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Peasant vs. Imperialist… plus a Monkey by Admiral Fartmore Over the last year, American popular discourse on China has reached a level of negativity that is normally reserved only for popular film franchises. As such, we thought it would be great to examine  a work where these two worlds collide: a 1980 Chinese knockoff comic book called “Star Wars,” which is best described as a 150 panel retelling of A New Hope written by people who only watched snippets of the film. Credit for discovering this old ripoff goes to Maggie Greene, who found a dilapidated copy while doing unrelated research in China. The originalRead More →

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Why do Astronauts need to know how to swim? by Admiral FartmoreEditors note: ???????????????????????????????????? I read this book on a plane. It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t so I could take shots out the window to show the curvature of the earth. I read this book on a plane to distract myself because I really, really hate flying. I hate being out of control, especially when I’m hurtling through space on a vessel I don’t understand. So what better way to pass the time than to read the ramblings of a man who is terrified of hurtling through space on a vessel he doesn’t understand? TodayRead More →

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How to Attempt and Fail at Profiting Off the Misery of Others During the Daytime  by Admiral Fartmore Editor’s Note (Beau Dashington): Finally, a book about meeting women during regular business hours.   I Hope it’s Sunny Out: A Guide to Meeting Women in the Daytime by Tony D. is a guide to meeting women in the daytime. It is the second guide to meeting women in the daytime that I have read for this club, the first being Daybang: How to Casually Pick Up Girls During the Day by Roosh V. Having now read two guides to meeting women in the daytime, I feelRead More →

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Wrestleshit  by Admiral Fartmore Editor’s Note (Peartree): Phantasio was and always will be, the best wrestler. He performed magic tricks DURING the match! Look that shit up! Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling is a book about crappy storylines and gimmicks in professional wrestling. Written by R D Reynolds and Randy Baer, it is a compilation of articles and topics they covered over half a decade on their website, wrestlecrap.com. Wrestlecrap is more or less the Piece of Shit™ Book Club for wrestling, but focused on a specific topic with actual expertise on the subject matter. How do we know R.D. Reynolds is an expertRead More →

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What’s Sexier than an Orphan?  by Admiral Fartmore Editor’s Note (Beau Dashington): a romance between a baby and billionaire? sounds saucy….   My view on Harlequin romances has always been skewed by the fact that my grandmother loves them. She retired early, and for the past 40-odd years, she has pounded back these books daily alongside her brandy. Not to say there’s anything wrong with that – I don’t see why anyone doesn’t deserve to spend their sunset years freewheelin’ on benzos, sherry, and light erotica. But it’s kind of ruined these books for me, because when I pick up one and read about [femaleRead More →

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The Big W  by Admiral Fartmore Book Assigner’s Note (Beau Dashington): Once again, the PSBC proves its relevance by returning to some ancient piece of shit from the 90s that no one cares about. Interesting fact: this movie has two sequels, but will this review as well? If you’ve never seen The Mighty Ducks film, I highly recommend it. To quote the 1992 trailer: “From Walt Disney Pictures – a hotshot attorney who has never lost is forced to coach a hockey team that’s never won. He teaches them how to win, and they teach him that winning isn’t everything. Walt Disney Pictures presents EmilioRead More →