One of our local towns has quit collecting recyclables because of a price increase by the trash hauler, but Herbert points out a level of futility that overshadows the practice anyway, particularly in cardboard and paper, which are ruined by grease or moisture. This not only means that pizza boxes (and her hamburger clamshell) are […]
Don Jr. and Eric explain the pay-as-you-go presidency, part of a blind trust which means that they control it and Dad has no idea what they’re doing, which indeed sounds like Weekend at Bernie’s. Not quite dead, nor so blind, but, indeed, shilling his cryptocoins and Bibles and golden sneakers (When I get to hebbin […]
As you see, the pushmi-pullyu illustrated by Dr. Dolittle author Hugh Lofting didn’t look much like two llamas sewn together, and the Doctor, seen at the right, looked more like W.C. Fields than Rex Harrison, but Dab Dab the Duck asked the relevant question, which people around the world have been asking about the pushmi-pullyu […]
The important thing to know about those helicopters is that if you split the bulgy part, the inside is just sticky enough that you can wear the thing on your nose as a Cyrano extension. The Northern Forest is coming to life, with trilliums and jack in the pulpits providing some early color and a […]
I couldn’t decide whether to comment on politics today or pick out some funny stuff from the comics page, so I’ll compromise and discuss the ridiculous flying emolument, which Anderson accurately depicts as a clear example of corruption and self-dealing. Clarence Thomas must certainly be gnashing his teeth over having sold out for so little, […]
I’m somewhat surprised at the number of cartoons about the Pope still being done, but Schot has done a nice job of contrasting Leo XIV with Donald Trump. It’s almost cheating to simply lay out the differences like this, but I’ve often said political cartoonists should be journalists, and there’s nothing wrong with reporting if […]
I like Bennett’s Mother’s Day cartoon, but I really hate the ongoing inspiration. Lalo Alcaraz had farmed the same concept for Mother’s Day in 2017, during the first Trump administration, and reposted it again this year, since the wall, and the issue, not only haven’t gone away, but have become more relevant as ICE begins […]
This took me a minute, after which I felt foolish for having not gotten it right away. There is no relationship so genuinely wonderful that Maeve cannot screw it up. Between Friends doesn’t provide a lot of belly laughs; the humor is more a sigh of recognition at human frailty, and regular readers know the […]
Yesterday was VE Day except in the United States, where it was “Victory Day For World War II,” according to our president, who celebrated by posting this image of marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi, a hill just west of Berlin that was named for German composer Johann Sebastian Suribachi. Or maybe, just maybe, […]
Mamet satirizes a growing sense that certain politicians have no idea of how real life works. It’s funny that Mamet can’t tell a credit card from a library card, but not so funny that the president of the United States thinks you have to show identification to purchase groceries. And he specified photo ID, so […]
President Trump’s bizarre answer to Christine Welker’s question on Meet The Press continues to draw criticism and ridicule. As noted here yesterday and in many other places across a wide span of media, the presidential oath is not complicated: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of […]
I swiped today’s headline from a column in the Guardian that was written even before Dear Leader stunned the world by proposing the renovation and reopening of Alcatraz, based on his having watched a Clint Eastwood movie. The Alcatraz proposal also came a day or two after someone on social media asked if any bookies […]
Today is National Cartoonist Day and Jonathan Lemon has a nice lineup of cameos. He’s not the first to feature guest stars on May 5 but he’s done a particularly nice job of drawing them. Lalo Alcaraz managed to combine Cinco de Mayo and National Cartoonist Day. I get a sense that a number of […]
This is funny to start with, but also sparks a memory of a woman I went out with very briefly, shortly after both of our divorces, but long enough after mine that I could detect subtle warning signs. Like the fact that she and her now-ex had been building a semi-custom townhouse which originally had […]
It’s not really International Obedience Day, and this isn’t a new cartoon. It’s World Press Freedom Day and Molina’s cartoon dates from 2019. I’m featuring it because I particularly like it and because I’m sorry that Molina is still here in America, having fled Nicaragua because there wasn’t a whole lot of press freedom there. […]