When Indexed (as in cartoons on index cards, by Jessica Hagy) is good, it's very very good. And, frankly, when it's not great, it's still kind of amazing.
Category Archives: art and humor
Writer vs. Critic 2010-2011
Patrick Goldstein, who might be the single best blogger at the LA Times, covers Hollywood, and in his case, that means interviewing influential people in Hollywood. Most of them, because they're in the Industry, cannot stand — for professional reasons — to be disliked, and will not be quoted by name. But Goldstein knows how toContinue reading “Writer vs. Critic 2010-2011”
The Tucson Memorial speech
The news event of this month has been, without question, the horrific assassination attempt and mass shooting in Tucson, the shock and horror of experiencing that, and the extraordinarily uplifting speech President Obama gave in response, many days later, at a memorial. Never have I seen a speech so widely admired, across the political spectrum.Continue reading “The Tucson Memorial speech”
Environmental alarmists, by Tom Toles
One you might have missed this year from Toles. Can't have that. From May 31st.
How to prevent the Sixth Extinction
39% of species alive today, according to an assessment by an international group of conservation scientists, face annihilation in the Sixth Extinction. That's total destruction of these species this century. In effect, we are our own [killer] asteroid. To prevent this planetary disaster, Ted Rall has an idea: Incidentally, his description of the Nagoya ProtocolContinue reading “How to prevent the Sixth Extinction”
Sarah Palin: She’s no Julie Andrews
The critics don't like Sarah's new reality show. Alexandra Stanley complains: In a way it’s like “The Sound of Music” but without the romance, the Nazis or the music. Steve Brodner, for The New Yorker, artfully makes the same point: Don't think Sarah will care what some New York smarties think. But when some ofContinue reading “Sarah Palin: She’s no Julie Andrews”
Hardly Working: The economy today, by Steve Brodner
Steve Brodner, one of the hardest-working and most-talented pencil artists of our time, is moving away from his once-lovely Drawger site…but he's still putting up fascinating work on his own site. To wit — Hardly Working, his depiction of the economy for lots and lots of us: http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch the full episode. See more NeedContinue reading “Hardly Working: The economy today, by Steve Brodner”
Obama in trouble, lefties and righties agree
From conservative David Brooks, on public radio Friday, when asked — as the President suggested — if it's true that President Obama has a communications problem: Mr. BROOKS: Yeah. Well, maybe the Titanic had a communications problem with the iceberg. You know, I just think it's a wrong diagnosis. You know, 60 or 70 percentContinue reading “Obama in trouble, lefties and righties agree”
What The New Yorker wants in a fiction photograph
Will Steacy, a photographer in New York, reveals some of the requests he's gotten from The New Yorker over the years for a photographic images to go with their stories: -A man walking a white pit bull in the city – ideally with one front leg missing -A woman hiding behind a door – ideallyContinue reading “What The New Yorker wants in a fiction photograph”
“The world is filled with redundant roosters”: Susan Orlean
From Susan Orlean's utterly charming New Yorker blog Free Range: The rooster problem isn’t going to go away anytime soon. I’m no zoologist, but I’m guessing that the hen to rooster ratio is probably one to one, but the desirability ratio is about twenty million to one. The world is filled with redundant roosters.Continue reading ““The world is filled with redundant roosters”: Susan Orlean”
Kit Stolz 