JOHN BOEHNER, House Minority Leader, Rush Limbaugh’s favorite cigar, blows the partisan smoke that the economic stimulus bill is a “spending” bill. Well, wasn’t that the point. Nobody has yet called them a bunch of liberals fighting over what to spend on! It can’t be easy for Rush who has to take over the whole … Read more
For all our problems and tough choices I think we can feel good that we’ve started with some new ideas and fresh blood. There’s optimism in the self-renewal mechanism we have. So here’s to our new First Family in a new political and cultural neighborhood . . . in which we all join them. Even … Read more
Caricature, which is a subcategory of illustration, is about finding the narrative elements within a portrait and making them clear as tools in making literal and figurative points. When done for publication, it is not merely about making big things bigger and small things smaller. It is storytelling. This involves knowledge about what is under … Read more
The Naked Campaign, one of the most amazing collaborative experiences of my life, evolved out of a 2004 project with Gail Levin (7 time Emmy winning director) and myself . . . and the belief and dedication of David Remnick, Pam McCarthy, Chris Curry, Blake Eskind at The New Yorker. It spanned the 2008 Campaign … Read more
Here are the two items I’m linking to right now: DVD’s of BAM!: The Naked Campaign from the New Yorker Cartoon Bank and Freedom Fries, from Fantagrahics Books. I’d be happy to autograph and deface any and all sales on a reasonably fast turnaround. Send me a note through the “contact” page and I’ll set … Read more
