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For many years, purchases via mail-order catalog have been sales-tax-free (with some exceptions). Now the internet has come along and there’s a hue and cry from many state and local governments to collect sales tax from internet transactions. They say that the explosion of web purchases is draining their coffers; traditional retailers say that it …
According to orthodox Christian tradition, Jesus of Nazareth died at the age of 33, executed by the Roman governor at the insistence of Jewish authorities, rising from the dead after three days before finally being taken bodily to Heaven. Most of what was written about Him deals with the three years of His ministry; very …
Scientists almost universally agree that within twenty years (fifty at the outside) normal adults could expect to live to 100 and even higher with no serious health concerns. Every year, little by little, technology is conquering disease, aging…and perhaps even death itself. But what can the rest of us do who are either too old …
Some guys have all the luck. First, Sir Ian McKellen lands the role of Magneto (one of the greatest villains in all Marvel comic-dom) in this summer’s action flick X-Men, then he gets to play the wizard Gandalf in all three Lord of the Rings movies! Sir Ian has had a long and successful career on stage and …
Peter Bagge (pronounced “Bag”) is one of the most successful writer/artists in “alternative comics” (which usually means NOT superhero-oriented and NOT Marvel/DC). He’s been published (and self-published) in a variety of titles for twenty years. His artwork is wildly exuberant; his writing laugh-out-loud hilarious. Bagge has had a string of stunningly prescient successes. Studs Kirby …