Wes Phillips

Someday I'll grow up, but until then I find this hilarious.

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Mistakes—we all make 'em. Why, just yesterday a kindly friend corrected my typo "Little Deuce Coop" before it appeared in print under my byline. But what if your oops involves a thermonuclear device?

Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse, and Offissa Pup are an eternal triangle. Yes, the comic strip, the language, and the whole situation defy explanation or logic, but once you fall under its spell, you'll find yourself enchanted and intoxicated. Sarah Boxer explains all—sort of.

Just about every bass player in the world joined Spinal Tap for "Big Bottom" at Live Earth. How could I leave this behind?

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A skill I definitely do not possess. BC (before Computers), I was effectively mute.

At the sight of blackbirds




Flying in a green light,




Even the bawds of euphony




Would cry out sharply.

Take time out for beauty. The Brooklyn Museum has posted all 118 (!) woodblock prints from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.