Archie Gets a Job! (1977)

Are Christian comics better or worse since Archie Gets a Job! (from 1977)? The comic promotes a combination of functional illiteracy and profound ignorance, not to mention encouraging teasing of people’s appearances, particularly fat-shaming. Just like Jesus, no doubt. The comic’s all about Arch... Read full article

OTR Tuesday – The Adventures of Archie Andrews (1943-1953)

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use robots to promote the top records o... Read full article

Archie Andrews debuts on radio on May 31, 1943

If I’m waiting on line in a supermarket and happen to catch a glimpse of an Archies comic book it instantly brings back memories of my childhood.  Along with Elvis records (remember those?), TV Guide and Hollywood magazines whatever money I got my hands on was spent on The Archies.  That&#82... Read full article

The Gatsbys of Wes Anderson Films: Climbing above Archie Leach

M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes); the impeccable, refined, and deeply sketchy hero of The Grand Budapest Hotel; is the kind of character who made me fall for Wes Anderson films: men with a flair for self-creation so extreme that I can’t help rooting for them because my own imagination, by comparison, se... Read full article

Cary Grant & Wes Anderson: Climbing above Archie Leach

M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), the impeccable, refined, and deeply sketchy hero of The Grand Budapest Hotel is the kind of character who made me fall for Wes Anderson films: men with a flair for self-creation so extreme that I can’t help rooting for them because my own imagination, by comparison, see... Read full article