Mr. Boffo often uses the term “unclear on the concept” in portraying a character who genuinely just doesn’t get it. Joe Martin should have used it today, because the term “mailman” disappeared a couple of decades ago, and the majority of actors under 40 use the term “actor” regardless of sex, just as nobody says […]
My usual rule is to not feature a cartoon more than a week after it runs, but I’ve recently wound up with a collection of good pieces that got buried by more immediate issues. I’m allowed to break my own rule. Anyone who’s been paying attention knows that generating cryptocurrency gobbles up a lot of […]
I’m starting by disagreeing with Paul Berge, but I’ll soften it by linking to his essay on this cartoon where he discusses the sexist comments that have drawn the most attention, while also delving into Harrison Butker’s homophobia and transphobia as well as his defense of antiSemitism. My problem is that his objections repeat a […]
Joel Pett gets a laugh and helps lower our expectations of each other this morning, given how very little of what ought to be painfully obvious appears to be so. The past several days have seen a display of how many know so little about American History or about how our government works. Scott […]
Bill Bramhall depicts the Fourth of July in the New Normal, in which we can’t always distinguish the traditional fireworks from the new tradition of killing each other. My favorite part of the cartoon is that she’s only moderately concerned; it’s not like she’s leaping from the couch or he’s poised at the window. Maybe […]
It would be too easy to say “The jokes tell themselves,” but, yes, Kayleigh MagaNinny really did explain to reporters yesterday that Dear Leader would wait until after the election results were in before deciding whether to accept them as valid. Jokes are funny, and this isn’t, but, assuming you share my love of gallows […]
Ann Telnaes marks the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at a propitious moment, as nasty women are really stepping up to take their places in society. The suffrage movement offers a lot of opportunity to study history in a holistic manner, because it didn’t happen in a bubble, or all at […]
I know I was supposed to laugh at today’s Arctic Circle, but my response was “That would have been so cool!” I think, had Alex Hallatt had the drone say something like “Don’t pick your nose!” or “Put your gloves on,” she’d have gotten the intended response, but “Come home now!” unleashed a flood. A […]
I really puzzled over where to start today, but settled on Tank McNamara not because of the gag itself, though it made me laugh: My own view is that the Cleveland Browns should put its owners in coaching positions, since they can’t seem to find a qualified coach they want to keep. But it’s the […]
This will be a day of juxtapositions, so let’s start with a string of non-political thematic coincidences: (Red and Rover) (Pooch Cafe) (Argyle Sweater) (Frazz) I’m not claiming any great significance for these, but the convergence amused me and, if you agree with me and with Frazz about the dubious attempt to connect “esoteric” and […]
(Non Sequitur) (Brian Adcock) Wiley Miller unintentionally creates a Juxtaposition of the Day when he was simply commenting on a common saying, mostly because a Russian variation of that saying has been (purposely? ignorantly?) misinterpreted here for years. That is, when Khrushchev said “We will bury you,” he wasn’t threatening warfare. He was simply saying […]
The BBC is wondering why there are no female superhero movies despite woman making up 52% of all movie ticket sales. From the BBC: 2013 has seen Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Adams and Natalie Portman (all Oscar-winning or Oscar-nominated actresses) playing roles in three major superhero films; Paltrow in Iron Man, Adams in Superman and Portman […]
I haven’t seen Disney’s Planes movie, but as a consumer of family animation movies, it’s not hard to grasp what Margot Magowan describes as blatantly sexist movie – slow planes being called “ladies”; female plane characters being objectified, the number of female characters a fraction of the males, etc. When I saw the preview, I […]