Marie-Thérèse will have her revenge on Milborough

Editor & Publisher looks at what is replacing Opus in the hole created in that now-retired strip’s client newspapers. As is the case with the move to Sundays for FoxTrot and the move to a do-over format by For Better Or For Worse, almost no one strip seems to be gaining the bulk of these slots. A traditional newspaper story for years was that every time some major feature retired it seemed like there was an obvious, new strip that people wanted to see. That’s not really the case anym... more

How I spent the war. German writer and Nobel Prize winner, Günter Grass tells the story of his tour of duty in the Waffen S.S. ( previously )... more

Wall Street Journal owners officially considering joining the Borg Minority owner Jim Ottoway vehemently opposed . One wonders what the opinion of a Senator from New York is?... more

Associated Press reports Nessie caught on tape! News rockets around the world! Surprise: Amazing footage of mythical creature turns out to be a blob. In that same link, the BBC interviews the guy who filmed the tape and saw the monster. Nessie spotter: "I surmise it’s going to be 45 feet long." Interviewer: "Could it be an otter?" Nessie spotter: "It could be an otter."... more

England’s Rock Art. "Amongst the outcrops and boulders of northern England keen eyes may spot an array of mysterious symbols carved into the rock surfaces. These curious marks vary from simple, circular hollows known as ’cups’ to more complex patterns with cups, rings, and intertwining grooves. Many are in spectacular, elevated locations with extensive views but some are also found on monuments such as standing stones and stone circles, or within burial mounds. The carv... more