By Steve Murch Back in the 1990s, there was an episode of “Friends” where Joey took part in an ad campaign designed to educate the public on sexually transmitted diseases. When the posters came out everyone thought he had an STD. I haven't seen that episode since it … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2018
Auchtoons: Trust him, he has such a great record with water
Text & toon by John Auchter On Wednesday this week, Governor Snyder signed a bill into law that will allow a tunnel for a new section of pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac to move forward. The intention is to resolve the status of the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline, … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the GOP middle finger to Michigan edition
Come Heller high water … Being disgusted by politicians is hardly new for me. But my opinion of the people who purport to represent us reached a new low in Michigan this month as I watched the lame duck Republican legislature and our Republican governor give a giant middle … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Welcome to the post-network era?
By John Matonich Television has certainly been around for a long time. From 1928 to 1935 there were lots of companies making TV sets, and lots of TV stations. Unfortunately, there was no regularly scheduled programming, just on special occasions announced long in advance, your … [Read more...]
Hey, you persons: Word choices matter
By Steve Murch A few days ago, on my way to find something else (isn't that the way it always works?), I saw a headline on an online story about some celebrity couple who were co-parenting. Apparently, they must have been divorced. Or never married in the first place, I … [Read more...]