Charles Apple
@charlesapple.bsky.social
Creator of nationally-distributed Further Review pages for the Spokesman-Review. Based in Lilburn, Georgia. First book was published in November 2024.
Five years ago tomorrow in the Daily Nation of Nairobi, Kenya.
January 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Five years ago tomorrow in the Daily Nation of Nairobi, Kenya.
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If you get rid of the evidence, it never happened.
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If you get rid of the evidence, it never happened.
85 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four freedoms enjoyed by Americans that should be spread around the globe. Norman Rockwell would later paint those Four Freedoms to help sell war bonds. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
85 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined four freedoms enjoyed by Americans that should be spread around the globe. Norman Rockwell would later paint those Four Freedoms to help sell war bonds. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Have you guys ever heard, heard of or seen this before? I haven't. Until today. Listening to this ruptured a couple of my internal organs, so be warned...
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A Star Beyond Time (Love Theme from Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
YouTube video by Shaun Cassidy - Topic
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January 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Have you guys ever heard, heard of or seen this before? I haven't. Until today. Listening to this ruptured a couple of my internal organs, so be warned...
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On the NYT print front page today, Matt Purdy gives a master class on how Trump has revived and exceeded the corruption of Nixon’s imperial presidency, blowing past ethical checkpoints of the Watergate era. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
On the NYT print front page today, Matt Purdy gives a master class on how Trump has revived and exceeded the corruption of Nixon’s imperial presidency, blowing past ethical checkpoints of the Watergate era. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
Well, I'm a little confused this morning. For reasons I don't understand, my Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review ran in black-and-white. And it was an awfully colorful topic, too: "Batman" starring Adam West and Burt Ward debuted on ABC 60 years ago next week. Here's a color version:
January 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Well, I'm a little confused this morning. For reasons I don't understand, my Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review ran in black-and-white. And it was an awfully colorful topic, too: "Batman" starring Adam West and Burt Ward debuted on ABC 60 years ago next week. Here's a color version:
Here's your "Do You Feel Old Yet?" moment for today: British rocker Peter Frampton's epic double live album, "Frampton Comes Alive," was released a half-century ago this month. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
January 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Here's your "Do You Feel Old Yet?" moment for today: British rocker Peter Frampton's epic double live album, "Frampton Comes Alive," was released a half-century ago this month. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
55 years ago tonight, a federal ban on tobacco advertising on television took effect. The final cigarette TV commercial ran during that night's Johnny Carson show. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
55 years ago tonight, a federal ban on tobacco advertising on television took effect. The final cigarette TV commercial ran during that night's Johnny Carson show. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
An attempted presidential assassin? On a dating app? Hmm. Shoulda swiped left...
Gift article from The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
Gift article from The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
She Tried to Kill a President. He Loved Her Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
An attempted presidential assassin? On a dating app? Hmm. Shoulda swiped left...
Gift article from The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
Gift article from The New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review takes a look at New Year's and New Year's Eve traditions around the world.
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review takes a look at New Year's and New Year's Eve traditions around the world.
47 years ago tonight: Ohio State coach Woody Hayes slugged a Clemson player on national TV during the Gator Bowl. And I was there. My Further Review from two years ago...
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
47 years ago tonight: Ohio State coach Woody Hayes slugged a Clemson player on national TV during the Gator Bowl. And I was there. My Further Review from two years ago...
135 years ago Monday, U.S. troops attacked and killed up to 300 Lakota people at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Most of the dead were women and children and very few were armed. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
135 years ago Monday, U.S. troops attacked and killed up to 300 Lakota people at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Most of the dead were women and children and very few were armed. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
The Andrews Sisters recorded "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" 85 years ago next Friday for release as a 78 rpm record. It was to appear in the Abbott and Costello comedy "Buck Privates." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The Andrews Sisters recorded "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" 85 years ago next Friday for release as a 78 rpm record. It was to appear in the Abbott and Costello comedy "Buck Privates." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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It's incredible how much of this stuff is just out in the open, but because Trump said "Russiagate hoax!" 5000 times, the media was brainwashed into treating it like a nothing story instead of one of a ten alarm scandal
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's incredible how much of this stuff is just out in the open, but because Trump said "Russiagate hoax!" 5000 times, the media was brainwashed into treating it like a nothing story instead of one of a ten alarm scandal
Merry Christmas to all! From Charles, Squeaky and Penny...
December 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Merry Christmas to all! From Charles, Squeaky and Penny...
And here is the Spokesman-Review's traditional Christmas Day wrap-around Christmas card cover. Photo by my colleague Colin Mulvany.
December 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
And here is the Spokesman-Review's traditional Christmas Day wrap-around Christmas card cover. Photo by my colleague Colin Mulvany.
My Christmas Day Further Review is a look at the origins of 10 Christmas traditions. I Ho, Ho, Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My Christmas Day Further Review is a look at the origins of 10 Christmas traditions. I Ho, Ho, Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
"I turned around, and there was a butt-naked guy coming at us. They’re trying to get the customers to check out. I was like, I just wanted to leave. I don’t need my gifts anymore. I’m good. I’ll get them at Walmart."
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'Grab something sharp': 'Butt naked' man unleashes panic after sprinting into Hobby Lobby
Guy was removed after being strapped down to a stretcher and charged.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"I turned around, and there was a butt-naked guy coming at us. They’re trying to get the customers to check out. I was like, I just wanted to leave. I don’t need my gifts anymore. I’m good. I’ll get them at Walmart."
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Um ...
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Um ...
Fifty-five years ago tonight, the three astronauts aboard Apollo 8 broadcast live TV to Earth from lunar orbit. Here's my Further Review page in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fifty-five years ago tonight, the three astronauts aboard Apollo 8 broadcast live TV to Earth from lunar orbit. Here's my Further Review page in today's Spokesman-Review.
To all my friends on copy desks everywhere...
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Where Is The Comma In "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Supposed To Go?
YouTube video by RamsesThePigeon
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December 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
To all my friends on copy desks everywhere...
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BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a rerun page featuring "The Night Before Christmas" and its origins. My repurposed illustration is from the Apple family 2006 Christmas card, featuring Sharon's cocker spaniel, Spock, who was a notorious food thief.
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a rerun page featuring "The Night Before Christmas" and its origins. My repurposed illustration is from the Apple family 2006 Christmas card, featuring Sharon's cocker spaniel, Spock, who was a notorious food thief.
"Cast Away" starring Tom Hanks and Wilson the volleyball opened in theaters a quarter-century ago Monday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Cast Away" starring Tom Hanks and Wilson the volleyball opened in theaters a quarter-century ago Monday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.