Ken Parille
@kenparille.bsky.social
College teacher of literature, children’s lit, comics, writing. Author/editor of books on Daniel Clowes, 19th-century boyhood, guitar playing. Author of essays on comics and boyhood in academic journals and elsewhere. Friend to All Cats Everywhere Always.
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hold on i gotta take this
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
hold on i gotta take this
They used a nice recurring device on these covers, with a character or the horror host speaking the title:
February 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
They used a nice recurring device on these covers, with a character or the horror host speaking the title:
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The splash pages from three stories in Alarming Tales no. 3 (Jan 1958), all by Doug Wildey, creator of Jonny Quest.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The splash pages from three stories in Alarming Tales no. 3 (Jan 1958), all by Doug Wildey, creator of Jonny Quest.
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New Chris Ware -- 11/26
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New Chris Ware -- 11/26
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Splash page from a story in Alarming Tales no. 3 (Jan 1958) by Jack Kirby. Apocalyptic imagery was a recurring theme in Kirby’s work (see Thor and New Gods, for example), and here’s a great example. This is the only Kirby story in this issue, as I assume he was getting busier with other accounts.
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Splash page from a story in Alarming Tales no. 3 (Jan 1958) by Jack Kirby. Apocalyptic imagery was a recurring theme in Kirby’s work (see Thor and New Gods, for example), and here’s a great example. This is the only Kirby story in this issue, as I assume he was getting busier with other accounts.
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If a person says something like "The Enlightenment was a mistake" or "Freedom is incompatible with democracy" or some other reactionary magic spell, that person has established they should not be listened to by anyone. Such opinions should exclude them from polite society and the body politic.
rod dreher is not that interesting. he is a guy very clearly filled with self hatred tied to repressed feelings related to his gender and sexuality, and rather than deal with them, he blames “modernity” and “secularism” for why he’s unhappy. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If a person says something like "The Enlightenment was a mistake" or "Freedom is incompatible with democracy" or some other reactionary magic spell, that person has established they should not be listened to by anyone. Such opinions should exclude them from polite society and the body politic.
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Opinion | Epstein's friends aren't just pedophiles—they're also job creators.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Opinion | Epstein's friends aren't just pedophiles—they're also job creators.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
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Splash page from the last story in Alarming Tales no. 2 (Nov 1957) by Jack Kirby. Patented Kirby machinery in robot form. Reminiscent of robots and machines Kirby would illustrate in Challengers Of The Unknown and some of his Atlas/Marvel monster stories.
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Splash page from the last story in Alarming Tales no. 2 (Nov 1957) by Jack Kirby. Patented Kirby machinery in robot form. Reminiscent of robots and machines Kirby would illustrate in Challengers Of The Unknown and some of his Atlas/Marvel monster stories.
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They simply can't help themselves. It's utterly pathological.
The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology
One of my favorite trends in modern U.S. infotainment media is something I affectionately call "CEO said a thing!" journalism.
"CEO said a thing!" journalism generally involves a press outlet parroti...
karlbode.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
They simply can't help themselves. It's utterly pathological.
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I just don't know why an outlet or an individual would presume I need to be updated on anything that comes out of Nick Fuentes' diseased head
I am very fatigued by these sado-masochistic outrage amplification doom loops when the obvious path to winning involves not playing
I am very fatigued by these sado-masochistic outrage amplification doom loops when the obvious path to winning involves not playing
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I just don't know why an outlet or an individual would presume I need to be updated on anything that comes out of Nick Fuentes' diseased head
I am very fatigued by these sado-masochistic outrage amplification doom loops when the obvious path to winning involves not playing
I am very fatigued by these sado-masochistic outrage amplification doom loops when the obvious path to winning involves not playing
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground