Ann Telnaes’ new comic, Mo, posted its second edition yesterday, as scheduled, but we were back in 1918 yesterday, so I held it.I also clipped it, because the format is ginormous enough that you should go read the whole thing yourself. Constant Readers will know I’m a longtime fan of Telnaes’s work, but this new thing […]
Joy of Tech speaks for me and I’m grateful not only for the laff but for the assurance that I’m not the only one and that it has nothing to do with my being old and not a digital native. I’m convinced that Facebook has a system of showing you things you don’t give a damn […]
No theme today, just various things that struck me, and so let’s start with the most various of them, which is Steve Breen’s commentary on the resignation of SeaWorld’s CEO. Apparently, he’d been ruining his Armani suits by despondently scraping against the walls of his office.I like the way SeaWorld explained this to stockholders: With improving operating […]
New Yorker covers are fascinating enough that an article called “20 Iconic New Yorker Covers from the last 93 Years” can be at once disappointing and well worth your time.”Disappointing” in that only a half dozen are from more than 20 years ago, and it’s hard to believe that a little more digging in those […]
Let’s start the day with a topic we can all agree on: One should not paint the toilet.Agnes is planning to surprise her grandmother by redecorating the bathroom and I will say that, if she goes no further than loosening things on the toilet, a surprise is almost guaranteed.The girls had faced the critical question […]
So Mike Pence has traveled halfway around the world to launch a childish demonstration by failing to stand for the national anthem, and Brian Adcock notes that — however it plays for Dear Leader back home — rude manners don’t score well in the international community.When Dick Nixon was vice-president, he not only showed grown-up […]
I don’t know why the funny comes in bunches, but it seems to be feast or famine around here and, while yesterday was a holiday, today is a feast day. So we’ll start with Agnes to which I have absolutely nothing to add. One ought not to gild the lily. Looking for Love in All the Wrong […]
Drew Sheneman leads off by confronting the notion that lowering taxes will encourage reinvestment in a business.It seems like utter nonsense, but it’s at least a debatable economic theory.As long as we leave out logic, history and human nature.What is not debatable is the fakery of speeches from Dear Leader declaring that companies which have […]
No, Carmen, you didn’t.And be careful what you wish for anyway.It seems odd to be coming back from a day that was not only full of three-dimensional real-world distractions but in which even Facebook, that repository of confrontational misinformation, had turned for the moment into family photos and warmth.It was a pleasant respite, but coffee break’s […]
Jeff Danziger speaks for me. I refuse to rant today. Why bother?This administration has been a series of “I told you so” moments, and I’ve got nothing to add to this latest example, except that I hope one day we see major bills once more in which some Republicans and some Democrats vote in favor […]
Candorville not only strikes a personal note, but prompts some consumer information.I’d like to see some kind of action against deceptive use of “pre-qualified,” but action against deceptive marketing went out of favor in the Reagan years. Caveat emptor, baby!Today, as Lemont learns, “pre-qualified” means you have a mailing address.When I got my first credit […]
Our theme today, to the extent that we have one, will be about people whose company you didn’t want anyway, and what better lead off than dear little Agnes trying to be a social success?And dear little Trout, ever the Greek chorus of uncomfortable truth.Agnes and Trout are part of a tradition of madcap girls, […]
Today’s Reply All got a laugh in large part because I can’t imagine requiring a house meeting in a household with only two people, which I think was the point.One of the things I like most about this strip is Drew’s no-drama way of dealing with Lizzie’s drama-every-day needs.It also connects to one of the […]
Not sure if this is the start of an arc or a one-off, but Pajama Diaries has had an ongoing story that pops up now and then about Ben, who is autistic, and Terri Libenson has been handling it with a nice combination of sympathy, homework and humor.It’s a tough balancing act, because, while you can’t […]
Someone recently said that the Internet has ruined April Fool’s Day by pummeling us with a constant barrage of untruths for no apparent reason.I had a friend who would cheat at anything, which made some less-than-admirable sense when he had his kids lie about their ages to shave money from ticket prices, but made very […]