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 […]
Heart of the City is a feel-good strip that doesn’t often provide boffo laffs, but, like Red and Rover and Dog Eat Doug, is in a genre you might call “Nostalgia with an Edge.” R&R specifically goes back to the past, but these strips all rely on your memory of what it was like to […]
I stumbled over the New Yorker Cartoons of the Year 2015 on the newstand and wasn’t sure at first if it was the current issue or a special, but it’s a special.Or, one might say, a softcover book with a very soft cover, since it’s basically a thick (perfect bound) magazine with the only ads […]
What better, on the day after my blogging site goes down, than this delightful Jen Sorensen rant about Adobe’s toxic lock on graphics and layout?Not only does it continue the theme of our vulnerability to other people’s technical problems, but continues the insights into inner workings. (If you missed yesterday’s posting, please scroll down — […]
Start with the dumbest joke of the day and work your way up, that’s my motto. Today’s Argyle Sweater is really dumb, but it’s seasonally dumb, which adds a certain Jenny C. Kwan.I remember Christmas cards where the front was the alphabet, or appeared to be, but when you opened it, it said, “No L,” and […]
Anne Gibbons invites me to step onto the third rail this morning, with her weekly contribution to Six Chix.How very kind of you. Don’t mind if I do.I am aware of, and both fascinated and puzzled by, the difference between how women and men view aesthetics.On the surface, it’s rich fodder for cartoonists: The guy […]
So let’s extend the discussion of niche-y inside humor from Saturday’s posting with today’s Heart of the City.I’m not a huge movie fan, and certainly not enough of one to know all the directors. I know the ones who genuinely become brands, so a gag like this PBS from 2003 is not lost on me […]
Over at the Mad Magazine blog, they’ve been having various staffers pick their favorite back covers as part of the magazine’s 60th Anniversary.So far, the choices had been ones that came after I’d stopped reading Mad, but this one is well-imprinted on my memory. The artist is Frank Frazetta, most of whose unequalled, astonishing work is […]
I hope all my American readers are enjoying a day off from work and some time with family, and, if it isn’t Thanksgiving where you live, please remember that every day is a good day to enjoy a few brews with your nearest and dearest.This classic, claiming to be “Visiting The Grandparents,” by William Elder, […]
Glenn McCoy is one of those conservatives whom I like when he’s not being political — the Duplex is often featured here — but whose politics make me swallow hard and move on.Not today, and he’s not the only conservative cartoonist who seems to be taking a more insightful view of the supposed secession movement […]
You can count on Richard Thompson to take a look at a common element of parenting and come up with an answer that’s half absurdity and half sly insight.The humor in Cul de Sac comes with a bit of bite to it, bringing forth a response of “HAHAHAHA … oh …” which is why the […]
The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee, with a commentary on the state of education.Edison Lee is a solid little strip that will celebrate five years of syndication in November, and John Hambrock has managed over that time to develop a good sense of the ridiculous, after a period in the early days of being too […]