But first, Stephen Collins has a funny commentary based on the World Cup, though the tournament may be over before you see this. However, you should go see the whole thing, of which this is a snippet.Glad to see someone, as they say in Britain, taking the piss out of the snobs who brag about […]
Terri Libenson has a talent for illustrating serious points with ironic humor, and today’s Pajama Diaries is a spur towards more in-depth thought. And if Jill’s dismissal of her own talent with “I got lucky” is the germ of the problem, I did get lucky in that Terri provided enough of a clue that I […]
Maybe Scott Stantis saw something I missed, but I’m not sure what his lead time is on Prickly City and I’m not gonna go back and look this up anyway. However, and for whatever reason, she made a thankfully short splash on social media recently and, golly, it was like she’d never gone away, with people […]
Arctic Circle got Tuesday off to an intelligent start, and I don’t know if that skewed my appreciation of the comics that followed or not, Comics Kingdom being my first start and Arctic Circle being alphabetically near the top of that page, though I’ve done a little bit of customizing on the order.In any case, […]
Okay, gang: Who’s up on their movie quotes?Here’s our cinematic juxtaposition of the weekend. Spot the references:From Matt, the backstory being that PM Theresa May has, indeed, announced that she’s giving up crisps (potato chips) for Lent. Either she’s got a serious junk food habit or a less than serious concept of “sacrifice.”In any case, can you […]
Let’s start with the really easy one: Karnak predicts that this Off the Mark is going to be forwarded to a lot of people today.Remember that old joke in which the dinner guest observes that the dog is staring at him, to which the response is, “You’re eating out of his dish”? Well, my dog has […]
(Henrique Monteiro, Portugal)I’ve never worked at an amusement park, but somewhere I picked up the fact that it takes about three days before you get thoroughly sick of hearing people say “Here we go!” as the ride starts.And yet “Here we go!” I don’t have much use for metal rollercoasters that simply jerk you around. They’re […]
There are a lot of “Godspeed, John Glenn” cartoons and, while they’re all sufficiently heartfelt, none of them stands apart from the rest. However, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum has shared this February 2, 1962 panel by Karl Hubenthal, which brings back the hero worship that the Mercury astronauts inspired.I was home from school sick […]
Start off with Matt, less to salute the prospect of another woman in charge than because it reminds me of a quote I had over my desk in the newsroom.I was hardly a fan of Margaret Thatcher, but Denis was, as Matt Pritchett suggests, a very entertaining First Spouse, which ought to count for something.In […]
Start with the personal one: Carmen is bailing out on her newspaper job over at Prickly City, and it’s clear that Scott Stantis knows the current state of the industry.When I told my boss I was quitting my job at a chain-owned daily, back in 2006, he congratulated me on my escape to a personally-owned […]
The Whole World Is Watching and Matt suggests the whole world’s reaction and how I wish I had some clever riposte.Or could at least, as the song suggests, call the whole thing off.There are also plenty of American cartoons about Trump’s victory, but few of them illuminate anything we couldn’t see before. In fact, nothing even […]
Leading off today with Matt because, while I’m confident Matt Pritchett drew it in anticipation of Brexit, it has an infinite number of applications where facts are treated as mere predictions by those who dislike them.The brilliance of it is that there is nothing to disagree with, no interpretation in the statement. A marathon is […]
Watson’s been on a roll lately, and today offers up a good intro for some themed parenting thoughts.It’s as dangerous to play the “all parents” game as it is to play the “all anybody” game, though comedy relies on stereotypes and assumptions. I’ve offered a quick “well done” to parents of young children as we […]
If you missed the announcement the other day, Edge City is shutting down at the end of the year, and part of the wrap is that the guys were approached by a rival who made them a generous offer. The truly fictional part is that the new company agreed not to lay anyone off. If the strip […]