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POETS Day! Lascelles Abercrombie Lascelles Abercrombie

POETS Day! Lascelles Abercrombie

Ben Sears March 14, 2025
Abercrombie was known for big dramatic pieces that read like plays, plays more so than poetry, and...
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Weekend Plans Post: Ice Cream Theory

Jaybird March 13, 2025
Dr Pepper Float? Like, vanilla ice cream swirled with Dr Pepper sherbert? Okay fine. And I brought...
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Cut and Dried from the Training Camps 2025-03-13 Baseball C0213 (03.30.15)

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Clare Briggs March 13, 2025
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Posing, Posturing, & Positioning: 2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates 2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates

Posing, Posturing, & Positioning: 2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates

Andrew Donaldson March 13, 2025
Our friends of the Loyal Order and Party of the Donkey begin the marathon process to a...
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The New Suit

Clare Briggs March 12, 2025
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Of Amtrak, AI, and Arguing About Trains on the Interwebs Amtrak

Of Amtrak, AI, and Arguing About Trains on the Interwebs

Andrew Donaldson March 12, 2025
Trains are wonderful modes of transportation. Trains also have to follow the laws of physics and realities...
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Movie of American Gent Worrying over European War

Clare Briggs March 11, 2025
Prohibition didn't start until 1920, but a buncha states were dry prior to that. Or maybe a...
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When the Friend Wife Leaves for a Week hats

When the Friend Wife Leaves for a Week

Clare Briggs March 10, 2025
How does she deal with you batchin' it?
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The Trump Crash The Trump Crash

The Trump Crash

David Thornton March 10, 2025
In less than half a hundred days, Trump and MAGA have forgotten the most basic political maxim:...
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Do-or-Die Time for al-Sharaa and Syria Al-Sharaa and Syria

Do-or-Die Time for al-Sharaa and Syria

Issac Faulk March 10, 2025
Now the good-time vibes of the holidays and new Revolution have turned into the reality of the...
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So Let’s Put Together a Democratic Party Ad Campaign Democratic Party Ad Campaign

So Let’s Put Together a Democratic Party Ad Campaign

Jaybird March 10, 2025
The Democrats have had a rough couple of weeks. I can see what they were going for...
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Cement Heads for the Cement Show busted

Cement Heads for the Cement Show

Clare Briggs March 8, 2025
Busted.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Knights in Tight Spaces kitstitle

Saturday Morning Gaming: Knights in Tight Spaces

Jaybird March 8, 2025
So far, the sequel does a good job of giving more of what the first game gave,...
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SCOTUS Does Not Exist to Please You, Especially Amy Coney Barrett Amy Coney Barrett

SCOTUS Does Not Exist to Please You, Especially Amy Coney Barrett

Em Carpenter March 7, 2025
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has independent legal judgment, which she exercises accordingly. This, apparently, is a problem...
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Suppertime and the living is easy 2025-03-07 TDoRS C5060 (03.02.13)

Suppertime and the living is easy

Clare Briggs March 7, 2025
Bread and butter and brown sugar is just that dang good.
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Incoherency Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Work Incoherency Doesn't Mean It Can't Work

Incoherency Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Work

Issac Faulk March 7, 2025
Just because it doesn’t make sense to voters, doesn't mean it won’t make sense to those whom...
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POETS Day! Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls

POETS Day! Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls

Ben Sears March 7, 2025
Dryden didn’t exactly cover himself in glory picking on Flecknoe as he did, publishing four years after...
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Weekend Plans Post: March! blankie3

Weekend Plans Post: March!

Jaybird March 7, 2025
The hour, stolen once more.
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The Recruit cobb

The Recruit

Clare Briggs March 6, 2025
This cartoon was made *PRIOR* to Ty Cobb's assault on Claude Lucker
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No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up Young Men

No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up

Garion Frankel March 6, 2025
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