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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What’s the Point? Cartoon Humor and Deeper Meaning
Here’s a funny cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan:
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For a cartoon to be funny is essential, but for me, a great cartoon can also do more. It can present complicated ideas or uncomfortable truths in a way that people actually enjoy.
Don’t get me wrong, funny for funny's sake — like art ...
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How About Never – The Beat Goes On
If you know me, you know this cartoon, and it might be the only thing you know about me.
But even if you don't know me or the cartoon, you've probably come across the joke in some form or another. It’s been part of the cultural conversation since it appeared three decades ago.
For example, ...
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