Today’s roundup of things that are more complex than people seem to think will begin with Pat Bagley‘s astute analysis of the Meuller Report.My junior high science teacher had an atom in a box, or, at least, that’s what it said it was on the outside of the small, taped-up carton.And there was something in […]
Juxtaposition of the Day(Clay Jones) (Jeff Koterba)As noted elsewhere on the Daily Cartoonist, newspapers are standing up to the forces of repression this Thursday, and Clay Jones is backing a client with the above cartoon.Meanwhile, Jeff Koterba’s Omaha World-Herald is a bit ahead of the movement with an editorial marking its 133 birthday with a declaration […]
Brainpickings.org reports that previously unpublished Dr. Seuss book has been found and now published. In the spring of 1957, almost two decades after his little-known ?adult? book of nudes, it was an animal book ? The Cat in the Hat ? that led critics to declare Dr. Seuss an overnight success, despite the fact that […]
Cartoon Brew reports that Warner Bros. and Netflix are working on a 13-episode series of Dr. Seuss?s Green Eggs and Ham. One of the executive producers will be Ellen DeGeneres, which makes me feel more comfortable with the idea of this beloved book becoming an animated series. According the the Cartoon Brew post, the Seuss […]
Best known for his children’s books, Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss, was an editorial cartoonist for two years (1941-1943) for the short-lived “PM” newspaper in New York City. The Jewish Journal has a write-up about the round-up of Jews in France 70 years ago this month and Seuss’ editorial cartooning reaction. In one important […]
Cory Doctrow over at Boing Boing writes about a new collection of lost, unpublished or early work for Dr. Suess that was recently released. The book is entitled, “The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories“. Cory writes:The publication of a new Seuss collection is reason to celebrate in and of itself, and Bippolo Seed is […]
Based on Dr. Suess’ book (or as they call it “the imagination of Dr. Suess’”) The Lorax comes an animated movie from the creators of Despicable Me.Starring the voice talent of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle and Betty White and hits theaters on March 2nd.