Apes on a Horse and More Toys from the Void
“An Ulm engraving of the year 1470 displays a horse and two apes joined together in the middle by a bar and fastened to the back of the horse by…
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Christmas Comics
Happy Holidays from our Comics section: Exhibit A: SMALL POTATOES “Holiday Theatre.” Exhibit B: TRUTH SERUM “Merry Crimmis.” Exhibit C: PORNOGRAPHIC BARN OWL “Country Song (FM 98.9).” (Clarification: exhibit C…
Morning Coffee
Today is Christmas Eve and even though some of us are of the chosen people we’re taking it easy for the next few days because we deserve it! (Morning Coffee…
I Joke Therefore I Am
“The latest memoir of the 2008 Presidential campaign is a fake book about fake events by a fake political operative.” Rachel Weiner reviews Dan Mirvish and Eitan Gorlin’s metaphysical humor…
Morning Coffee
This is about as festive as I get, Australian Tesla Christmas tree! A very serious problem this Christmas season. These pictures were taken by creating a fake company. They are…
The Rumpus International Rivers Interview #1: György Dragomán on the Danube
“For me writing is indeed very close to collection, but it is not a process of collection, much rather a way for cataloging your collection.”
Handwriting on the Way Out
The history of handwriting and handwriting systems is sketched out in this article by Oberlin professor and GOOD columnist Anne Trubek. Trubek also sketches out the history of the writing…
Morning Coffee
A melting polar bear makes the point pretty clearly. Some of Berlin’s mighty fine outdoor art installations. Let’s face it, science is boring. Laredo Texas has no use for your…
Notable New York, This Week 12/21 – 12/27
This week in New York William Hurt converses at 92Y, Steve Beck performs the Goldberg Variations, Janeane Garofalo and Todd Barry in Comedy Below Canal, Christmas Eve klezmer party, Charlie…
Madmen Across the Water
(Hildebrand chocolate card, c. 1900) I’m in this week’s New Scientist with a brief history of aquatic pedestrianism:
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #16
You got it all wrong, Doug. You can’t use the elevator if there’s a fire. This is an earthquake, so press “L” and stop bitching. We don’t have a lot…