The Cincinnati Enquirer has hired Kevin Necessary as political cartoonist and illustrator.From The Enquirer:Kevin Necessary is an illustrator and editorial cartoonist. His editorial cartoons will appear Sundays in The Enquirer and online each Friday.Kevin explains his job to fellow Cincinnatians in words and pictures: Who is Kevin?I am a comics journalist and editorial cartoonist for WCPO/9 […]
The President emerged from his living quarters yesterday, as soon as Fox & Friends was over, to address the nation, and the “emerging from the light” angle was a different setting than the usual “walk down the long hallway” venue, which late night comedians quickly noted, just as they noted that he opened by saying […]
Dear Leader is set to address the nation this morning, but, since Fox and Friends is still on for the better part of an hour as I write this, Darrin Bell’s explanation will have to do in the meantime.And it may continue to be the most clear and concise version, though the Washington Post reports:Vice […]
The current issue of Charlie Hebdo is a special about The New Censors. (Google translation) AlterNet looks at French humor on the fifth anniversary of the horrible terror attack:Before 2015, about 40,000 people read Charlie Hebdo each week. Given that many hundreds of thousands declared “je suis Charlie”, most were clearly not regular readers. “Je suis […]
I remember reading some swashbuckler in which, at the very start, the roughnecks who wielded broadswords were complaining about Frenchmen who fought with light foils, which they felt were not manly in that they didn’t deal death in great, slashing blows but with small, sneaky thrusts.It must have been Rafael Sabatini, because Dumas was himself […]
(Mo) (Non Sequitur) (Arlo and Janis)“Where’s your social consciousness?” Abbie Hoffman screamed, and then broke into giggles at the humorless politicos who decried anyone who dared to have fun while a war was going on.This three-way Juxtaposition sums up my current mood: I share Mo’s despair, but I agree with Kate that there is a limit to […]
With no salaried editorial cartoonists in the state of Texas, the larger newspapers rely on freelancers for cartoons about local issues.John Branch is interviewed by the Houston Chronicle.Though most of the cartoons you see in the Opinion section come through national syndication, Houston-based cartoonist John Branch is a regular contributor on Sundays. Op-Ed Editor Raj […]
I like Bob Moran’s presidential portrait, since so many people have been drawing parallels between the 1920s and the current set of 20s, but one major difference is that then we’d just concluded a horrific war and had a strong desire to avoid another.For all that can be said about Woodrow Wilson’s attitude towards race […]
It’s hard to pick a starting point today, but Pat Bagley offers a good reflection on things, because we’ve sure seen a lot of talking heads and it’s up to you to sort out the ones who are offering honest analysis and the ones simply beating partisan drums, one way or t’other. But we’ve certainly been […]
Conservatives are indignant over the Christmas card Larry Flint’s Hustler sent out to members of Congress during the 2019 holiday season.The card cover riffs on a statement Candidate Trump said during his run for President. The inside of the card is being described as “disgusting and hateful” by Republicans.Right wing channels have taken umbrage, as […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has published the deadlines and links to various Award and Prize opportunities for Editorial Cartoonists.A few, including The Pulitzer and The Divisional Reubens, have January deadlines. The deadline for Canada’s National Newspaper Awards is only days away.National Newspaper Awards (Canada) Deadline: January 9, 2020 Rules and entry form available […]
Tom Toles offers one of the more depressing cartoons of this brand new year and decade. What’s happening in Australia is so far off the norm that we should all be horrified and focused: People are heading for the ocean, prepared to simply leap into the water to escape the bushfires destroying their towns.The best we […]
Editorial cartoonist Jim Morin has decided to retire and devote his time to the Finer Arts. He goes out with a bang!From Jim’s Twitter feed:Jim’s career began in the mid-70s at the Syracuse University Daily Orange, the Beaumont (Tx) Enterprise and Journal, and the Richmond (Va) Times-Dispatch. In 1978 he found a home with the […]
I expected a certain amount of repetitive imagery on New Years Day, but the phrase “Out with the old, in with the new” hit on a level I haven’t seen since 1977, when the Gong Show did an entire show of people singing “Feelings.”Well, except that all of those were bad and some of these […]
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists has announced its new officers.AAEC Officers 2020-2021 President: Kevin Siers, The Charlotte Observer President-elect: Jen Sorensen, The Nib Vice President: Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press Secretary-Treasurer: Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Immediate Past President: Pat Bagley, Salt Lake City Tribune Director: Ed Hall, freelance (2nd year) Director: Liza Donnelly, The New Yorker Director: Tim Campbell, […]