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...discourse with autobiography, superheroes and sci-fi has been hard. But lo and behold, a new softcover collection, "Abe: Wrong for all the Right Reasons," (Top Shelf; 176pp.; $14.95), reveals that Glenn Dakin has been doing precisely this kind of stuff since 1984. So where has this charming, poetic comic been hiding...
...Argentina bears close attention. For one thing, its very governability is at stake. Before Christmas, riots provoked by cuts in social spending and limits on bank withdrawals brought down the government of President Fernando de la Rua and left 28 dead. Argentina then engaged in the politics of a comic opera, with three men holding the title of head of state in less than two weeks, before Duhalde was sworn...
...with stupid “sissy” names like Blake and Blair and Blaine and Brent. He hates environmentally conscious yuppies that separate their garbage and listen to Steely Dan. It’s all unprintable filth; my virgin ears are bleeding. Finally, George Carlin is an insult comic again...
George Carlin is an insult comic. Forget Jerry Seinfeld’s observational humor: Did you ever notice that they call it Ovaltine when the jar is round? Carlin doesn’t care. Like Leary and Miller, Carlin makes a buck lashing out at all the stupid people in the world. Unfortunately, in his aptly-named latest album, Complaints and Grievances, he steps a little off course...
...with stupid “sissy” names like Blake and Blair and Blaine and Brent. He hates environmentally conscious yuppies that separate their garbage and listen to Steely Dan. It’s all unprintable filth; my virgin ears are bleeding. Finally, George Carlin is an insult comic again...