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Cartoon: Self-Medicating My ADHD
This cartoon is drawn by Nadine Scholtes, who I’m beginning to suspect enjoys drawing cats. The business with the cat in the foreground was my idea, except that in the script I had the cat napping in panel four, and … Continue reading
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Cartoon: In My Day, Young Women Never Dressed Like That
I love doing these history cartoons with Becky Hawkins – we both enjoy doing the research and I’m really proud of the results. And I genuinely find it fascinating that so many things repeat and repeat over the centuries. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, misogyny, Sexism
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Cartoon: THEY MURDERED MY CHILDHOOD!
This cartoon was drawn by the wonderful cartoonist Jenn Manley Lee. (The link goes to Jenn’s long-running science fiction slice-of-life comic, “Dicebox,” which I highly recommend). Jenn writes: I know there were a variety of reasons Barry asked me to … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media, Popular (and unpopular) culture
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Cartoon: The Union’s Demands Are Impossible!
“Carmakers Say They Can’t Afford UAW Demands, While Paying CEOs $1 Billion” —Financial Post, October 13, 2023 “GM lavishes shareholders with cash weeks after saying it couldn’t afford workers’ demands”—CNN, November 29, 2023 During the recent (recent as I write … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Union Issues
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Cartoon: Only SOME Can Be Objective
Another cartoon drawn by Nadine Scholtes! As well as drawing this cartoon, Nadine made a crucial contribution to the script; she suggested making the final panel a thought balloon, an idea I immediately agreed to. This cartoon was directly inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media, Media criticism
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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
Posted in Cartooning & comics, International issues, Palestine & Israel
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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
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues
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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