026 activist blockade of Port Newark/Elizabeth Marine Terminal. This post below is a reprint, with permission, of an item describing an earlier action of theirs that took place on October 3, 2025. For the original post,and more material, visit their Substack, Zoomed Out.…

  • (The GiveWell Blog) Growing GiveWell’s Largest Research Area: Malaria

    Despite significant progress fighting malaria over the past few decades, the disease still kills around 600,000 people annually. Malaria is a leading cause of death globally, especially for young children in Africa, who make up around 70% of all malaria deaths worldwide. While malaria prevention has long been a focus for GiveWell, the growing capacity…

  • (The Comics Curmudgeon) Trouble at home

    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! Archie, 5/28/26 I think it’s very funny that Jughead is first forbidden from playing the drums in ……

  • (Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Situation handled

    New comic!Today’s News: You can now read Exorsisters on Pixie Trix Comix! Check the nav bar!Subscribe to the Spice Rack newsletter here!Want printed books or swag? Check out our store!https://tinyurl.com/yc56p4hwWe also have books available in bookstor…

  • (The Comics Curmudgeon) Big and/or small business

    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! Judge Parker, 5/27/26 The humble diner now appears to be the soap opera strips’ go-to employer for those…

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