Mussorgsky turned alcoholism into an art form, integrating it into the overall message of his life's work. Of course, that does leave him vulnerable to Yankee trickery, it would seem...

Much is going on in the Gentleman Scholarverse these days! We are rapidly coming up on episode 350 here, which I can't entirely comprehend, but the numbers are gradually persuading me, while all of our nifty stuff is coming in for our upcoming convention appearances - banners and postcards and mugs, oh my!

Then, my little Comic That Might, The Vocate, just churned out its 5th episode of polytheistic goodness - so give it a visit if you've got a moment!

- Count Dolby von Luckner