With Michael Maslin, Peter Arno, Bob Mankoff, Charles Schulz, Jeannie Schulz, Brian Anderson, Caitlin McGurk, Ernie Bushmiller, and winners of the 52nd Annie Awards.Bootlegged Books – Michael Maslin EditionPeter Arno biographer Michael Maslin has discovered pirated editions of his book (scroll to bottom): I realized a year or two ago that there were paperback copies […]
We’ll lead off with the National Cartoonists Society winners from yesterday’s virtual convention, which, by the way, was a really good idea. The more you can bring in fans, the more you motivate them to continue being fans.And, as DD Degg has noted, the whole shebang is perserved on YouTube and he’s posted the schedule […]
The “where to start?” question was answered this morning by Keith Knight, who nimbly addresses something I’d been pondering.I, too, had noticed that political diatribes have at least somewhat supplanted dumbass food postings on Facebook. And that the political diatribes are similarly dumbass, in that they have about as much relation to political reality as the recipes […]
Sigh. And here I thought we were going to have a rant-free, look-what-made-me-laff day. And then Hilary Price went and drew this RWO.I’m a fan of dog rescue. But, boy oh boy, it sure is well past the point where cave canem and caveat emptor cross over.I have had Rhodesian ridgebacks for the past 30 […]
Tim Eagan points out the obvious in Deep Cover, and I don’t know why he bothers.I don’t know why I bother to pass it on.I’d say that Jesus spent half his ministry criticizing religious hypocrites who quote Scripture to explain why they don’t follow Scripture, but that wouldn’t be true.At least, I don’t think it’s […]
The Reubens were last night, and, while I don’t think much of awards in general, I do like the idea of people getting together, particularly people who tend to otherwise work in well-lighted garrets, in isolation from anyone who does what they do.And, while even a Pulitzer won’t protect you from the beancounters these days […]
Pickles nails one.I like conversations about language, and there are some nails-on-chalk mistakes that bother me. One thing I edit out of reporters’ stories is use of the word “that” when it is referencing people. “John Smith is someone that …” becomes “John Smith is someone who …” under my pen.Howsoever.This does not make me smarter […]