Author: Jonathan Kieran
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She-Ra and He-Man: Proudly Promoting Body Dysmorphia Since 1983!
JONATHAN KIERAN presents Wonderfully Warped Children’s Television! TODAY’S DUBIOUS HONOREE: He-Man (1983-1985) and She-Ra (1985-1986) GUILTY OF VEHICULAR FANSLAUGHTER: He-Man, She-Ra, Skeletor, Battle Cat, Teela, and all the elves working Mattel’s Everlasting Assembly-line of Dysfunctional Dreams. RUDIMENTARY ANALYSIS: If you were a trendy child growing-up…
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I’d Rather Read a Memoir Composed by ASPARAGUS Spears
Outselling all other jewels of American literature … at least until the Kardashian who was bathed in urine decides to rouse the livelier of its two brain cells to peck-out its own litany of whorish recollections. This IS our culture,…
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Egypt Is Not the Only Hub of Glorious Ancient Ruins in North Africa, Ye Sojourners
While Egypt is without question the most impressive place to discover the splendor of magnificent ancient civilizations on the African continent, it does not corner the market in awe-inspiring ruins, not by any means. The ancient Greeks and, particularly, the…
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Pretend We’re in an Aussie Pub
Five dudes went out fishing Down Under, some tasty sea creatures to plunder. But their boat was deflated by a shark that had waited to showcase their maritime blunder. ———— [Jonathan is working like mad. Fantastic new books are forthcoming.…
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My Neighbors Are Outgoing But They Haven’t Tried to Eat Me
If human beings are going to live and breed and try to subsist along waterways in wilderness portions of Indonesia and Bali and Australia, saltwater crocodiles are going to be a very real part of everyday existence. There’s no need…
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Great White Shark Goes to the Dogs
Well, to one poor dog, at least. THIS ARTICLE FROM OUTDOOR LIFE details a sad story coming from the waters off Nova Scotia. A duck hunter was out in his boat waiting for quackers stupid enough to land in the…
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Whull, Shiver Me Timbers. Bill Watterson Is Back
I shuffled out of bed this morning, fed the cat, made coffee, and settled in to wake UP when my mind turned idly to the beloved Calvin & Hobbes comic strip of yore and Always, along with its reclusive creator,…
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Intriguing Realities On Parade at Frankfurt Book Fair
The annual Buchmesse has launched with its first press conference and controversy is, of course, in the air—perhaps rightfully so. Circles are spinning within circles as attendees grapple with some interesting statistics and trends in the publishing world. Forecasts are…
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Killer Whales (Like Humans) Are A Wasteful Bunch
From the look of the photo in the article, with a human being featured for scale, a pod of killer whales near Portland, Victoria, tore-up a rather hefty female Great White Shark just to feast upon the delicacy that is…
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Looks Can Indeed Deceive
Appearances are not at all what they seem in so many facets of existence and we would all do well to remember it. Behold above—the lazy glory and splendor of a place like Monte Carlo, Monaco, and a smiling, handsome…
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