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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congress' Housing Bill should benefit millions of homeowners...too.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congress' Housing Bill should benefit millions of homeowners...too.
Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | yesterday
Above: a Dean Vietor cartoon for a business publication. Some late, sad news: Cartoonist Dean Vietor, who contributed over 300 drawings to The New Yorker , passed away in Phoenix, AZ on August 20, 2007. He was 76. No cause of death specified. Michael Maslin has much more here . And my thanks to Michael for letting me know of his passing.
Steve Outing (Free subscription) | yesterday
My daughter Lauren (age 11) took a web cartooning class this week, and this is her final project. So here’s a little levity to add to this usually serious blog.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Copenhagen - A Danish appeals court Friday ruled that two Tunisian nationals held on suspicion of planning to murder a Danish newspaper cartoonist should remain in custody. The court upheld a previous ruling by a district court that the two were to b...
Media News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
"On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the state prosecutor's office closed in on a small apartment in Amsterdam. Their quarry: a skinny Dutch cartoonist with a rude sense of humor. Informed that he was suspected of sketching offensive drawings of Muslims and other minorities, the Dutchman surrendered without a struggle. 'I...
Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art. From The Wall Street Journal : The arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art. On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes...
The Why of the World (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
I've just bought a book about Jack Kirby by Mark Evanier . If you're a comics nerd, you'll know that he was the creator or co-creator of The Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America and many others from the Forties onwards. As importantly, he drew them all, with a freshness and depth that changed the language of comic books . Anyway, I thought it was great that, before all that, as a struggling artist,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. | A Vallejo, Calif., rapper faces federal charges after screeners at Sacramento International Airport discovered that a large bulge in his pants was actually 6,000 Ecstasy pills, authorities said.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
New art and design books reviewed.
ASIFA - Hollywood Animation Archive (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 26, 2008) The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced its 2008 Winsor McCay Award recipients during a private reception Friday, July 25, at the Gaslight Marriott during the annual Comic Con Convention in San Diego, California. This year's Winsor McCay recipients are: Mike Judge, John Lasseter and Nick Park (see bios below). Award recipients will claim...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cartoonist: Hassan Idleby Source: Al-Bayan, UAE, July 25, ... July 25, 2008, 11:34 am
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cartoonist: 'Imad Hajjaj Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, July 24, ... July 25, 2008, 1:42 pm
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
TOPEKA | The chairman of Kansas' casino review board says picking managers for state-owned casinos in Sumner and Cherokee counties won't be easy.
Tony Phyrillas (Free subscription) | yesterday
For more terrific work by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez, visit his archive at the Investor's Business Daily Web site .
Drawn! (Free subscription) | yesterday
From the wonderful Meeting McKay blog: Spring Lake, Michigan was the hometown of legendary cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. McCay is internationally recognized and loved in cartooning and animation circles. Sadly, however, at the moment not many people in his hometown have even heard of him. We want to change that! This site serves as a [...]