Doc 40

As the heads of the Big Three auto companies beg the Senate Banking Committee for their bailout, the United Auto Workers express wil...

In which Marilyn accidently arrives in a new dimension, spots the magazine on a newsstand, and exclaims in horror. “Oh my god, I’ve already ...

On Sunday, I sat pensive at the computer when a short, sharp, physical shock shook the windows and rattled the walls of my apartment. ...

On another planet called Beverly Hills, just twenty minutes drive from the world that I inhabit, a woman called Constantina, w...

A thick, Hammer-Films fog here in Hollywood made Monday night’s unusual configuration of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon invisible from what the...

Newton, my cat and companion of almost twenty years, died peacefully in his sleep this morning just as the dawn was breaking. He was very...

Our pal Peromyscus sent over the following oddity… “With his dashing chiseled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance i...

This is not, however, the first time I’ve come across this kind of thing. I remember claims that the famous statue “The Discus Thrower” by M...

In which Marilyn confronts the Inner Circle of the Secret Legion. She positions herself with her back to the fireplace, and with a picture o...

The link to this surprising and fascinating story was sent by EF… “Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijua...

Aeswiren brings us back from turkey euphoria with a dose of sobering reality. “Right now the gathering crisis of the honeybee is out...

Here at Doc40 things are moving kinda slow. Hence more pictures than profundity. But don't go away, y'hear? We'll start thinking...

Don't leave Earth without it. (lifed from Peromyscus ) The secret word is Exterminate

Despite all the manifold horror in the world, it is still Turkey Day in the USA and we will do what’s expected of us. Maybe the fact that we...

Uncle Bill draws down on the flightless butterball. (And here’s link to Uncle Bill’s Thanksgiving Prayer )

I had a bunch of Doc40 fun stuff prepared for Thanksgiving, but suddenly it no longer makes sense as the reports roll in about the attacks o...

The shape-shifting Republican reveals it’s true form to Vincent Price. Not many Republicans stop by Doc40 and usually it’s a brief and accid...

HCB sent over this picture of the Darth Vader toaster that actually burns an image of the Dark Lord of the Sith into your toast. I recall a ...

In which Marilyn taps her perfect teeth impatiently. She is anxious, although trying to maintain a calm demeanor in front of the Green Warri...

To add to the general culinary confusion, Valerie as sent us a picture of Catalan black pudding. (See post for Saturday November 15th. )

Our pal Doug the Bass sent over the following note and a culturally alarming link to pictures of Abba-era Swedish dance bands that have to b...

Lifted from Tom Sutpen

The suits of the motor industry are without shame or even a sense of theatre. They show up in Washington in their private jets, with their s...

The only difference between Soylent Green and Burger King is TV commercials and cheap promotional toys. ( Have it your way .)

Today Gene Simmons – currently hawking a reality show, and every kind of Kiss merch he thinks he can get away with, from Kiss condoms to Kis...

Oh yeah, and seemingly Simmons also has a sex tape in circulation.

In the woods, Uncle Bill is ready for absolutely anything.

When I read this story in the New York Times, I have to admit that I was intrigued and delighted. Okay, so some would claim this is some kin...

No, this is not any tall tale of Peruvian paranoia powder, but actually about my lifelong addiction to Coca-Cola. (I guess it’s one of those...

In which Marilyn, stranded by the total inefficiency of Post-Apocalypse Airlines and missing her shoes, finds herself confined in th...

Our good pal Faux Smoke, between arguing with Aeswiren about nuclear power, sent us the following comment about internet freedom. “Big deal ...

Yes, comrades, that's black pudding. It's disgusts Americans but is one of the things that made me what I am today. And oh that I ha...

“I’m Godzilla. Remember how I got started?” The nuclear discussion continues as Aeswiren responds to Faux Smoke's worries about a nuclea...

Uncle Bill wonders about the strange lady in the neck brace and what she might want. Could she be one of the Big Eyed Beans from Venus that ...

The following email came from Frances Beinecke of the NRDC "Dear Mick, Nearly 1,000 endangered gray wolves could face slaughter if the ...

You’re a happy little dominatrice, aren’t you?

Our pal Faux Smoke writes… “Fuck electricity at 10cents a watt... I want to be safe & not have to worry about one of these things fuckin...

"Is Fox News off the air yet?"

This is the ‘Angel of the Stars’ cell phone. The damned thing is white gold encrusted with 1,700 natural diamonds, and comes with a price ta...

Here, as promised is the Nuclear Fusion Rant from our pal Aeswiren... "Thing to remember is that Fusion research was (deliberat...

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In which Marilyn lights a symbolic cigarette and takes stock of the shambles left after the Beasts ceased howling. Perhaps there is light on...

Dimitrios has sent us the following. If anyone has any practical ideas please send them to the Jay Babcock email address below. “Michael Moo...

This comes from the blog of our pal Peromyscus … “The Devil is selling Robert Johnson's soul on eBay. Apparently he (the Prince...

Our really good friend Aeswiren has sent the following highly informative comments on my LA CityBeat Obama cover story. (See last Thursday....

To offset the absurdity of Palin, for retro-romance, and for other mysterious reasons know only to Google, here’s a picture of Elizabeth Tay...