Amusements – The Tory Party https://www.toryhoke.com Comics, essays, art, and heckling Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:16:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.3 75387560 Jabba the Trump https://www.toryhoke.com/2016/10/16/jabba-the-trump/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 13:00:21 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=9046 For Inktober: Jabba the Trump. It’s probably been done before, but I had to get it out of my system.

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]]> 9046 Background Check Your Doctor: Try This Health Care Provider Review Aggregator https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/11/23/background-check-your-doctor/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:10:40 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8811 I wrote a suite of scripts to help you background check your doctor. The Primary Care Provider Investigator imports a list of health care providers and then scrapes multiple review sites (e.g. Yelp, UCompareHealthCare) to aggregate their reviews: PCPInvestigator. This project was born of frustration with my health insurer’s “search for a doctor” function, which… Continue reading Background Check Your Doctor: Try This Health Care Provider Review Aggregator

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]]> 8811 Dead Week (Remastered) https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/10/13/dead-week-remastered/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:00:19 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8780 Back and now mobile-friendly for your Halloween enjoyment! Evil is at the door. DEAD WEEK (Remastered): the week before final exams, college roommates face a horror they may not survive. “Dead Week” is an interactive horror webtoon with audio, playable in English or Korean. Headphones and a modern browser on a desktop computer are recommended… Continue reading Dead Week (Remastered)

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]]> 8780 “Meddling Auntie” on lesbian.com! https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/05/04/meddling-auntie-on-lesbian-com/ Mon, 04 May 2015 19:09:59 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8686 Check out “Meddling Auntie” on lesbian.com! Thanks to Lesbian.com for the interview and Kristine Chester, as always, for her kind support. Read more “Meddling Auntie” at meddlingauntie.com, purchase as eBook or trade paperback at Amazon, or purchase as a comic at IndyPlanet.

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]]> 8686 B is for Broken Cover Reveal https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/04/23/b-is-for-broken-cover-reveal/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:00:13 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8670 It’s here! Earlier this year I worked with Rhonda Parrish on the cover and interior illustrations of her new alphabet anthology B is for Broken, to be released May 26. And now the art is out of the bag! Working with Rhonda was a treat. Thanks to Alexis A. Hunter for the tip! It’s a… Continue reading B is for Broken Cover Reveal

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]]> 8670 Meddling Auntie Comics: New Release Plus Giveaway! https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/04/21/meddling-auntie-comics-new-release-plus-giveaway/ https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/04/21/meddling-auntie-comics-new-release-plus-giveaway/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:00:41 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8630 Meddling Auntie Comics are now on Amazon as eBooks! The series includes a brand new, harsh-truth-soothing, squirm-inducing topic: Puberty. The comics will and should always remain free and open. However people have asked for other ways to read and share them, and I aim to deliver. Next week they’ll be available for print at Amazon… Continue reading Meddling Auntie Comics: New Release Plus Giveaway!

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]]> https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/04/21/meddling-auntie-comics-new-release-plus-giveaway/feed/ 1 8630 3 Animators That Will Explode Your Brain https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/04/10/3-animators-that-will-explode-your-brain/ Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:46 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8602 You work hard. You show kindness. You pay your taxes. You just remembered you have to pay your taxes. You deserve to meet three animators that will explode your brain. There are no fluffy 3D clouds or meet-cute plots here. But there are unforgettable images and squealing rapture. Time Consumption Advisory: these artists’ work is… Continue reading 3 Animators That Will Explode Your Brain

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]]> 8602 Spring 2015 Cartoon Preview https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/03/13/spring-2015-cartoon-preview/ Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8574 This article first appeared as a “Chick on the Draw” column in Luna Station Quarterly, March 6, 2015. This year’s animated lineup is out of control. There is no controlling it. Don’t try. You will hurt yourself. There are two Disney/Pixar movies coming out this year: INSIDE OUT (June 19) and THE GOOD DINOSAUR (Nov… Continue reading Spring 2015 Cartoon Preview

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]]> 8574 The Secret to Life is Programming https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/03/10/secret-life-programming/ Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:00:44 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8445 (This post created for and first appeared on Samantha Gay’s blog, February 21, 2015.) Twenty years ago I was depressed, confused, and out of ideas. Then I discovered programming. I’m not sure how it started. It helped that the family had a Tandy TRS-80 at one point, and I ran into BASIC and Oregon Trail… Continue reading The Secret to Life is Programming

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]]> 8445 Dragon Age Inquisition: Missing Tarot Cards https://www.toryhoke.com/2015/01/23/dragon-age-inquisition-missing-tarot-cards/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:00:15 +0000 http://www.toryhoke.com/?p=8426 Thanks to inspiration from /u/YouLeaveMeNoChoice and /u/Shady_Intent, here are seven of the missing eight tarot cards from Dragon Age: Inquisition. I’m still working on Josephine’s romance card. I made one, it just turned out goofy. Will fix soon. Stay tuned.

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