Cartoonist and illustrator Doug Sneyd has passed away. Douglas Mord (Doug) Sneyd December 14, 1931 – January 21, 2025 From the family obituary: Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in his 94th year. Doug was a renowned commercial artist, illustrator, and cartoonist … From humble […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after an editor killed a cartoon depicting wealthy businessmen and leading media figures, including Jeff Bezos, who owns The Post, paying obeisance to President-elect Donald Trump. It is a sharp, honest jab at the powerful. That’s the role of an editorial cartoonist, and it […]
Rick McKee provides a context for the quote, “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise,” by Thomas Gray, who wrote a few better poems but not many better quotes. It’s gobsmacking for one portion of the population to hear the utter nonsense, toxic lies and frightening promises of the past week, and then […]
Jules Feiffer, RIP A bit surprised that Bob Englehart‘s has been the only tribute to Jules Feiffer from the editoonists. It came out the same day as Jules’ funeral home obituary. The Games People Play The New Yorker has a new game where the player puts cartoons in the order they appeared: Laugh Lines. Trigger […]