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Rob wrote: "terpkristin wrote: "Have we read another Sykes book in the past? He and his Twitter cohort seem interchangeable at times so I don’t remember. I remember an interview show with him and I remember him seeming goofy and ..."Nope. We haven't read Myke Cole either."
Myke Cole's The Armored Saint lost to Madeline Miller's Circe for our June 2018 pick.
Tassie Dave wrote: "He lives with two hounds..."The Hounds of Sykes
Fresno Bob wrote: "100% Helena "Do you want Sword baby or Laser baby?"LOL! We need this.
Original cover art by Jeremy Wilsonhttps://www.artstation.com/artwork/xz...
Prints available at
https://jeremywilsonart.bigcartel.com...
The many covers of Seven Blades in Black
Calvin & Hobbes have also made several appearances in Bloom County on April 1 2017, 2018 and maybe 2016. I'm not sure if Watterson was involved in drawing the strips, but I think it was done with his permission.
John (Taloni) wrote: "I might quibble that the world was more amiable back then, but...Berkeley Breathed has done a bangup job with Bloom County over the past several years. If Larson can bring back Far Side half as wel..."You may be right, but it's seems much easier to see the meanness.
Breathed hasn't missed a beat in his comeback.
I wonder what Bill Watterson is up to these days?
I'm a little worried. Larson's humor was always amiable. The world has gotten a lot meaner in recent years.
And cartoonists are still drawing Far Side-style panels. This one from last year by another Trekkiehttps://twitter.com/DanHoogkamp_Art/s...
After Larson retired, countless cartoonists continued to mimic his style. One of my favorites is a one-off drawing by a fellow named Curt Danhauser, who like myself, is a Trekkie...
I received The Complete Far Side, 1980–1994 as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It is a glorious collection.
Thanks Jenny, I'll check out the podcast.
Speaking of swords and by extension, swordfighting in fantasy, here's an interesting Twitter thread from a fellow who has studied his Agrippa...https://twitter.com/dtmooreeditor/sta...
Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "I think a quick read of the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism would explain..."Sorry about this brief tangent. I followed Jenny's link to the Goodreads page for this book by Robin DiAngelo, then to Amazon, where I was surprised to find at least three other books with titles like "Summary and Analysis of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo". Wow. A topic so complicated that books about it need multiple Cliff Notes companions.
Brian McClellan is Kickstarting his next urban fantasy novel, Blood Tallyhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
He has finished writing the book, a followup to Uncanny Collateral. The Kickstarter will fund production costs for self-publishing the book.
Silvana wrote: "And who picked the name Peacock anyway, geez."Good taste? ;-P
From the 1864 The English and Australian Cookery Book on the preparation and cooking of the peacock...
https://archive.org/details/b28073812...
Instead of plucking this bird, take off the skin with the greatest care, so that the feathers do not get detached or broken. Stuff it with what you like, as truffles, mushrooms, livers of fowls, bacon, salt, spice, thyme, crumbs of bread, and a bay-leaf. Wrap the claws and head in several folds of cloth, and envelope the body in buttered paper. The head and claws, which project at the two ends, must be basted with water during the cooking, to preserve them, and especially the tuft. Before taking it off the spit, brown the bird by removing the paper. Garnish with lemon and flowers. If to come on the table cold, place the bird in a wooden trencher, in the middle of which is fixed a wooden skewer, which should penetrate the body of the bird, to keep it upright. Arrange the claws and feathers in a natural manner, and the tail like a fan, supported with wire. No ordinary cook can place a peacock on the table properly. This ceremony was reserved, in the times of chivalry, for the lady most distinguished for her beauty. She carried it, amidst inspiring music, and placed it, at the commencement of the banquet, before the master of the house. At a nuptial feast, the peacock was served by the maid of honour, and placed before the bride.
