So apparently George W. Bush plans to “publish a book outlining strategies for economic growth.” No. Really. Prospective titles for this book include Don’t Know Much About (Economic) History, The One Percent Solution,, and Hey, If You Turn That Chart Upside Down It Looks Great!

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My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

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It has been pointed out to me, on occasion, that I spend many of my blog posts (here and elsewhere) complaining about things that frustrate me and irritate me about comics. This is, to some extent, a fair criticism; I do spend more time talking about the things that I want to stop than the […]

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She starts by asserting that Winter Wipeout is proof that gay people want heteros to suffer and… it actually manages to go downhill from there. Also, watch the guy behind her. His reactions are hilarious.

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Yesterday on Twitter Ezra Klein wrote: Now, granted, at 36 I am only “young” in the sense that if I died tomorrow people would say “oh, such a shame, he was so young,” but that type of young lasts until you’re in your early fifties, at which point by no other metric are you considered […]

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You would think at this point, people would know better than to draw down in the presence of Rex the motherfucking Wonder Dog. Sadly, however, this is not the case. Not pictured: Rex operating the rifle with his paws to kill three people with a single shot via a richocheted bullet.

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Someone recently asked me, vis-a-vis my previous comments on Kickstarting board games, if there were any Kickstarters I would recommend. And there is definitely one: the Pandasaurus Games reprint of Tammany Hall. For those who are unaware – which is most of you – Tammany Hall was an extremely-small-print-run board game which has become legendary […]

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Free Comics Day has changed a lot for me since my daughter came into my life. It used to be something I almost casually ignored; after all, I was already shopping at my local comics store. I didn’t need a neat holiday to get me through the doors, and whenever the folks at Mind’s Eye […]

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Okay, so before the nerd hordes charge with their bat’leths held high (or Mjolnir replicas, or whatever), I’m not going to say I didn’t enjoy watching The Avengers. Indeed, I came out of it feeling truly entertained1. On that score, let us be clear: The Avengers is quite successful. I would particularly mention that the […]

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