I make no secret of my affection for Rip Kirby, but I don’t think it’s favoritism to declare today’s (well, July 31, 1956’s) strip to be the winner for best dialogue.In the new arc that started yesterday, this actress got a review in which it was suggested she’s no longer an ingenue, and she’s blaming […]
The Knight Life ponders the weird gap between the role models we offer our kids and the roles we expect them to model.Thus was it ever, Keefe, though you do have to differentiate between the characters parents provide to their children versus the characters kids find on their own.When I was researching a story about […]
My first reaction to Brandan Reynolds’ cartoon was the realization that, while normally a South African commentary on US politics would provoke a knee-jerk “What business is it of yours?” response, Donald Trump is an international issue and not just our own problem.Which, to start with, is the natural result of our sticking our nose […]
(Jack Ohman) (Phil Hands)I’m going to start with what should be the low-hanging fruit.Obviously, the increasing threats and attacks on Planned Parenthood are tied to the increasingly irresponsible accusations against the organization. And, obviously, it is just as unfair to blame all Christians or all Muslims for horrific acts carried out by the most radical, unhinged […]
Retail provides today’s starting point, taking us to much grimmer but not unrelated areas.On a superficial level, Marla’s right and you can’t win and I got a good laff out of that part. People want to grind axes and be offended. “Happy Holidays” doesn’t necessarily mean “Christmas and Hannukah.”For people living in less diverse communities, it […]
Gary Varvel’s cartoon conveys more about Donald Trump and the GOP than progressive cartoonists can get into a panel: Simply the expression on the elephant’s face tells where things are at this point for conservatives.The dotted line says more: Where is he headed? What comes next? Is there any plan here at all?As for the […]
Jack Ohman notes the 53rd anniversary of the Kennedy assassination with several postings on Facebook, and people have been chiming in with their own memories of the day. Aside from rekindling my own memories — I was in eighth grade — it of course brought to mind this classic Mauldin cartoon, which he dashed out […]
Steve Benson offers a futile reproach to fear, intolerance and bigotry, “futile” because the people who most loudly declare themselves Christians do not follow the man’s teachings.Moreover, they do not simply ignore what he said, but are openly hostile to his message: As Woody Guthrie wrote long ago, “If Jesus was to preach what He […]
Jeff Danziger on the kerfuffle over Trump’s endorsement of Romney, in a cartoon that over-analysis only improves.Rodeo clowns went through a period when they insisted on being called “bullfighters” rather than “clowns,” but, unlike pundits, they seem to have gotten over that and have embraced their dual role of protecting the cowboys while they entertain […]