Ha ha, this is a nice callback to an earlier strip (it showed up in the past few weeks) in which Dill mentions that his brothers call him Einstein (when he does something stupid).
Finally I understand the week’s story arc. I guess I missed the news about CK’s AI company the first time around in July. From July 24 in Time magazine: Colin Kaepernick’s new subscription-based platform aims to provide tools for storytellers to create, illustrate, publish and monetize their ideas. The company has raised $4 million in funding led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, and its product went live [on] July 24.
Paper straws were originally made from rolled wax paper. This was necessary as non-waxed paper straws would become soggy and useless otherwise. Did everyone in the straw industry forget about this?
I’m pretty sure that (goldfish growing immense) was the plot of a famous book. The actual author of the book is not who I remembered it as being, though.
Ha ha, this is a nice callback to an earlier strip (it showed up in the past few weeks) in which Dill mentions that his brothers call him Einstein (when he does something stupid).