The Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco has an exhibit called “Why Do They Hate U.S.? An International Perspective on American Politics & Culture”. The exhibit starts Dec. 22 and runs through April 30th. Even in times of international turmoil and American jingoism, the rest of the world, uncomfortably, still looks to the U.S. for […]
This story was old by the time I saw it, but I think it’s still an interesting read if you’re a fan of Steve Kelley. If you didn’t know that he also did stand up comedy – be looking for an opportunity to check out his act if he comes to you town. “The first […]
Joel Pett’s weekly ‘Toon-op” subject is Black Ink Monday and the current situation in the editorial cartooning industry. And so the cartoon lightbulb labeled Black Ink Monday clicked on, and cartoonists’ gloves came off. The idea was to draw attention to corporate journalism’s budget cutting, which has sliced through the skin, fat, bone, muscle and […]
Lee Judge, editorial cartoonist for the Kansas City Star, has an editorial/column explaining the plight of the editorial cartoonist. The only way I can avoid upsetting someone is by refusing to deal with hot-button topics and making lame jokes on trivial subjects (which, if push comes to shove, is Career Plan B). Not only is […]
There is a good article posted by the Star Bulletin that goes behind the scenes of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special – from the perspective of Lee Mendelson, the producer. Baseball has been very, very good to Lee Mendelson. More than four decades ago, the Bay area film producer had just wrapped a television documentary […]