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.
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Refs in Kansas City caused CBS' Jim Nantz to initially call a TD on this Rashee Rice out of bounds catch
Tony Romo: "He was out a by a tushy"
Tony Romo: "He was out a by a tushy"
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Refs in Kansas City caused CBS' Jim Nantz to initially call a TD on this Rashee Rice out of bounds catch
Tony Romo: "He was out a by a tushy"
Tony Romo: "He was out a by a tushy"
A half-century ago today, "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You" featuring newspaper movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted on Chicago's WTTW. Perhaps you'll give a "thumbs up" to my Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review...
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A half-century ago today, "Opening Soon at a Theater Near You" featuring newspaper movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted on Chicago's WTTW. Perhaps you'll give a "thumbs up" to my Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review...
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The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
Quiet, piggy.
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Georgia lawmaker Buddy Carter urges higher ICE presence in Atlanta
Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter is calling on the DHS and ICE to increase the presence of federal law enforcement officers in Atlanta, citing what he describes as rising threats to public safety.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Quiet, piggy.
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Me: "Do you want me to look into your eyes when I put it in my mouth?”
Cop: "Ma'am, just blow into the breathalyzer please."
Cop: "Ma'am, just blow into the breathalyzer please."
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Me: "Do you want me to look into your eyes when I put it in my mouth?”
Cop: "Ma'am, just blow into the breathalyzer please."
Cop: "Ma'am, just blow into the breathalyzer please."
The first Pixar movie, "Toy Story," opened 30 years ago Saturday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review takes readers "to infinity ... and beyond!"
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The first Pixar movie, "Toy Story," opened 30 years ago Saturday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review takes readers "to infinity ... and beyond!"
When John Lennon was my age, he had been dead for 23 years.
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
When John Lennon was my age, he had been dead for 23 years.
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Red alert 🚨
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Red alert 🚨
Christmas gifts. You know you need to start shopping. Make it easy on yourself. Give the gift that any book lover will enjoy: "Further Review: The Stories Behind the History You Thought You Knew." Find it at Amazon:
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November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Christmas gifts. You know you need to start shopping. Make it easy on yourself. Give the gift that any book lover will enjoy: "Further Review: The Stories Behind the History You Thought You Knew." Find it at Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Further-Revi...
www.amazon.com/Further-Revi...
Mama ... Just built a page ... About Queen and singer Fred, don't waste a minute 'til it's read ... My Further Review on this hit song, a half-century old now, in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Mama ... Just built a page ... About Queen and singer Fred, don't waste a minute 'til it's read ... My Further Review on this hit song, a half-century old now, in today's Spokesman-Review.
Paul Simon said it best in his lyrics to "The Boxer"...
"Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie /
Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie / Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie."
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"Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie /
Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie / Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie."
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Analysis: Trump keeps lying while accusing others of lying | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump tells a lot of lies. Trump also regularly accuses others of lying.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Paul Simon said it best in his lyrics to "The Boxer"...
"Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie /
Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie / Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
"Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie /
Lie-la-lie / Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie / Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie."
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I thought some of you might be hoppy to know that Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog," 160 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I thought some of you might be hoppy to know that Mark Twain published his first short story, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog," 160 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Somebody mentioned my career a couple of weeks ago, so I thought it might be time to update my career job longevity chart... Yeah, I've held my current job much longer than any other job I've ever worked.
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Somebody mentioned my career a couple of weeks ago, so I thought it might be time to update my career job longevity chart... Yeah, I've held my current job much longer than any other job I've ever worked.
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Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Repost this everywhere you’re active on social media. Send to your friends and family who aren’t.
Heads up, everybody...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson receiving a form of life support after being hospitalized last week, a family source says | CNN
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson remains hospitalized and is now receiving a form of life support to stabilize his blood pressure, a source close to Jackson’s family told CNN on Sunday.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Heads up, everybody...
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"Home Alone" starring 9-year-old Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O'Hara was released 35 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Home Alone" starring 9-year-old Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern and Catherine O'Hara was released 35 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher was released a half-century ago next Wednesday. It would win five Oscars, including Best Leading Actor and Actress, Best Director and Best Picture. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher was released a half-century ago next Wednesday. It would win five Oscars, including Best Leading Actor and Actress, Best Director and Best Picture. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
So we get back to Rock Hill today ... we decide to stroll through the buildings where most of my art and communications classes were held ... and we run slap into Terry Plumb, who was my editor at the Rock Hill Herald from 1988 to 1993.
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So we get back to Rock Hill today ... we decide to stroll through the buildings where most of my art and communications classes were held ... and we run slap into Terry Plumb, who was my editor at the Rock Hill Herald from 1988 to 1993.
85 years ago today, Walt Disney's orchestral masterpiece "Fantasia" premiered at New York's Broadway Theater -- the same venue where "Steamboat Willie" had debuted, 12 years before. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
85 years ago today, Walt Disney's orchestral masterpiece "Fantasia" premiered at New York's Broadway Theater -- the same venue where "Steamboat Willie" had debuted, 12 years before. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Well! This quote seems particularly timely today.
I've never seen this quote before. Came across it today while researching topics to consider building pages on next year.
I've never seen this quote before. Came across it today while researching topics to consider building pages on next year.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Well! This quote seems particularly timely today.
I've never seen this quote before. Came across it today while researching topics to consider building pages on next year.
I've never seen this quote before. Came across it today while researching topics to consider building pages on next year.
Sharon and I are headed back to our old college town (Winthrop College) of Rock Hill, S.C., this week for Sharon's 40th graduation reunion. This will be the first time we've set foot in that city -- where we lived for so long in the early 1990s -- since my aborted move back there in 2008.
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Sharon and I are headed back to our old college town (Winthrop College) of Rock Hill, S.C., this week for Sharon's 40th graduation reunion. This will be the first time we've set foot in that city -- where we lived for so long in the early 1990s -- since my aborted move back there in 2008.
55 years ago next Monday, Douglas Englebart of the Stanford Research Institute was granted a patent for the computer mouse. Most of us didn't see a mouse until the introduction of the Macintosh computer, 14 years later. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
55 years ago next Monday, Douglas Englebart of the Stanford Research Institute was granted a patent for the computer mouse. Most of us didn't see a mouse until the introduction of the Macintosh computer, 14 years later. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
India-born Journalism professor Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social released her fourth book last month. It's getting all sorts of great reviews. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
India-born Journalism professor Sonora Jha @sonorajha.bsky.social released her fourth book last month. It's getting all sorts of great reviews. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.