I reported earlier that seven people were arrested in Ireland for allegedly plotting to kill Swede cartoonst Lars Vilks. A Pennsylvania woman who calls herself “JihadJan” has also been arrested in connection to that assassination plot. Ms. LaRose, 46, was arrested in Philadelphia in October, but her case was kept under seal. Although the indictment […]
The same folks (Gabe Rivera) responsible for Techmeme and Memeorandum have launched Mediagazer. The sites aggregate links to articles and present them in a headlines listing format. Techmeme specializes in technology, Memorandum in politics, and now Mediagazer specializes in media coverage. The article making the introduction is here. In addition to using an algorithm to […]
Hat tip to Rob Tornoe for finding this video. It’s Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis drawing one of his editorial cartoons. One of the things I enjoy about watching these type of videos is seeing their process. I observed Scott doing most of the pencilling in the beginning (like most), but also going […]
Just finished reading the latest issue of John Read’s Stay Tooned! magazine. Once again, John does an excellent job. This issue covers Roz Chast, Jack and Carole Bender (Alley Oop), John Hambrock (The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee), Joe Bluhm, Justin Thompson (MythTickle), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois), Jeff Koterba and Don Hagist. […]