I've been a cartoonist for more than forty years and a Jew my whole life. Truth be told, I observe Judaism from afar. Religion's not my thing. Humor is and, in that respect, being Jewish is definitely a plus.
You don't have to be Jewish to be funny but, hey, it doesn't hurt. Although I don't know ...
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It’s Funny Because it’s True
"It's funny because it's true...." We've all heard that – but is it true?
Certainly, there are things that are funny and there are things that are true and sometimes, there are things that are both. Here's a prime example of exactly that and everyone past a certain age can relate to it.
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Cartoons are for Learning
Read any good textbooks lately?
My guess is they're probably not crowding your nightstand. Even a good textbook is not what I'd call a real page-turner. And yet, it might surprise you to know that many textbooks sort of double as cartoon anthologies, using cartoons to provide comic relief ...
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Courting Laughter
We are a nation of laws…
Which would be fine except for the lawyers, judges and juries who screw it up.
Anyway, that's the view of cartoonists who are not in the business of praising institutions but are in the business of showing how the humans who comprise them are all too human, all too ...
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Shrink-wrapped Cartoons
August always addles my brain. Thank God it's over. It's just too damn hot and getting even hotter because you know why. But my brain-boggling feels even worse this year: climate change, the economy, politics, and the pandemic are combining with my inborn neuroticism to drive me Bonkers.
To make ...
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