Author Archives: Mac McEntire

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Reading the dictionary: Allen wrench-art

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the dictionary front to back! This week we get into mythology, astrology, and – if you can believe it – the nature of art itself. An Allen wrench gets a simple but effective definition, but then the dictionary insists … Continue reading →

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Reading the dictionary: A-alligator

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the entire dictionary front to back! It’s something I’ve always wanted to try. If I’m going to attempt this, why not blog about it? I’ll post any interesting discoveries I make. Of course the first word in the dictionary … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Steampunk or steam-Funke?

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s off to a distant planet for more time travel action in vol. 4 #11. Also, an Arrested Development crossover? Recap: Reed has taken the family on a year-long expedition through time … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Breaking the fantastic fourth wall

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Things get wackier than usual in FF vol. 2 #10, when the comic’s own creators show up as characters. There’s so many plotlines happening, it’s getting harder and harder to recap. The … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Declaration of Inde-clobbering

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. History comes alive (sort of) in vol. 4 issue #10, in which characters named Ben and Franklin meet… Ben Franklin! Recap: Reed has taken the family on a year-long expedition through time … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The retcon of Doom

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction continues his time travel epic by revisiting the characters’ own origins in vol 4, issue #9. What is Dr. Doom’s real origin story? Gimmie a gimmick: Where deep in … Continue reading →

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Forgotten TV shows I still like – Push Nevada 2002

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Forgotten TV shows I still like. With an intriguing mystery, a celebrity producer, and a million bucks on the line, Push Nevada came out swinging in 2002, only to get cancelled before it even got going. Jim Prufrock (Derek Cecil) … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Pool-ius Caesar

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction keeps connecting the dots between the two dual comics he’s writing, as a familiar face from Fantastic Four vol. 4 #6 returns in FF vol. 2 #9. Recap: The … Continue reading →

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Forgotten TV shows I still like – Mighty Orbots 1984

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Forgotten TV shows I still like. Time to blast off into space and get robotic with… Mighty Orbots! It’s the distant future. Mankind has spread across the stars as part of the United Planets, living peacefully with aliens and robots. … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: There goes the neighborhood

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Writer Matt Fraction’s multi-part sci-fi epic across the multiverse goes back to Earth in vol. 4 issue #8, but not in a way you’d expect. The FF are in the midst of … Continue reading →

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