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.
Good grief! Has it actually been 60 years since the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" holiday TV special was first shown on CBS? Yep: 60 years ago tonight, in fact. My page in today's Spokesman-Review is what Further Review is all about, Charlie Brown ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Good grief! Has it actually been 60 years since the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" holiday TV special was first shown on CBS? Yep: 60 years ago tonight, in fact. My page in today's Spokesman-Review is what Further Review is all about, Charlie Brown ...
Cher's latest holiday music offering is brought to you by the copy desk of Alden Global Capital.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cher's latest holiday music offering is brought to you by the copy desk of Alden Global Capital.
Oh, I want a big rhinoceros for Christmas ...
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Oh, I want a big rhinoceros for Christmas ...
John Lennon was killed 45 years ago Monday. He was 40 years old and had just released a comeback album with his wife, Yoko Ono. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
John Lennon was killed 45 years ago Monday. He was 40 years old and had just released a comeback album with his wife, Yoko Ono. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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As others have mentioned: buy physical WB titles (especially Warner Archive) stuff now! Remember when Disney bought the Fox library and the classic titles just stopped being released on disc? You'll be lucky to find anything classic on disc.
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As others have mentioned: buy physical WB titles (especially Warner Archive) stuff now! Remember when Disney bought the Fox library and the classic titles just stopped being released on disc? You'll be lucky to find anything classic on disc.
Hardly anyone had even heard of the pulp magazine hero Zorro before Douglas Fairbanks' silent movie treatment of him that was released in theaters 105 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hardly anyone had even heard of the pulp magazine hero Zorro before Douglas Fairbanks' silent movie treatment of him that was released in theaters 105 years ago today. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
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Did you know #Apple has what amounts to an online manual for iOS 26 and the #iPhone? Once you get into a specific topic from the table of contents, you can select older versions of iOS, too. Or, just change the version number in the URL.
support.apple.com/guide/iphone...
support.apple.com/guide/iphone...
iPhone User Guide
Here’s everything you need to know about iPhone, straight from Apple. This definitive guide helps you get started using iPhone and discover all the amazing things it can do.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Did you know #Apple has what amounts to an online manual for iOS 26 and the #iPhone? Once you get into a specific topic from the table of contents, you can select older versions of iOS, too. Or, just change the version number in the URL.
support.apple.com/guide/iphone...
support.apple.com/guide/iphone...
80 years ago Friday, five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers disappeared off the coast of Florida, as did a search plane. The incident became part of the lore of the "mysterious" Bermuda Triangle.
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
80 years ago Friday, five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers disappeared off the coast of Florida, as did a search plane. The incident became part of the lore of the "mysterious" Bermuda Triangle.
Last Christmas, I gave you my green bean casserole
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone I REALLY hate ...
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone I REALLY hate ...
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Last Christmas, I gave you my green bean casserole
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone I REALLY hate ...
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone I REALLY hate ...
Went to my stepmother's memorial service in Evans, Ga., today. My dad passed away nearly five years ago. But I did get to see my mom and my sister. That's Caroline on the right. And that's Eva Jane on the left, looking younger and more fit than either of us. We need to get together more often.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Went to my stepmother's memorial service in Evans, Ga., today. My dad passed away nearly five years ago. But I did get to see my mom and my sister. That's Caroline on the right. And that's Eva Jane on the left, looking younger and more fit than either of us. We need to get together more often.
70 years ago Monday, Rosa Parks declined to give up her seat to white riders of a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Her arrest kicked off a 382 bus boycott that helped lead to the end of bus segregation. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
70 years ago Monday, Rosa Parks declined to give up her seat to white riders of a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Her arrest kicked off a 382 bus boycott that helped lead to the end of bus segregation. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.
Luke Knox, Creative Director at ESPN, on digital sports storytelling
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Designing for the Moment: Luke Knox on the Craft and Clarity Behind ESPN’s Visual Storytelling - News Paper Design
Luke Knox, Creative Director at ESPN, speaks with TK Sajeev , Editorial Director of NewspaperDesign.org, about how his team redefines digital sports storytelling through sharp design, smart data, and ...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Luke Knox, Creative Director at ESPN, on digital sports storytelling
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BREAKING: after being responsible for the asylum granted to the DC shooting suspect, Trump awards himself dictatorial rights to "reverse" immigration and expel anybody he doesn't like
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
BREAKING: after being responsible for the asylum granted to the DC shooting suspect, Trump awards himself dictatorial rights to "reverse" immigration and expel anybody he doesn't like
Elvis mustered out of the Army in 1960, returned to the U.S. and resumed his recording career. He had three giant No. 1 hits that year. The third of those, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" hit No. 1 65 years ago today.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Elvis mustered out of the Army in 1960, returned to the U.S. and resumed his recording career. He had three giant No. 1 hits that year. The third of those, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" hit No. 1 65 years ago today.
Some of what we know — or what we think we know — about the first Thanksgiving in 1621 has been overtaken by myth. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a Turkey Day fact check.
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Some of what we know — or what we think we know — about the first Thanksgiving in 1621 has been overtaken by myth. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review is a Turkey Day fact check.
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
110 years ago today, Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. What did the theory say? What did it mean? And whaddya mean he had TWO Theories of Relativity? My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review attempts to explain all...
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
110 years ago today, Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. What did the theory say? What did it mean? And whaddya mean he had TWO Theories of Relativity? My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review attempts to explain all...
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Everyone swoons over Elon Musk and space travel but let's remember Wallace and Gromit went to the Moon for a cheese holiday in 1989.
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Everyone swoons over Elon Musk and space travel but let's remember Wallace and Gromit went to the Moon for a cheese holiday in 1989.
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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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www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia...
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.
www.fox5atlanta.com
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."