Bell's Comics & Trading Cards

Here’s How Much to Tip at the Nail Salon

Don't let a headache over how much to tip at the nail salon ruin the fun of getting your next manicure. We've done the math for you!

Never judge person by their behavior

We have all heard that old adage "never judge a book by its cover" and most of us understand what that means. Right? Even though it's pretty simple, let's break it down some. Let's say you are looking for a book to read and you're at the library or at Barnes and Noble looking for what you're hoping will be a real page turner. Most of us will look at several books before deciding on one, but how do we decide which one…

White Lies I Tell Myself And Others

by Sarah I don’t remember who taught me how to ride a bike, but I’m pretty sure it was Roger, the nice guy whose wife served on the condo association board with my mom. I don’t remember if my dad was there for my dance recitals, or to send me off to prom. He might Read more...

the grinch that stole everything

What Libraries Can (Still) Do

Librarians will need to cherish their special talent as “stewards” while letting go of the instinct to be “collectors.” Knowledge in physical form needs to be preserved and curated. But with digital information pouring into iPhones and Kindles in petabytes, libraries need to rethink old habits. They cannot collect everything, or even a small fraction of everything.

Theocards! Theologian Trading Cards Coming Soon

I’m pretty pumped about these theological/philosophical trading cards my friend Tripp and I have been collaborating on. They’ll probably be for sale sometime soon at Homebrewed Christia…

Create Your Puppy Bowl Trading Cards

Alternative Wacks: Satirical Trading Cards Not Named Wacky Packages

A look at satirical trading cards influenced by Wacky Packages including Foney Ads, Cereal Killers, TV Smelly Awards and more.

The Benefits of Trading Keys for Cards

How many key cards does it take to open a door in Hennepin County, Minnesota? Thanks to Kirk Simmons, just one.

Pagan artist trading cards mix magic and devotion

TWH --Artist trading cards appear to be a good fit for many Pagan and polytheist communities, because they are intended to celebrate art for its own sake, free of critiques and commercial motivations. There have been a number of efforts to popularize what initiator M. Vänçi Stirnemann calls "a colla

Junk-Trading Band-Aid Isn't a Cure-All

Reliance on exchange-traded funds may be hurting trading in underlying bonds.

How to Use Sterling Trader® Pro on a Mac

Sterling Trading Tech is a leading provider of trading platforms, risk and compliance technology and trading infrastructure products for the global equities, equity options, and futures markets.

Sparrow therapy dogs get their own trading cards

Brothers Burton and Sam look like two peas in a pod. Wearing red bandanas, hanging on each other's every move. Stopping to sit, lay and be petted.

Help Your Kids Understand the Constitution Through Comics

In school, most of our introduction to the United States Constitution is pretty dry and text-based. We are shown the words, and told their meaning, but there isn’t a lot of fun attached, no context we can understand, and no kid-friendly way of transmitting the information. Now Round Table Comics has put together a comic \[…\]

Are Solicitations Hurting Marvel Comics?

Marvel Comics isn't exactly killing it right now. Along with plenty of other issues, are their solicitations hurting them?

Found Victorian Photographs Transformed into Pop Culture Trading Cards

Victorian-era photographic subjects are transformed in ways they couldn’t possibly have imagined in a series of modified cabinet cards by artist Alex Gross. A buttoned-up young woman becomes Harley…

Stop by Nature's Trading Post

Stop by Nature's Trading PostExplore your natural world! What better way to learn about science and collecting than to have kids get out in their own backyards? They can bring in what they find and tell us what they’ve been able to learn about it for “points” at Nature’s Trading Post. When they’ve saved up enough points, they can pick out a special scientific something to take home with them. Kids have their choice of everything from magnifying glasses to rocks and…