Pekar Tribute 1: Karl Christian

Nota Bene #117: Wake Up!
“Hollywood is so crooked that Mafia gangsters are entirely outclassed and don’t stand a chance. People in Hollywood are smarter. They have more sophisticated knowledge of money and deals and how to […]
I Don’t Know, Man: A Tribute to Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar would have turned 71 today. I imagine that in between a phone interview or two, he would’ve found time to write a bit, listen to some old music, write some […]
Political cartoon beatdown from Daryl Cagle's site
Nota Bene #101: Your Pal, Mike S.
“The guys who are shooting films now are technically brilliant, but there’s no content in their films. I marvel at what I see and wish I could have done a shot like […]
Nota Bene #100: Il Planetario di Figaro
Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
Nota Bene #94: Bear Vs. Ninja
“Overture, curtain, lights
Nota Bene #89: Horrors
With apologies to Edgar Allan Poe… Once upon a midnight dreary, as you quaffed drinks brown and beery, Came a tapping amid the gloom, upon the closed door of your room. You […]
The Weekly Carboholic: David Evans' climate facts hardly factual

I’ve started to read a number of commentators around editorial pages, blogs, and letters to the editor that are quoting an Australian by the name of David Evans. In case you’re unfamiliar, […]