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A Bunch of Einsteins

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Ampersand

Another collaboration with Becky Hawkins! Becky writes: This cartoon was a fun mix of historical (Charles Kao! Theodore Maiman! Young Einstein at Friedrich Wilhelm University!) and fanciful (annnd the octopus is… watching YouTube! while doing dishes!). Barry’s script for panel 2 … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Why Democrats Lost

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Ampersand

It’s another timelapse drawing video! See me change my mind about the final figure’s pose! See me make a last minute decision to add in a kicker panel! See me go through dozens of possible colors which felt to me like … Continue reading →

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Trains, Brains, and Computers

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Mandolin

When I teach my speculative fiction class (there’s a section this weekend, by the way!), I like to talk to the students about the most popular varieties of speculative poetry. A lot of speculative poetry is narrative, or works with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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