CSotD: The Perils of Sarcasm and Subtlety
If we sing the praises of a comic strip that hits a news item on the moment despite its lead…
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Bruce Petty – RIP
Australian cartoonist Bruce Petty has passed away. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australian cartoonist, filmmaker and satirist Bruce Petty has…
CSotD: Ways of Knowing or Not Knowing
On the Fastrack (KFS) reminds me that the first course I took in my major was called “Ways of Knowing,”…
CSotD: Ladies & Gentlemen, the Unprecedent
Pedro X. Molina (Counterpoint) offers a provocative — in the best sense of the word — response to yesterday’s arraignment….
CSotD: Recons, retcons and just plain cons
Andertoons (AMS) picks up today’s Fortuitous Timing Award, particularly since he offers all three possible pleas, including the one that…
CSotD: A House Divided
Ann Telnaes provided a quick guide to America this past Wednesday, outlining the hypocrisies by which we live: What we…
CSotD: Coverage and Cover-ups
It doesn’t get much simpler than Ann Telnaes depicts it: Donald J. Trump has been indicted. We don’t, as I’m…
When What You Love is Self-Destructing
Kevin Necessary got a letter asking why he is no longer drawing editorial cartoons. He tore up the first draft…
CSotD: Parade of Follies
I wasn’t going to do any more about the Nashville shootings because there wasn’t much fresh to be said about…
CSotD: Learning to care, the hard way
A friend emailed last night, wishing me luck in sorting through the inevitable flood of political cartoons that were already…
CSotD: Scams, shortcomings & other funny stuff
I worked at a paper where this Pardon My Planet (KFS) pretty much described the company health plan. There were…
CSotD: Doublechecked Cartoons
Bill Bramhall takes a shot at New York City’s new and improved “We (heart) NYC” logo. I won’t dispute him…
Mike Thompson Joins Star Tribune Staff
A year after being let go by the USA Today/Gannett chain of newspapers, editorial cartoonist Mike Thompson has joined the…
Diverse Items About Diverse Cartoonists
Ann Telnaes, Chris Browne, Jules Feiffer, Joe Heller, Ellis Rosen, Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra. Dave Whamond, Jeff Millar and…
CSotD: The Stupids Step Up
Harry Allard’s 1974 book “The Stupids Step Out” has been banned in many places because it’s not funny to refer…