wars
The British Soldier Who Killed Nazis with a Sword and a Longbow
Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, a.k.a. "Mad Jack," was finally honored this year by the Royal Norwegian Explorers Club for being a crazy bastard who ran screaming into battle armed with a longbow and a sword.
Meet the New President, Same as the Old President
If you’re still feeling warm and fuzzy about our president four years into his term, you’ve been living in a very different world than I have. Obama turned out to be a politician constrained by all sorts of circumstances beyond his control, and not...
Fuck Israel
It's too much to hope that any American government will ever even threaten to turn off the spigot of funds to Israel, but if it did the whole Israel-Palestine conflict would be settled in a half hour.
Only Shitty Fans Deal In Absolutes
The new 'Star Wars' films, should they actually get made, are going to suck. They're also going to be pretty rad.
Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-in #68
Hello art-o-philes, I turned 29 last week. I celebrated by playing pinball and drawing a jam comic about sea punk with Matthew Caron. I also finally gave back Gary Panter's ten favorite comics that I'd borrowed for two years.
Open-Source Star Wars: Why We Should Mourn Ralph McQuarrie
Star Wars is a closed system that must remain controlled and on-brand. That’s why Ralph McQuarrie was so important: he was the open-source alternative.
Zinn And The Art Of History Maintenance
Though not quite yet a household name, as historians and public intellectuals go, Howard Zinn has in the last few years become increasingly present in the public eye (whatever that is).