April 16, 2026
Tag: Bruce Bairnsfather
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Bruce Bairnsfather: the Father of Wartime Comics
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Long before Private Breger (drawn by Dave Breger) shared with us the humor in the often illogical routine of daily army life and Willie and Joe (drawn by Bill Mauldin) became the voice of truth about what it was like on the front lines of war, our British cousins had Old Bill, drawn by Captain…
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November 30, 2023 6 Comments
Do you care about restaurant kitchens? Some people do, but it is likely that few of us give the kitchen (and its staff) a second thought. We’re happy as long as our steak is cooked to perfection. Kitchen postcards are not plentiful, but they create wonderful narratives of how our meals were prepared when we dined in classic hotels and stylish restaurants a century ago!