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what is the light blue teardrop shaped object on the woman's head in panel 3? From the placement it doesn't…
All due kudos to Becky!
Yeah, the utter obsession with trans people by the Right -- I'm not sure what it means, but it's pretty…
My eyes were not very focused so I initially mistook the dog in panel 4 for a spider due to…
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Author Archives: Ampersand
So Much In Common
Robert Wright writes: But then I remembered a conversation I had a few years ago with a psychologist at Boston College named Liane Young. She and some colleagues had done research on how Palestinians and Israelis view their conflict and … Continue reading
Cartoon: Nonbinaries Don’t Care About Your Bullshit
This cartoon is drawn by Nadine Scholtes. People online who hate nonbinary people are strikingly bitter about it, and for no reason I can understand. “What’s wrong with these people?” they growl, and go on and on about how “narcissistic” … Continue reading
Cartoon: Generations
This cartoon was drawn by the remarkable Nadine Scholtes. I don’t believe in generations. Or at least, I don’t believe in generational personalities. It’s like astrology; it’s fun to make huge sweeping generalizations about big groups of people. More than … Continue reading
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Cartoon: G.O.P. Approved History
Welcome back to artist R. E. Ryan! This is the second cartoon he’s done with me; I certainly hope there’ll be more. In 2019, the New York Times published The 1619 Project, an anthology of essays and other works arguing … Continue reading
Cartoon: Some Things Straight People Can Stop Saying
This cartoon is by Becky Hawkins and I. Quite a while ago, I did a cartoon like this about Cis people, and someone on Facebook (someone I knew at Oberlin in the late 80s, who is himself gay) commented “PLEASE … Continue reading
Cartoon: Why We Need Don’t Say Gay Laws
This cartoon was drawn by the wonderful Nadine Scholtes. The unicorns and rainbows were Nadine’s idea, and I love them. From the Associated Press: Top officials at a Florida school district ordered the removal of all books and material containing … Continue reading
Cartoon: Our Loss, Your Gain
This cartoon is by Becky Hawkins and I. The book Diets Don’t Fail, by Jascha Fishburn, says (in its jacket copy): A diet has never failed anyone; however, many people fail diets, again and again every day. This attitude is … Continue reading
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Cartoon: Women Need To Be More Warm And Approachable
I saw this exchange on Twitter. For context, “David” is an anti-feminist with 7,000 followers, and Andrew Tate is a famous misogynist: David’s sentiment is common among incels and anti-feminists (two groups with significant overlap) – if young women would … Continue reading
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Cartoon: The GOP Tax Policy Cycle!
Bobby Kogen, at the Center for American Progress, writes: Long-term projections show that federal debt as a percentage of the U.S. economy is on a path to grow indefinitely… House Republican leaders have used this fact to call for spending … Continue reading
Cartoon: Service Animal Blues
Another collaboration with Nadine Scholtes, who has quickly become a fixture. I asked Nadine if there were any topics that she’d particularly like to do a cartoon about, and she surprised me by saying “something about service dogs. Like people … Continue reading
@Dave: I obviously can't speak for the artist's intent but my impression was that this person is aware of the…