Monthly Archives: March 2025
Book Review – Unconditionally MAD, Part 1 – The First Unauthorized History of MAD Magazine by Mark Arnold
I began reading “Unconditionally MAD, Part 1 – The First Unauthorized History of MAD Magazine” by Mark Arnold shortly after the beginning of this year. It’s 472 pages in length, something I would normally finish in no more than three … Continue reading
Book Review – On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
“On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century” is a book I have wanted to read since the election in November. The title alone should tell most people why. I finally had the opportunity to get into it about a … Continue reading
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Book Review – Wrestling With The Devil: Lex Luger
I was scanning through books available on Hoopla and this cover caught my eye. Though not a fan of “conversion” stories, I DID want to read about his childhood and what went on behind the curtain of his wrestling life, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Bill Gaines
Today would have been the 103rd birthday of William Maxwell “Bill” Gaines, publisher of that great literary periodical known as MAD Magazine. Gaines sadly passed away on June 3, 1992 at the age of 70. It just so happens that … Continue reading