From The Toronto Star report: HALIFAX – A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire Network Inc., claiming it owes tens of millions of dollars after several years of mismanagement. In documents filed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Monday, Fiera Private Debt Fund said SaltWire and The […]
The Big Story today is that Princess Catherine, who seemed to disappear after a mysterious abdominal surgery of some sort, seemed to reappear in a photo of herself with her three children. And then it turned out she’d Photoshopped the picture instead of leaving it up the Photoshopper Royal, as Dr. MacLeod recommends, with the […]
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, has promoted Carla Silva to senior vice president, general manager, and head, global licensing [emphasis added]. Silva, a seasoned veteran in the consumer products licensing industry and an expert in brand development, brings over two decades of […]
From Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts blog: Have you seen? Sparky (formerly known as Guard Dog) is the cover story for the March 2024 issue of Animal Culture magazine! For the article, writers Patricia Denys and Mary Holmes interviewed Patrick about his Guard Dog freedom story and the plight of real-life tethered dogs. The article, titled “Guard Dog’s Guardian: […]
Wilbur gets as political today as I want to, given that I’m recovering from that lost hour of sleep and also am bracing myself for a flood of Katie Britt panels that are sure to hit over the next 24 hours.In the meantime, I appreciate someone who can combine a cartooning cliche with a political […]
A Profile of Gag Cartoonist Jeff Keate (1912- 1995) Robert Jefferson Keate, who signed his work Jeff Keate, was a prolific cartoonist whose work appeared in many national American magazines in mid-20th century America. He was born March 10, 1912, so this Sunday is his 112th birthday. He was from Western Canada, and he moved […]
Georgia Dunn uses her Sunday page to celebrate ten years of Breaking Cat News today. Let’s compare – here’s the March 12, 2014 debut comic strip of Breaking Cat News: As for the future? Yes, cartoonist Georgia is going there, covering real news! More previews at Georgia’s Patreon.
Juxtaposition of Ancient FadsPaul ConradCornered — AMSPaul Berge has a collection of cartoons from a half-century ago about streaking, which was one of those fads that becomes a fad because it became a fad. Which is to say that it got a lot more attention than it deserved, but it appealed to people who like […]
“News” is up for debate in some entries below, but we will start with actual news. Mike Manley has revealed that he is scheduled to return as daily artist on The Phantom June 10, 2024. Grawlix IllustratedZits today; Beetle Bailey tomorrow. Let’s stay at King Features for another news item. I’m not in the habit […]
Jeff Koterba joins the ongoing theme of “Who cares?” with the by-now familiar message that it really doesn’t matter who wins the next election, that Trump and Biden have run against each other before and so why bother voting in November? However, the past 24 hours have seen a shift in other cartoons, following Biden’s […]
It is common knowledge that part of a baby’s healthy development is the new parents talking to them. The humor in Daddy Daze by John Kovaleski arises as the father explains to his infant son the circumstances surrounding them. That conversation is about to get very serious. Beginning March 11 and running for nearly two […]
“After opening in prayer at a church about 15 miles northwest of the state capital, panelists spoke of pornography in libraries, calling library board members cowards for not doing their jobs. “Then the leader of a political website remarked about book challenges in Alabama’s public libraries. “Burn the freaking books.” Little saddens me more than […]
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, […]
Hi and Lois cartoonist Chance Browne has passed away. Robert David (Chance) (Bob) Browne June 17, 1948 – March 1, 1948Chance Browne, the son of Dik Browne and older brother of Chris Browne, died earlier this month. From the Stamford Advocate: Chance Browne died [Friday] at his home at age 75 after being diagnosed with […]
The primaries are all but over, and now we’re off to the November elections, though, as Adam Zyglis notes, not before the Supreme Court has taken a good long look at things. It seems unlikely that SCOTUS would decide presidents are immune from prosecution for criminal conduct, but, as Zyglis notes, it seemed highly unlikely […]