Doc 40

In which Marilyn finds herself sitting beside the Big Fat Bastard. The Big Fat Bastard has the girth of a Dionysian, but is really something...

When the news of a new album and a comeback tour by no less than Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, I was, to say the least, excited. I c...

I woke up this morning, flipped on MSNBC to see that the world was still there, and found that all other news had been preempted by t...

“Broken and desperate, George Bush has turned to the woman who many believe was his secret lover, insiders say. In a blockbuster world e...

This picture was a found web object. I’m not even sure of the identity of the lady singer in blue. The word is Showbiz

This story from The Christian Science Monitor sent by MrMR attempts to forge a link between hardship and mass murder. It leads with a certa...

And talking of Jesus, here’s more from the insane right of Congress. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) argues that we could afford to ke...

LA CityBeat shut down last weekend. Its demise was hardly unexpected, but no one likes to see a magazine or newspaper...

(Sent by MrMR)

I deeply regretted not hearing about this event in Northern California (from Adam Gorightly ) until it was all over. Here at the Doc40 we p...

(For Elvis’ own recipe, scroll back to January 8th of this year.)

Some of you in the US may have seen this already in your Sunday paper (if you still have one) and those who didn't may have to click on...

Rimshot! (Send by the Hunter)

I like a good revolution now and again, but the one currently being loudly and hysterically espoused by Michelle Bachmann – a Re...

“Buy a girl a drink, and then remember the immortal words of Tom Joad. “I'll be all around in the dark - I'll be everywhere. Whereve...

Uncle Bill is late. Mr. Tesla reads a book by the light of his coil while he waits for Uncle Bill to arrive.

Doc40, being almost as chickenshit as much of the mainstream media, usually refrains from taking sides in the conflicts between Israel and i...

Our pal Joly provided this grim possibility of plasma balls… “It is midnight on 22 September 2012 and the skies above Manhattan are filled w...

This is a trillion bucks in hundreds. The little guy on the far left is a standard human. (Sent by Doug the Bass) “This is a big ocean-liner...

Another visual aid supplied by our good friend Somegirl. Click here The secret word is Timesuck

“What do you mean an erotic fantasy? How dare you. Get out of my way!”

In which Marilyn finds herself apprehended and subject to interrogation. Wishing a little Garbo-time to herself, she exited via th...

This is a New York cat called Johnny B. I don’t know if he’s stolen my act but he’s definitely stolen my look.

Click here. The secret word is Pause

I’m a bit late in getting to it but our pal Jon wrote a killer bit on seeing Jerry Lee in Nashville. “It was immediately apparent that Jerry...

The Westboro Baptist Church, known for its many "God hates fags" protests at the funerals of gay men, is taking advantage of the d...

The fat cat is happy The fat cat has money The fat cat need not worry But the fat cat cannot read He doesn’t know they are bundles of single...

From Salon … "In 2001, Portugal became the only EU-member state to decriminalize drugs, a distinction which continues through to the pr...

There’s even a touch of Jackson Pollack creativity about it. ( Click here )

Dave Marsh has posted a searing attack on Bono on Counterpunch, which I’m linking, because I’ve never quite bought the idea of St...

“We have you on radar. Identify yourself or we scramble our fighters.”

It’s Friday (TGIF) and here’s a special program of stunning videos for your amusement. We have… EXTREME SHEEP LED ART (Send by Noudela) Clic...

Regular readers will know that I have always dreamed of creating a Doc40 secret decoder ring. I once got as far as getting a quote from a ma...

Uncle Bill blends with the crowd by shifting the film in the camera. It’s a trick he learned from Victor Renquist who never likes t...

“Former boomtown Dubai has suffered a sharp downturn in its property market, where prices could fall almost 40 percent this year according t...

…so disposable, in fact, that hundreds of them are being laid off, let go, or taking horrendous pay cuts every week. The secret word is Muti...

“I jump for joy. It’s 1970, I’m full of speed, and driving a Dodge Challenger R/T from Denver to San Francisco at maximum warp.”

At risk of going irredeemably retro, the subject of Bob Dylan has come up again. London Steve writes… “I think we all have to acce...

The secret word is Crumb Natasha Richardson -- RIP

Blessed are the waters of the Liffey The secret word is Fenian

In which Marilyn finds herself both outraged and distressed. Without the slightest hint of what might be coming or any suggestion of transit...

Playmobile – who brought us the airport security action toy (see Doc40 February 5th) – also wants to sell the kids the concept of a private ...

And just the other day, I received a Barbie Collectors’ Catalogue in the mail, which surprised and confused me, and had me wondering how I g...

It’s Saturday. We got through Friday 13th. It’s time for silliness. ( Click here .)