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ARCHIE VS. SHARKNADO in July 2015!!
Dan Parent posted this great image on Facebook last summer. It was a commissioned piece of artwork titled "Archie Meets Sharknado." It was the greatest thing that I had seen in quite some time.A couple...
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Coming Soon to Iowa City: 105.3 FM Public Access Radio
I learned last night (via the Cedar Rapids Gazette) that Uptown Bills' Extend the Dream Foundation has acquired the rights to a low-power FM license from the FCC. It appears that this will be a public...
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"Survivors" 40th Anniversary: Episode 3 ("Gone Away")
This is the third in a series of blog posts dedicated to the 40th anniversary of BBC's "Survivors" television series. Survivors followed a core group of characters who managed to survived a devastating...
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Check Out Doreen's Squirrel-Skin Coat in UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3!
I'm behind on my comic books. I finally finished THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3, which actually came out a couple weeks back. Last issue, Doreen Green (AKA Squirrel Girl) acquired one of Iron Man's...
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High School Students Intimidate LGBT Students on "Anti-Gay Day"
High school students held an "Anti-Gay Day" as a way of sticking up for anti-gay bullying. Because of anti-gay harassment apparently honors Jesus Christ:Students at a Pennsylvania high school held an...
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Iowa City Man Arrested & Accused of Torturing Roommate's Kitten for Hours //...
(Leo Nopoulos)(Originally written on 10/15/14): A 21-year-old man from West Liberty, IA, was arrested and charged late last week with allegedly torturing his former roommate's 8-week-old kitten...
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All New X-Men's Iceman Comes Out as Gay
A few years ago, the original teen X-Men (Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Iceman, and Angel) traveled to the present to stop a mutant civil war. And then they got stuck here in the present. They gradually...
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Popeyes Fires Pregnant Mother of Three Following Armed Robbery
A pregnant mother of three children was recently fired from her managerial position at Popeyes in Channelview, TX. It seems that she was working a busy shift on March 31st when the fast-food restaurant...
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TrekFest 2015: "A Fistful of Datas" 06/26/15-06/27/15
I've written before about TrekFest. It is an annual event in nearby Riverside, IA, that celebrates the future birthplace of Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk.I glanced today at the TrekFest website and...
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Rep. Steve King Launches "Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act" in effort to...
U.S. Rep. Steve King (sadly from Iowa) introduced a bill in Congress that would ban federal judges from ruling on lawsuits aimed at overturning state bans on same-sex marriage. His "Restrain the Judges...
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Squirrel Girl Save the World from Galactus in THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #4!
THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #4 was released this week, featuring the moon-shattering fight-to-the-death between Squirrel Girl and Galactus the Planet-Eater.Well, there was a resolution and Planet...
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X-Men/Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord Proposes to a Space-Goddesss
Marvel Comics just ended "Black Vortex," a cosmic storyline featuring members of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men, as well as Nova. It featured a battle between the forces of good and evil...
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Pumpkin & Mama June of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" Both Come Out as Bisexual
I learned late this afternoon that Lauryn "Pumpkin" Thompson and "Mama June" Shannon, formerly of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,"both came out as bisexual during an interview on today's "Inside...
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The Black Hood Hunts for Pittsburgh's Kingpin in Issue #3!
THE BLACK HOOD #3 came out earlier this week. This comic book features Officer Gregory Hettinger, a Pittsburgh cop who interrupted a fight between the previous Black Hood and a bunch of thugs. Officer...
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"Survivors" 40th Anniversary: Episode 4 ("Corn Dolly")
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts dedicated to the 40th anniversary of BBC's "Survivors" television series. Survivors followed a core group of characters who managed to survived a...
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Georgia Graphics Franchise Refuses to Print Invitations for Lesbian Brides
Yet another anti-gay business is in the news this week for turning away customers because they are a lesbian couple. This time around, the vendor is Alpha Graphics, a franchise based out of Suwanee,...
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700 Club's Pat Robertson: Forgive Your Husband for Cheating With Another Man,...
Viewers of CBN’s “700 Club” were treated to a recent “Bring It On” segment, where Pat Robertson was asked a question by a viewer named Caroline about her cheating husband: “My husband and I are...
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BETTY & VERONICA #275: The Girls Swap Roles at "Farewell Riverdale" Continues...
Runty -- Front & Center!BETTY & VERONICA #275 was published a couple weeks ago. We're several issues into the "Farewell Riverdale" storyline, where Betty and Veronica have escaped from their...
View ArticleFirst Case of Dog Flu Reported in Iowa
I learned yesterday about fears that H3N2 (AKA "dog flu") might eventually make its way to Iowa. It had shown up already in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin and it was believed that it was only a...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Anti-Gay SSA Christian Who Disagrees with Gay Marriage...
I was on Gay Christian Network the other day and folks were talking about the U.S. Supreme Court hearing a case that could legalize same-sex marriage through all 50 states and/or require that marriage...
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