As I did ten years ago, on Monday I will be at the starting line of the Boston Marathon as a spectator. It’s an event I used to participate in, until one of my ankles decided that 10k was the longest distance it felt like running.
These are the posts I put online April 15, 2013, shortly after hearing about the explosions at the finish line.
Stephen Colbert’s heartfelt tribute to MAD cartoonist Al Jaffee.
Saying Al died at 1012 is only a slight exaggeration. He was 102. This is Stephen’s introduction to the book he talked about last night.
https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Al-Jaffee/dp/0810972727
Jaffee autographed my copy of the book in 2012.
A brilliant sketch, performed to perfection by James Austin Johnson.
Michael Cavna at The Washington Post reviews WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation.
Now, long after Lichtenstein’s death in 1997, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a stamp set to commemorate his birth centennial; its release will be celebrated April 24 in a ceremony at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/05/roy-lichtenstein-documentary/
I didn’t know the USPS is issuing stamps this month in Lichtenstein’s honor. The timing of the documentary’s release couldn’t be better.
Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm, Reed Richards, Sue Storm and… Stephen Colbert??
