Many parallels are being drawn with Nazi Germany right now, as if that is the nadir of human evil. I worry this blinds us to the many signals that our current trajectory will take us someplace far worse still — potentially underestimating dangers by orders of magnitude.

Aid groups and government officials say they’ve never faced a catastrophe this sudden and extensive. Here's a stark example from a group of malnutrition clinics in Sudan

It shouldn’t even need to be said: New York City does not want a blatantly corrupt mayor, regardless of their political party. I know I don’t. Mayor Eric Adams must go. Now.

CHILLING Message from Jewish-American Governor Pritzker: “I do not invoke the specter of Nazis lightly. I'm watching with a foreboding dread what is happening in our country right now. “After we’ve discriminated against, deported or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and

“Wonder Woman’s time is coming. You just have to be patient.” She. Has. Existed. For. Over. 80. Years.

Reminder: I’m available for comics editing work! thecomicsmithy.blogspot.com/p/resume.html

Guys it's Will Eisner Week so remember to read a comic or graphic novel in honour of the big man. Check and see if your local library has any events on.

“Anora” was on my (VERY long) list of movies to watch already but Best Picture of the year at the Oscars, huh? Did not expect that! Moving it up the (VERY long) list!

Anybody have any tips for coping with the feeling of being overwhelmed when absolutely everything is a disaster?

The first Trump admin felt like it was full of 1960s Batman villains who’d use a flock of birds to steal a bank shaped like a giant ceramic pig. The second Trump admin feels like it’s full of 1980s Batman villains who’d break into your home and shoot your daughter to make a point

Got the whole trilogy* up now: -"Brave New World" (1932) whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/02/when-d… -"Brave New World" (2020) whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/03/when-d… -"Captain America: Brave New World" (2025) whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/02/when-d… *Not really a trilogy. At all.

What are the chances the person(people?) running Dates in Movies shares this deep impulse to control time with me? whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com

Society of Illustrators Bugs Out For Peter Kuper’s Insectopolis Exhibit: Peter Kuper showed up with some six-egged pals for the debut of an exhibit based on his amazing book comicsbeat.com/society-of-ill…

Super happy to report that I have some writing up at "The @ComicsBeat" for the first time! comicsbeat.com/society-of-ill…

Clark Kent shares his secret with Lois Lane (1/2)

The world can be complicated but this short essay is especially clear in laying out the hypocrisy and greed in the Donald Trump administration’s foreign policy. theatlantic.com/international/…

Am I the only person who has dreams of finding very weird comic-books in Las Vegas hotel lounges? Possibly, right?

Yesterday, I posted the 500th (yikes!) attempt to nail down a conclusive year for every single work of narrative art. This particular entry is for a superhero film most people passed on but I really loved: whendoesittakeplace.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-d…