On April 16th, I did my first-ever Facebook Live event. Cool. It was a lot of fun to do a “first-ever” anything at my age (77 on May 1st). Watch the recording here. Unfortunately, as one gets older, there are fewer first-ever things ahead of you while there’s a long list of last-ever things behind…
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David Ostow’s cartoon is set in a museum, where a guide leads a group from a selection of dark and disturbing works to a collection of cheerier but banal paintings. My first two captions highlight the stark contrast between the two sets of paintings: “These lack artistic merit but are far less depressing.” “Now for…
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Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at cartoons at the beach. Zoom meetings, Netflix, cell phones … in the past year we’ve compressed our horizons into two-dimensional screens. Oh, to let the eye gaze upon…
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Joe Dator’s cartoon is set at a private event in a fancy restaurant. The host, as well as all the men who have already been admitted to the event, are wearing suit jackets, bow ties, and denim cutoffs. The women are dressed appropriately. The host is addressing a couple who are waiting to get in….
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