As artificial intelligence infiltrates virtually every aspect of modern life, I had assumed, completely incorrectly, that editorial cartooning was probably more or less immune. Earlier this year, however, I got a rude wake-up call. Several editorial cartoonists first sent me a set of cartoons by Pedro Molina and Rick McKee that had been run through […]
Let’s pretend that there are still cities with two newspapers in the U.S. and this is the other’s funny pages.Tiny TypeThat other paper’s comics section featured a Nick Newman cartoon about our aging eyesight…Which brought to mind today’s Flo and Friends. There are a couple of legitimate fears there but the tiny fonts is more […]
I used mostly funnies yesterday, but in a political context, and I still contend that nothing is funny unless it’s based on reality with a twist, which pretty well describes current politics. It’s not, however, always political. This Frazz, for instance, is philosophical. Instead of downright laughter, Frazz often provides wisdom with a smile. Both […]
“I deeply regret my Facebook post published on May 1, 2025. I respectfully state before the Hon’ble Supreme Court that I never intended to hurt the sentiments of any community, caste, religion, or to insult any party or individual,” the cartoonist wrote. The Deccan Herald reports on the outcome of an issue that went before […]
I’ve had to put on a sweatshirt lately in the wee hours when I write this stuff, though it’s warm when I hit the dog park a few hours later. We’re even seeing a few leaves begin to turn.Meanwhile, our national and international situations are wheeling way out of whack, and the fellow in Weyant’s […]
With: Joe Caroff and 007; Kevin Kalluagher (KAL) and The Economist; Bill Maher and National Lampoon; TYove Janssen and The Moomins; Doris Carr and Marmaduke; the U. S. Mint and Superman; Joe Staton and Dick Tracy; and Carole Curtis.Joe Caroff – RIPFrom Jeré Longman at The New York Times the Joe Caroff obituary (or here): […]
Behind a small window cutout in the front door of the Northeast Portland home sits a furry guard to this New Yorker cartoonist’s upstairs studio. Upon entry, a chair dons a curved sag in its plush cushion, suited for the fluffy multicolored feline, Pumpkin, who, too, makes art in the form of scratch posts. Through […]
Banx offers a wait-a-minute gag. My first response is that it would indeed be good if we could use old, renewable energy in place of the power-suck that happens at data centers. Then the wait-a-minute hit, because, obviously, if we were still running everything on hydropower, we wouldn’t be creating gigantic masses of data. We […]
If you ever wanted to appear smarter by referencing Supreme Court decisions in your conversations, you can now drop the word “Calvinball” and be fluent in American jurisprudence speak thanks to an dissenting opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.In a ruling earlier today, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration could cancel […]
There she was: a woman in a pose that suggested she was either about to sell me shoes or ask me to subscribe to her OnlyFans. Her legs spread in a way that made me wonder if Skechers had pivoted from athletic footwear to gynaecological equipment. The shoes—ostensibly the point of the advertisement—were an afterthought. […]
Some upcoming events that may be in your area of interest. With Harry Bliss, Edward Gorey, Al Hirschfeld, Ralph Steadman, William H. Walker, and a supporting cast of thousands including members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and The Usual Gang of Idiots.Motion Lines: How Cartoonists Draw Movement Featuring over 100 examples from the […]
The Mediterranean coastal city of Marbella has banned caricature artists from practicing their trade along public roads citing safety concerns. Caricature artists say they’ve worked there for decades without issue, and their work is very popular.According to Sur in English, the delegation of public roads has decided not to authorise, for the moment, permits for […]
This historic plaque, celebrating a great Civil War battle, can be seen on the grounds of the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. There are eight “Trump National Golf Clubs,” but the River of Blood Battle didn’t really take place on any of them.As the NYTimes reported a decade ago, it never happened at […]
ImageText, a web-based journal from the Department of English at the University of Florida with free and full public access, has released their most recent and very interesting issue (Vol15 #3) with four feature articles.The articles are: Chris Ware’s New Yorker Covers and American School Shootings by Ryan Banfi The New Yorker commissions and accepts […]
Last weekend saw the release of “the first Peanuts musical in 35 years” on Apple TV+. A summary from Parents: Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical centers on siblings Charlie Brown and Sally, who are heading to summer camp; Charlie Brown is a fan, but Sally isn’t so sure. However, they learn that their camp is […]