I’m feeling old and grumpy, but, thanks to Paul Berge, I feel less alone. I was tempted to do an entire blog entry of Saigon Evacuation cartoons, but he posted this on his page and it satisfies the urge, even if it doesn’t quell the frustration. Some of the more recent variations at least acknowledge that […]
David Fitzsimmons riffs on the 1893 bronze by German sculptor Hugo Rheinhold, in which an ape contemplates a human skull, while sitting on a stack of books, one of which is by Darwin, the other identifiable text being Genesis 3.5, “Ye shall be as God.” I particularly like it because of the cobwebs on this […]
Jack Ohman (WPWG) evokes a parallel between our withdrawal from Saigon and our withdrawal from Afghanistan, and, once more, I will point out that the two events are only vaguely alike. One similarity, however, is that there’s a reason police hate being called in on domestic disturbances: Spouses may be angry with each other, but […]