Cathy Wilcox Wins Walkley Cartoon of the Year
The Walkley Foundation has announced the winners in this year’s Walkley Awards. This year’s Cartoon of the Year goes to…
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CSotD: A Good Day For Gravedigging
When we were reading Hamlet junior year, the professor asked why there was the gravedigger scene, and we all dutifully…
CSotD: O Wad Some Pow’r
Patrick Chappatte calls the Trump election a wake-up call for Europe, which demands more analysis than a first reaction might…
CSotD: Laughing While We Wait
Tommy Siegel offers an explanation of what happened this week, and, while foolish arrogance doesn’t explain it all, I feel…
CSotD: Happy No Mail/Banks Closed Day
I’ve noted in the past that for empty-nested, retired folks, holidays are when the banks are closed and there’s no…
CSotD: Asking the Unaskable Questions
Note: One of my father’s favorite expressions was “If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the rebbi.”…
Matt Golding, Fiona Katauskas, Cathy Wilcox Named Finalists for Walkley Award
The Walkley Foundation has announced the finalists for its Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In the category of Cartoon…
CSotD: VP Debate 2, the Sequel
I promised more coverage if there were more cartoons about the VP Debate, so we’ll start with Walt Handelsman’s contribution,…
CSotD: Finding Our Place
My initial response to this Cathy Wilcox cartoon was negative, and I still think it is politically unfair, if only…
CSotD: Unreliable Narrators
Pearls Before Swine (AMS) offers a yes-but-no discussion of our situation. There certainly are a lot of people siloed in…
CSotD: A Festival of Futility
Ann Telnaes combines her anguish over the crackdown on women’s rights under the reconstituted Afghan government with her fury over…
CSotD: Soiling the Nest
Michael Ramirez (Creators) offered a curious take on CNN’s candidate interview. It appeared the morning after, but that likely means…
Cathy Wilcox wins Kennedy Award for Outstanding Cartoon
The Australian Kennedy Foundation has announced this year’s winners of the Kennedy Awards for Outstanding Journalism. In the category of…
CSotD: Shooting Pains
There have been times when emigrating to Australia seemed like a good idea, but it doesn’t take a lot of…
CSotD: Picking up the pieces
My usual rule is to not feature a cartoon more than a week after it runs, but I’ve recently wound…