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Special Congressional Recognition for Lalo Alcaraz
Got it before the Dept. of unDEIs could undo it.
Says Lalo Alcaraz:
I’m so relieved this certificate of special congressional recognition came before the federal government realized I was not a white man, and made recognition of bad hombres like me illegal.
Via Bluesky or by way of Facebook.
Shawangunk Journal’s new cartoonist Kevin Michael Williams
The weekly Shawangunk Journal introduces their new cartoonist Kevin Michael Williams:
“I definitely do have a warped sense of humor,” says Kevin Michael Williams the Shawangunk Journal’s new cartoonist. And with influences like Robert Crumb and Gary Larsen, one can understand that claim.
The article is behind a paywall so not sure if KMW is an editorial cartoonist or not.
Bring Back Political Cartoons
Throughout pre-college education, teachers lured students towards history with an accessible and fun way to learn about the past: political cartoons. From the American Revolution and the Civil War to the Cold War and the Great Depression, there wasn’t an issue a political cartoon couldn’t discuss.
That is until recently. Scoop up almost any newspaper and you’d be hard-pressed to find a same-day political cartoon, in a tragic move away from a staple of American history. Some publications have even done away with opinion pages in daily print altogether.
There is hope for the future as the Editorial Board of the Baylor College Lariat call for the return of political cartoons. If these are the next editors of our newspapers maybe the cowardice of publishers can be thwarted.
While memes have the ability to function as political cartoons, they still miss the mark. Traditional political cartoons were the work of intelligent people who could mix art with commentary, while meme culture integrated the word “pwease” and a baby face filter resulting in a less subtle and meaningful critique. Think back to U.S. History when you saw the famous Gilded Age-era cartoon, The Bosses of the Senate. Behind the rows of tiny senators stand the real men in charge — the industrialists — with overflowing money bags for bodies and a door labeled “People’s Entrance” bolted tightly shut.
Mister we could use a publisher/editor like Mickey Mouse again
Mickey Mouse Runs His Own Newspaper. Part Two.
Mike Thompson Doing His Part
In his lecture titled “Laughing Out Loud: The Provocative History of Political Cartoons in America From Ben Franklin to Donald Trump,” Thompson will trace the evolution of political cartoons from the colonial era to the present day. Attendees can expect an insightful journey through American history, highlighting how cartoons have influenced public opinion and political discourse.
Political cartoonist Mike Thompson continues his cross-country tour of educating the masses about the history and importance of editorial cartoons. Here in Palm Springs.
The Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation partnered with the Palm Springs Public Library on Tuesday night to present “Laughing Out Loud: The Provocative History of Political Cartoons from Ben Franklin to Donald Trump.”
Presenter Mike Thompson is the longtime editorial cartoonist and animator with USA Today and the Detroit Free Press and has won numerous awards as a cartoonist and journalist.
Widow of Cartoonist Awarded $6M
65-year-old Paul Mono had been a syndicated cartoonist and creative director for the Los Angeles Times before losing his vision. He was having a mental health crisis inside his Laguna Woods home when deputies fired through the windows and killed him while his wife looked on.
The widow of a former Los Angeles Times ad executive and cartoonist fatally shot by Orange County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday she hopes a $6 million verdict in federal court against the county will serve as a deterrent to excessive uses of force.
A jury in federal court in Los Angeles last Wednesday awarded the verdict in favor of Susan Peck stemming from the fatal shooting of her legally blind 65-year-old husband, Paul Mono, on Feb. 6, 2018, in the Laguna Woods retirement community.
Tom Engelhardt Honored
Tom Engelhardt, a resident of Webster Groves and famed St. Louis Post-Dispatch political cartoonist who was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame a decade ago, was posthumously honored by Webster with a 2024 Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award. The city designated March 7 as Tom Engelhardt Day.
The Webster-Kirkwood Times carries the story.
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