Here’s to Obama’s 100 Days and our obsession with this arbitrary signifier. This piece for today’s LA Times shows Obama’s achievements, or those in progress, in the tidy out-box on the right. And then Obama and Bo putting everything else to good use.
In the excellent Frontline documentary from last Tuesday night, Hedrick Smith sketched out the rapid rate at which we are killing our waterways. I got the idea for a totem pole showing the parts of at least one aspect of this problem. You can sign a petition by CLICKING HERE. And see a film clip … Read more
It’s time for Ken Burns to dust off his Steenbeck. Rick Perry has decided to ease Texas into some kind of secessionist revolt. This was bravely put forth on the historic GOP Tea Bagging Day. So in “The Civil War 2.0” Ken can cast Perry as Jeff Davis, struggling mightily to represent his people, trying … Read more
Here’s the Print interview from this month with Steven Heller and myself, complete with illustrations (first time trying that). Hope you like. Also a taped piece is running currently at MOTHER JONES. For guy who’s motto is: “Shut up and draw”, I certainly have been playing hooky. Back to work now, I promise. DIALOGUE SH: … Read more
Sean Penn, King Player Orson Welles once mentioned that there are actors who are king players. By virtue of their bearing and stature they just naturally play kings. Sean Penn, film royalty for sure, is, by all accounts, preparing for the role of a lifetime: the biopic of Larry Fine, the quiet Stooge, and his … Read more
