The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
In 1943, Betty Grable starred in the colorful Fox Technicolor musical Sweet Rosie O'Grady . Seven years later, her screen sister, June Haver, was featured in a sort of follow-up film, The Daughter of…
“Our Day Will Come” by Dead Can Dance
All of the band’s future releases will be sold exclusively via Bandcamp.
Comic: March 21, 2026
Comic: March 21, 2026
E.T. Go Home: "Project Hail Mary," "Islands"
A sybaritic slow-burner on demand and an over-manipulative crowd-pleaser from two directors who should know better.
Wheel Smashing Lord 5-186 to 5-177
The Reaper
🎙️ B. Morris Allen
An interview with the author of Escape Algorithm
Listen to “Flirt with Death” by ULTRA SUNN
There’s something truly magnetic about ULTRA SUNN. Their latest single “Flirt With Death” blends shadowy synths with emotional honesty and irresistible darkwave appeal. The post Listen to…
Wendell Peek – The world according to William Blake
Jim stole the light “Some are born to sweet delight” from Blake. One of my favorite Doors’ songs.
Chuck Norris, Martial Arts Film Legend, Gone at 86
Chuck Norris actually died about 20 years ago. It has taken this long for the Grim Reaper to work up the nerve to tell him. The post Chuck Norris, Martial Arts Film Legend, Gone at 86 appeared first…
Anatomy of The Mummy
Read More The post Anatomy of The Mummy appeared first on Sheldon® Comic Strip.
On ‘The Event Horizon’: Drew Seldin / Comic-Con Revolution
Join hosts Gene Turnbow and Kristine Cherry on March 21, 2026 when we welcome returning guest Drew Seldin, showrunner of Comic-Con Revolution. The post On ‘The Event Horizon’: Drew Seldin…
Toybox REVIEW: Chogokin Metal Gear Rex
Release Date: February 2025 RRP: 36,300 yen Despite Metal Gear Solid being arguably one of the most popular video game franchises of all time, when it comes to figures and merchandising there's a lot…
Calvin UMAP
Similar to the embedding map of my blog posts, I created an embedding map of Calvin & Hobbes. It uses the same process as before. Video
Have We Reached “Peak Music”?
number of songs added to my music library, by year of release I‘ve been tracking developments in popular music for over 60 years. And although my ‘ratings’ are necessarily…
Catch all the Hawkman and Hawkgirl posts on Bluesky!
For those of you who have the Bluesky app, you can add a feed to your account to follow all of the posts that mention Hawkman and Hawkgirl! I started a Feed on Bluesky, so like and follow the Hawks…
NST #1403: Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest [Yaga. Koshmar tyomnogo lesa] (2020)
Not only does red yarn appear through the film, but also yarn assembles into a monstrous form, and is investigated via a classic wall, in Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest [Yaga. Koshmar tyomnogo…
Check it out: Dave’s Favorite from *THIS DAY* in the Archives!
Pals! Here’s my favorite Sheldon comic from THIS DAY IN 2023! If you’re a Patreon Pal, you can log in and check out 5,000 more comics in the archives! And if you’re not yet a pal on…
Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! – Second Act Review and Reflection at the Vernal Equinox
“Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” –Anthony Burgess At Anzio, Anchovy feels violated after the other girls at Anzio force her into a swimsuit-themed photo…
Planets – Final Week on Kickstarter
The Best of All Possible Planets has entered its final week on Kickstarter and as I write this we’re presently at 71% funded. Kickstarter is all about the first 48 hours and the last 48 hours…
Pentangle - Fillmore East, New York City, February 7, 1969
Pentangle - Fillmore East, New York City, February 7, 1969We’re just hitting all the Doom & Gloom favorites this week — Sonic Youth, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Can … and…
The 12th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon Has Arrived
The 12th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon is here! As in past years, this year's blogathon features several entries on episodes from classic television shows. For those of you who are…
My wife just released her album!
Erin Corbett's "The Tree, The Rot, The Bloom" is out now, and it's really good. You should listen to it!
Self-editing checklist for crime, mystery and thriller writers
Before you send your manuscript to an agent, editor or beta reader, use this comprehensive 10-step checklist to ensure your story is as tight, compelling and credible as possible.Why self-editing is…
Negrón ⎮ Eisler
A pairing of works by two composers who exemplify pushing back against oppressive systems; both operate at the interventions oscillating between poles of hemispheric influence; both are embedded in…
Ballerinas and Metal: A Dance of Culture and Strength
The unexpected blend of ballet's grace and metal's intensity surfaces in 'Pretty Lethal' and EINHERJER's latest album.
Afternoon Lieder Concert with León de Castillo
Program Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1886) I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht II. Ging heut Morgen übers Feld IV. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz Richard Strauss…
Exodus - Goliath (2026)
Band:Exodus Country:USA Genre:Thrash Metal Year:2026 Buy the original! Bandcamp Download
Solarpunk Syllabus
I recently purchased a solarpunk anthology, and it led me into a minor fixation on this lesser-known sub-genre of science fiction. Last week I wrote an introduction to solarpunk, but I’ve…
Less Than One Sentence
Like buses, the Brookner mentions come thick and fast. In the 'NB' column of this week's TLS , her book reviewing is wryly celebrated: 'An occasional pleasure in the literary pages: the long book…
Highgate - Prophecies of Eternal Horror (2026) Review
Despite having been around for a little more than two decades, Kentucky’s sludge / doom metal trio Highgate have never entered my radar and their fourth full-length album, Prophecies of Eternal…
Prestige dramas are too much work
Adam Smith, “The Work of Leisure” (Local Culture, Fall 2025): For Snyder the main obstacle to the rebirth of leisure is our devotion to work. We’re so devoted to work that even our play is workaday,…
This is My Genre: Sci-Fi
I saw Joel's post and Syl's post about their fav genre and immediately decided to join the fun. You will find my list of authors quite international, haha. I hope whoever happens to read this finds…
Tales of Terror, Torment, and... Charm?
The Torrent [ Le torrent ] Anne Hébert [trans Gwendolyn Moore] Montreal: Harvest House, 1973 141 pages Anne Hébert completed Le torrent in 1945, but it didn't reach bookstores until five years later.…
The Comfort Crisis
These are some hand-written notes about the book The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter.
You already know how this friendship ends. Young Sherlock makes you hope you're wrong.
Rating: 8/10 ⭐️ There's a scene in Young Sherlock where James Moriarty kills a French soldier in Paris. Not in self-defense exactly, not in panic. He does it, and then you catch something in his…
Happy Extraterrestrial Abduction Day
Today is Extraterrestrial Abduction Day, and we plan to celebrate…
The reception of comics in India, and what they were used for
The Print covered a convention panel in Delhi about the history of Indian comics, and what their reception was like: For Mahima, who runs the operations of the Mehrauli Community Library, comics are…
Graf 2026
El 14 y 15 de marzo participé en el festival de cómic independiente y autoedición Graf, que se celebra anualmente en Barcelona. Fue un fin de semana intenso lleno de reencuentros, conocer a gente…
Some thoughts on Arthur Machen for #ReadingWales26
Having thoroughly enjoyed reading the collection of Gwen John’s “Letters and Notebooks”, I hadn’t necessarily intended to read anything else for the #ReadingWales event this…
Gold by Isaac Asimov
Gold by Isaac Asimov • Word count: 10,503 • Page count: 21 "Gold" is a 1991 science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It is about a famous director who takes on the challenge of creating a…
Project Hail Mary: Overcooked
Project Hail Mary (2026) • View trailer 3.5 stars (out of five); rated PG-13, for dramatic intensity and fleeting suggestive references Available via: Movie theaters By Derrick Bang • P ublished in…
TV Shows need to let men & women be JUST FRIENDS
This stupid situation where the guy and gal are friends and then one catches feelings and they either fall in love or suffer unrequited feelings is just so tired and old and unnecessary and I just…
The Final ’90s Countdown, Part Nineteen.
And now, for another one-vote getter for my Final ’90s Countdown survey, and pack a lunch, it’s a long one! Spawn (Image Comics, 1992-present) Man oh man, where do I even start. Arising…
game on expo 2026 ♡
decided to do some yapping about GOEXPO since it was this past weekend (3/15-3/17) and i had a FUCKTON of fun!! >w< for friday, me, my boyfy, and the pookies (friends in my cosplay group!) pretty…
listening
Mar 18, 2026 Lucy Dacus - ‘Losing’ (live for Like A Version) Mar 10, 2026 DJ JUANNY | AMOR DIGITAL 005 | JERSEY CLUB & HOUSE MIX March 3, 2026 Turnstile covers The Stone Roses’ “I Wanna Be…
watching
March 19, 2026 Junior Mesa - do your best nicholas March 15, 2026 Saburnia - Justice beabadoobee - All I Did Was Dream Of You ft.
Comic Cuts — 20 March 2026
It's Friday and I'm on my way to Glasgow. The plan is to be on the road by 6.30 and in Scotland around noon hopefully, so—depending on when you're reading this—I might be on my way, already there or…
I’m Shakin’
More musical mayhem from The Explodo Boys. Chris Harwood: lead vocal and bass, Gerry Kruger: guitar, George Kuczek:drums, Dan Rowles: keyboards.