Will Fertman
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Father and author of The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual, available for pre-order now from Bloomsbury Academic: https://is.gd/0FoT5z
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Do you know about the Sun Ra connection to this album? faroutmagazine.co.uk/exploring-su...
Exploring the secret 'Batman and Robin' Sun Ra album
Sun Ra is one of the best respected jazz composers ever, a real trailblazer of the genre, but trailblazers have rent to pay, hence his 'Batman and Robin' album.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Do you know about the Sun Ra connection to this album? faroutmagazine.co.uk/exploring-su...
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Holy shit. What a legend.
January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Holy shit. What a legend.
Running a famous daily strip seems like hard and vulnerable work. I can see a burnout path where you end up detonating all the bridges leading to your lonely mountain of money and (supposed) genius.
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Running a famous daily strip seems like hard and vulnerable work. I can see a burnout path where you end up detonating all the bridges leading to your lonely mountain of money and (supposed) genius.
A well known liberal arts college with a punishing tuition, it should be said.
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 AM
A well known liberal arts college with a punishing tuition, it should be said.
Also, comic books started as reprints of newspaper strips back in the 1920’s, so there’s that.
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Also, comic books started as reprints of newspaper strips back in the 1920’s, so there’s that.
Real hardware stores are the cornerstones of democracy.
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Real hardware stores are the cornerstones of democracy.
10/10 for content but get off Substack.
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
10/10 for content but get off Substack.
That'd be my son. He's very into slapstick.
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
That'd be my son. He's very into slapstick.
Favorite film from 2025?
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Favorite film from 2025?