Yale University criticized for NOT printing Mohammed cartoons
Last week I told you that Yale University Press had decided NOT to include reprints of the infamous 12 Mohammed…
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Book about 12 Muhammad cartoons doesn’t include them
A new book entitled “The Cartoons That Shook the World” about the infamous 12 cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad will…
Inserted F-word in Pearls Before Swine?
Did Stephan Pastis insert the “F-word” in Tuesday’s Pearls Before Swine. Readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch claim that it…
Tank McNamara sacked at Washington Post
Michael Cavna reports that the Washington Post pulled the original Tank McNamara and is running a replacement because the strip…
Cartoon about speeding tickets, sex causes stir
The San Jose Mercury News ran a cartoon depicting actual excuses people have given police officers after being pulled over…
B.C. in kerosene fueled hot water
Yesterday’s B.C. comic has upset some dog lovers and has been replaced with a substitution strip on GoComics.com. The offending…
Senator stops Treasury from hiring cartoonist
The Treasury Departments put out a RFI (Request for information) – the first step in hiring a cartoonist to “conduct…
NOW protests cartoon of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
The New York State chapter of the National Organization for Women has released a statement denouncing New York Daily News…
From Iran: jailed cartoonist, twitter and offensive cartoons
Reporters Without Borders reports that some 23 reporters have been arrested since the riots began in Iran and the government…
Prison newspaper featuring bearded pig in turban pulled
Fifty thousand copies of a prison newspaper were pulled after “diversity chiefs” became “extremely concerned” over a cartoon sketch of…
Coverly, Tatulli interviewed about Reuben weekend
Tom Racine’s Tall Tale Radio podcast this last week featured Mark Tatulli and Dave Coverly, both winners at this year’s…
Pinatagate cartoon coverage round up
Last week, Chip Bok’s cartoon poking fun at Republicans dealing with how to approach the Judge Sonia Sotomayor nomination to…
ADF takes issue with Sunday’s Doonesbury
A letter to Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau from the Anti-Defamation League regarding last Sunday’s strip regarding the correct usage of…
Spider-Man graphic novel to be banned from school
A Spider-Man graphic novel is being questioned for appropriate content for Norris Elementary School by one mother. With the growth…
Pat Oliphant cartoon viewed as Anti-Semitic
A recent cartoon by Pat Oliphant depicting a goose-stepping soldier pushing the Star of David (that looks like a snake…