A shout out of great thanks to the annual shows. So grateful to be in them and working for some of the great people in our field. Below are pieces for Stacey Clarkson of Harper’s, Tim Luddy at Mother Jones and Susan Brenneman at the LA Times, all honored to be in the AI 28. … Read more
In the Irony of Satire, an Ohio State University study, it was found that conservatives, when polled, took Stephen Colbert seriously. This, along with Barry Blitt’s famous New Yorker cover, begs the question, “Who is this thing we do really for? Anyway?” Irony is a literary device going back at least to Cervantes. Caricature goes … Read more
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
