Posted on: June 27, 2024

One of the greatest editorial cartoonists (and one of my favorites) Paul Conrad was born 100 years ago today. Selected images from a (and copyright) Los Angeles Times photo gallery of Paul Conrad cartoons.

From the Jim Crow Museum: The Introduction of comic strips in the American press in the 1890’s corresponds with the beginning of a renewed of racial segregation in the United States. While Southern laws were used to oppress American citizens of African descent, the mainstream white press served up accounts of Blacks in newspaper articles […]

WEBTOON, the online comics giant goes public today. The latest tech company to go public is Los Angeles-based Webtoon Entertainment, a platform for content creators who make and sell digital comic books and manga. Here’s what you need to about Webtoon and its initial public offering. What is Webtoon? Webtoon Entertainment is a digital platform […]

Mike Smith (KFS) begins things by expressing doubt that tonight’s debate will change any votes, and he may be right, not because it won’t be a chance to evaluate the candidates head-to-head but because the people who watch will likely be the people who have already been paying attention. Lisa Benson (Counterpoint) makes much the […]