Christmas Eve, that is. Not to be confused with the Turgenev novel, though his portrait of over-educated Russian intellectuals dithering around as the rest of Europe explodes in revolution seems sadly relevant at the moment. But we’ll get back to that, and, if we don’t, it will get back to us. As Fiona Katauskas says, […]
Andertoons (AMS) takes a daring step, making a joke based on the reader having a good vocabulary, but which is funnier if the reader has just enough of a good vocabulary to know what the word means and to feel somewhat proud of that. That is, if ubiquitous/ubiquity were more common words, there’d be nothing […]
When we were reading Hamlet junior year, the professor asked why there was the gravedigger scene, and we all dutifully responded about easing the tension, to which he said, “Shakespeare had a clown in his troupe and had to write something for him.” I don’t know if I accept that, but for either reason, here’s […]
Today’s Deflocked (AMS) happened to hit on this topic at just the right moment to jump from the funnies into the editorial section. CBS has announced that its moderators will not correct blatant lies in tomorrow night’s VP debate. This will allow the discussion to be a game of “Is so!” and “Is not!” instead […]
I think today’s Deflocked (AMS) is largely an example of lead time. When the first cell phone bans in school were announced, editorial cartoonists leapt to depict disheartened children, though my own suspicion was that the kids would largely shrug it off and either adjust to life in the here and now or find new […]
A bunch of funny stuff, today and in the past several days, and well-timed given the level of not-funny stuff we’ve all been dealing with. My definition of funny has less to do with pies in the face than with things that make you laugh because you can relate to them. (My sympathies to those […]
Pia Guerra David Rowe A pair of rapid responses to last night’s debate: Guerra from the Canadian West Coast, Rowe from Australia, but let’s wait to see what cartoonists who work at a more deliberate pace have to say about it, not that either of these is hasty with their graphics or their thinking. IMHO, […]
John Auchter repeats the concept that the machines are listening to us, which I continue to insist is a myth. However, should the fellow donate $25 to the candidate, it will indeed be Katy-bar-the-door time. I’ve heard several people say they’re sorry to have donated to a candidate because of the spam that results. I’m […]
Non Sequitur (AMS) manages to strike an appropriate note through serendipity, given Wiley’s lead time. Indeed, things could have gone worse and, also indeed, fate is recalculating. In any case, the second day of political cartoons about the attempted assassination have mostly indicated that we should give cartoonists a little more time, so we’ll back […]
Sunday’s Rubes (Creators) brought to mind an African folktale whose more precise origin I can’t remember, of the lion, the hyena and the jackal forming a partnership to hunt together. They were quite successful and ended up with a great pile of game. Lion directed Hyena to divide it up for them, and he made […]
It seems appropriate that Madam & Eve, which has of late dwelt entirely on South Africa’s corrupt and discouraging political scene, should offer this suggestion for relief, which applies to everyone in a corrupt and discouraging political scene, which these days feels like pretty much everybody. Besides, one of the 10 Commandments — available soon […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, when I feature a syndicated cartoon here, I add the name of the syndicate with it. For instance, I would label this one Barney & Clyde (Counterpoint). A few months ago, I’d have said “Barney & Clyde (WPWG)” but the Washington Post Writers Group has recently ended its syndication of […]
Yesterday was Factchecking Day, which makes me wish Steve Kelley (Creators)’s cartoon had run then, because it’s an easy one to fact-check: March 31 was established as International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2009, so there was no “blunder” in the White House issuing a proclamation saying so, as they issue proclamations for all sorts […]
Pearls Before Swine (AMS) gets political this morning, and I’ll admit I can’t tiptoe around the general topic either. It’s not easy to avoid thinking about. My social media this morning consisted of a mix of leftover St. Patrick’s Day stuff — and I don’t intend to get into that again — and loads of […]
Cathy Wilcox marks International Women’s Day with a grim sense of purpose but a welcome lack of complaining: It’s a good day to recalibrate as the struggle continues. She makes a valuable list of things to challenge, and doesn’t waste a lot of time and energy on the small stuff: These are all major policies, […]