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Daily writing prompt What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? View all responses

How I see the world or how I approach the world? They sound the same but they’re not.

What piece of media… another singular noun. Another ‘favorite’ question. What’s wrong with pieces of media? What’s wrong with lists?

Off the top of my head, and with no regard to a change to how I see the world or approach the world – and with no respect to the prompt’s limit of one “piece”, here goes.

Mad Magazine
Mother Jones magazine
The Grapes of Wrath
To Kill a Mockingbird
12 Angry Men
Pretty much any horror movie*
Soundtrack to the original production of Hair
Folk music
Diane Arbus
National Geographic magazine for the pictures
Playboy magazine for the same reason
For an even dozen I thought I’d add a song and the first one that came to mind was One Tin Soldier. I don’t know why. It was immediately followed by a bunch more but I’m sticking with the first one.

* If you’re in a frightful situation with other people, don’t split up. If the house looks scary, don’t go into it. If you’re being chased by anyone or anything, don’t run upstairs. If you’re forced to fight that anyone or anything and you happen to clonk it on the head with a shovel and knock it out, don’t drop the shovel and back away, use the shovel to chop off the thing’s head and then run away. If the lights are off, turn them on and if the lights don’t work, leave immediately, don’t explore because if you explore you’ll inevitably drop your flashlight. If the book looks ancient and like it might be made from human flesh, don’t open it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asItlu-fYQ&list=RD6asItlu-fYQ&start_radio=1

#BillyJack #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2804 #DianeArbus #HorrorMovieTropes #HorrorMovies #MadMagazine #MotherJones #NationalGeographic #PlayboyMagazine
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“MAD Magazine published its 600th issue this week, and celebrated with a gorgeous cover (and back cover) by the reigning champ of MAD cartooning, Sergio Aragonés. Aragonés's first appearance in the magazine was in issue #76, published in 1963.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bliss. See Ruben’s post for a splendid image of Aragonés full wrap-around MAD 600 cover. #cartoon #art #madmagazine

MAD celebrates 600 issues with new material, classic favorites, and Sergio Aragonés cover

Seven decades of satire, parodies, and Spy vs. Spy chaos come together in a milestone issue packed with fresh content and fan-favorite features.
https://aiptcomics.com/2026/06/12/mad-600-issues/

#mad #MadMagazine

A nice little get from Bismarck Antique Mall and Junk Rescuers yesterday — three Mad magazine annuals (Mad Follies) from 1966-1968 — with parody advertising on their back covers. Bonus: the stencils and stickers are still intact!

#vintage #antiques #madmagazine #humor #magazines

Classic super patriots

Deutsche MAD - Spongebob-Edition

Mehr Spongebob-Content 😆

Hier gehts zum Video:
https://youtu.be/RsT-rM4YZ6M?is=1qQH19t4Wgs0fjCy

#mad #spongebob #madmagazine #2000s #lustig

MAD quetscht alles aus Spongebob raus

Blödsinn trifft auf Idioten - und das alles in der MAD 😆

Das Review findet ihr hier:
https://youtu.be/T2VJM5LhF_4?is=QkHfXNGCw7l0fRNR

#mad #madmagazine #spongebob #2000er #lustig

MAD quetscht alles aus Spongebob raus

Blödsinn trifft auf Idioten - und das alles in der MAD 😆

Das Review gibts hier:
https://youtu.be/T2VJM5LhF_4?is=hzRbMUyt2RmW8LlS

#mad #madmagazine #spongebob #2000er #lustig

I was so excited as a kid when I saw these books (in the #comics rack at a Rite Aid I think??)

I loved #MadMagazine and Sergio Aragonés’ cartoons in particular (still do) https://www.newsfromme.com/2026/04/21/ask-me-sergios-reign-of-destruction/

ASK me: Sergio’s Reign of Destruction – News From ME