. . . Children would be the most vulnerable. They sit close to the TV screen, trying to take it all in. And they watch again and again, wanting some clue on the world.

I was lucky enough to get a reproduction (Editor Bill Blackbeard). Unfortunately, I can't find that book any more.

That's from the original comic.

Oops.

She does act, though. In that she keeps up with her co-workers.

Could be worse. Sir. Isaac Newton was silent and played the harp.

The universe of "Thimble Theatre" is a fairy-tale world where things magically change. It gave Popeye super strength and softened Wimpy. Even the Sea Witch is missed when she leaves.

What's up with all this snow?

Did you also pay your debt to society?

Darrow wrote an article about how he chose juries. It's back in the old _Esquire_ anthology. He seems to be — er — not more enlightened than the times.

Why doesn't America have a National Theater? We would have had her act in better roles.

Nope. But I probably did read some book or magazine that covered this.

Alcohol from the Transatlantic Trade: Rum to Africa (to get slaves) to the Caribbean (to put those slaves to work in the sugar fields and to make rum) to North America (to put those slaves to work in the cotton fields) to bring Rum back to Africa again. Slavery was a bloody trade; sugar cane was a labor-intensive and…

The War of 1812 was partially caused by America's attempt to take over Canada, so, yay America?

Consider it part of your media literacy training.

There's a case that it covers a group TV rarely shows, the working poor. And Art Carney can be very funny. But I don't find it funny, either.

But what's smhoo?

Look up the Samurai Jack episode "Aku's Fairy Tales," and see if you get the current analog.

Seriously — it is not so much reaching their humanity as retaining our humanity. Work against them, protest against them, or just turn them off and watch the Marx Brothers: whatever it takes to keep ourselves alive.

Hey, you were born in a trunk, you stay there!