Category: Skwibs

The Skwib — Mark A. Rayner’s irregular and explosive weblog, a daily sputtering of satire, comedy, and odd, odd fiction. Now with goofy pictures!

Ask General Kang: I really don’t understand quantum mechanics — is there any hope for my marriage? Also I’m pretty sure my wife is cheating on me with a vampire.

Published March 11, 2013 By Mark A. Rayner

I think your marriage is safe, as long as you can do two things. First of all, you HAVE to wrap your head around Heisenberg’s…

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Rene Magritte: Meditations on the Nether Beast From Dimension X

Published March 6, 2013 By Mark A. Rayner

Many have taken this iconic painting by the Belgian surrealist to be a commentary on the treacherous nature of the image — it makes you…

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Time robots!

Published March 5, 2013 By Mark A. Rayner

Time Robot would be a great name for a band. It would also be a horribly misleading title for a French film based on this…

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Before the Attack of Herr Doctor Dimensia

Published March 4, 2013 By Mark A. Rayner

Many will no doubt recognize this oft-parodied painting by Edward Hopper. It’s use of perspective, lighting and color is well-known in artistic circles, and it…

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