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Do you own a copy of this Tom Gauld print? (Copies are available in his store.)
Tom Gauld cartoon with a scientist in Hell. A devil is telling her, "Welcome to Science Hell, Professor. This is Tony, he once saw something on the internet about your field of expertise and is going to spend eternity lecturing you on it." Tony waves.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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"Oh, not bad. How's your week going?"
Man in a fedora reads a newspaper whilst sitting next to a blazing fire. Protecting him from the fire is a sheet of Fiberfrax, a brand of high temperature insulating material made from ceramic fibers. This is fine. Al Fenn. 1952.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Allan Grant. 1950
Time for Beany puppets Beany and Cecil ride in tank with Tank-U written on the side
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Is it Halloween yet?
Large group of children in costumes gathered for a Halloween party in Zionsville. (Pennsylvania? Indiana? North Carolina?) Photograph by William C. Shrout. 1941
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Editorial cartoonist Herblock at work at his desk at The Washington Post (Ralph Morse. 1958?)
Editorial cartoonist Herblock working at this very cluttered desk at The Washington Post. He's drawing on a very simple drawing board with a desk light. His desk is covered with newspapers.
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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"Tor's ears are warm. Someone must be talking about him."
Tor Johnson, from The Black Sleep. Once disgusted, now amused.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Musical Michelin Men (Gordon Parks. 1950)
At a French auto show, crowd watches a Michelin presentation with Bibendum/Michelin Man puppets playing musical instruments above a display of Michelin tires.
October 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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June Lockhart clipping reviews after the opening night of "For Love or Money" (Peter Stackpole. 1947)
June Lockhart sits in bed with a stack of newspaper and a cup of coffee as she clips reviews of "For Love or Money" which had just opened on Broadway
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Halloween party invades a diner (Grey Villet. 1960)
Man in a rubber Halloween mask and military hat sits at a counter at a crowded diner. The waitress on the other side crouches in an attempt to see the face behind the mask. From a story on a college party where members of a fraternity got professional make up to attend as various monsters
October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Snake handlers (Thomas McAvoy. 1947)
Two men from a "snake handlers" church in Stone Creek, Virginia. One of the men holds a snake as the other watches
October 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Vintage photograph of The Sneak from the Ballad of the Sneak video. Caption says, "It's the sneak!" The Sneak is depicted in gray tones as befitting an old timey film
October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Sumos at a diner (Bill Ray. 1964)
A pair of sumo wrestlers visiting Los Angeles for an exhibition, stop at a diner and eat with the regulars
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Señor Wences performs in a San Francisco nightclub with his hand puppet Johnny. Wences is dressed in white tie. Johnny stands on his top hat
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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No Kings, except Carmen Basilio
Boxer Carmen Basilio wearing a crown after a bout with Tony DeMarco at the Boston Garden in 1955. (Basilio by a TKO in the 12th round.) Photograph by Grey Villet
October 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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William S Burroughs (Loomis Dean. 1959)
William S Burroughs typing on a small portable (?) typewriter whilst smoking a cigarette (1959)
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Michael Berryman as the principal in the video for Mötley Crüe's cover of "Smokin' in the Boys Room." Berryman, who is famously bald, wears a bad toupée and suit with a bow tie. He states, "You're just never able to see our side of things." There's an American flag in the background.
October 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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The Boston Pops have entered the chat
The album cover for Saturday Night Fiedler. Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler wearing a white suit like John Travolta's in Saturday Night Fever poses in front of colorful lights
September 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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There are a lot of icons to choose from, but with some flashier accessories, I think Melania would look like Electric Larry from Get Crazy (1983)
The character Electric Larry from Allan Arkush's Get Crazy (1983). The character dressed in black wears a wide brim hat (with a mirror ball hat band) and all you can see of their face are red glowing eyes.
September 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Unfortunately, this is probably true. There are plenty of propaganda photos from the period. It would seem you can't put someone in a camp without trying to portray them as happy.

Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming
(Myron Davis. 1942)
Japanese-American men at Heart Mountain Internment Camp are shown eating ice cream while a young boy in front drinks from a juice or soda pop bottle. Life Magazine archives.
September 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Stan Freberg posing for a story on his John and Marsha routine. (Presumably John.) Allan Grant. 1951. Life Archives
August 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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See a devil girl, post a devil girl
(Wallace Kirkland. 1953)
Girl on a horse with horns, pitchfork and tail made from wire clothes hangers
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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I love this new Universal Monsters jersey from Geeky Jerseys, but do I want to spend time being corrected that Frankenstein was the scientist? (And also the monster given his treatment of his creation.)
Black and acid green hockey jersey by Geeky Jerseys featuring Frankenstein logo and an image of the Frankenstein monster as seen in the Universal horror movies. The jersey has the number 31 for the release of the original movie.
August 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"Couch couch couch couch"
The Kim Sisters relax on the couch in comfortable clothing with three small children as their audience
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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My second favorite Doctor and Companions
Peter O'Toole with Mark Linn-Baker and Jessica Harper in My Favorite Year (1982)
August 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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My favorite Doctor and Companion
Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory in My Dinner with Andre Gregory eating dinner in My Dinner with Andre (1981)
August 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM