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CSotD: Knock-knock-knockin’ on Kevin’s door

If you’re not already following Prickly City, this might be a good time to start. The election of Kevin, the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse, to the US Senate has produced some good laughs and the prospect of his making a run for the presidency is promising.For a number of years, the answer to “Aren’t […]

Zapiro depicts Zuma as would be rapist. Again

Jonathan Shapiro (AKA Zapiro) has once again depicted South African president Jacob Zuma preparing to rape a woman. This cartoon depicts Zuma with iconic shower head in front of a woman labeled “Free Speech” being held by the ANC with Lady Justice (the target of the last rape cartoon) warning Free Speech “Fight, sister, fight!”The […]

Interview: New NCS president Tom Richmond

MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond took the helm of the National Cartoonists Society this year. He has big shoes to fail. Tom succeeds Jef Keane who lead the organization for 2 two year terms. He’s been a member of the professional organization since 1998. I asked him a few questions regarding his new role as […]

Ariail, Bennett, Parker are finalists for Green Eyeshade Awards

Robert Ariail (Spartanburg Herald-Journal), Clay Bennett (Chattanooga Times Free Press) and Jeff Parker (Florida Today) were named as finalists in The Society of Professional Journalists announced the finalists for the 61st annual Green Eyeshade Awards. The regional contest recongnizes outstanding journalism in 11 southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South […]

CSotD: Speaking of unwanted messages …

No kidding.Darrin Bell recently did some right-to-the-edge deadline work on the death of bin Laden, and he’s done it again in today’s Candorville. But, even getting his lead time down to a minimum, he had to time the strip to hit when the laughter was over, but before the coverage let up.One can only hope […]

CSotD: This should not be so remarkable

Mark Parisi shared this creative use of an “Off the Mark” panel on his Facebook page. The Spanish teacher deleted the original caption — “I give it three months.” — and asked her students to fill in a new joke, and gave this one — “That man needs to shave.” — the highest grade for using […]

CSotD: … after that, it takes nine months

Bud Grace is capable of setting up seemingly significant plot shifts in Piranha Club and then blowing them away with a simple flick of the reset button — often starring himself. And that may still be in the offing.But it’s starting to look like Ernie is really headed down the aisle, and not a moment […]

Warren Beatty considering Dick Tracy sequel

Actor and director Warren Beatty has announced he’s working on a sequel for the Dick Tracy movie as well as a remastered Blu-Ray of the original Dick Tracy movie he directed and starred in back in the 1980’s.Recently, Beatty won a legal battle with Tribune Media over the movie rights for the Dick Tracy character.Regarding […]

CSotD: Brainsticker

Keith Knight’s “Knight Life” offers up one of those jokes that is absolutely, completely stupid but that, once you’ve heard it, becomes permanently embedded in your brain.From this moment on, every time anybody mentions GPS, I’m going to think about some daffy driver going the wrong way because she thinks she’s got an Sd9.Thanks, Keef. […]

NYT pay-wall is creating more print subscribers

Business insider reports that The New York Times pay-wall strategy is not only generating online revenue, but that they’re seeing an uptick in print subscriptions as well as the choice of ‘free’ is no longer an option.Even people who love their newsprint had to give serious thought to why they were blowing $600 for nothing. […]

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