Comic history

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0325/p13s02-bogn.html

A review of "The 10 cent plague" about the 1950s panic that led to hundreds of comics being cancelled/closed.

Oddly, the reviewer fails to mention the comic code; but makes the book sound fairly interesting. I'll probably order it from the library just for the appendix (listing the people, including women and minorities who vanished from the comics industry after the 50s)

It would be interesting to see the types of comics produced in an alternate universe where this never happened.

Tea drama and a happy ending

At the MN Food and Wine show I enjoyed a nifty green tea and ordered some online, along with some other things that sounded tasty.

When I got them, the listed ingredients didn't match the contents. Two teas looked like they had dried apple in them (which I'm allergic to).

I e-mailed the company to see whether this was the case. They responded very promptly and politely. I was told "they do contain traces of apple bits, but we aren't required to list them". Big Points for customer service, they've offered to send me something else for free.

Ok. But why wouldn't you list every ingredient in the tea? I can see them, it just confuses me.

I know 'trace' indicates percentage by entire weight, but when the apple bits are the biggest visible thing in the tea, it is hard to consider them 'trace' ingredients.

Life is tough

I'm trapped, there are two purring cats on my lap. Thank heavens I have the internet.

I tried to take a picture, but Loki just shows up as a large shadow. Freya is a lighter shadow with ears.