As Hamlet character Polonius famously (and ironically) said, Brevity is the soul of wit. And I can think of few wittier than editorial cartoonists, whose illustrations, when they hit the mark, are succinctly brilliant. My favourite is Theo Moudakis, whose work appears regularly in the Toronto Star. Today’s edition sees some
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Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Tale of Two Cartoons
They say a good political cartoon can be worth a thousand words.So now that we know that Stephen Harper is in a foul mood, and snapping at all those around him.Because just the thought of being humiliated by Justin Trudeau is driving him CRAAAAZY.I really like the way these two cartoons work
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Alberta Needs Charlie Hebdo
Wednesday’s massacre of eight journalists, five of whom were political cartoonists, at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo unleashed a torrent of “We are Charlie Hebdo” editorials across the world. Newspapers fell all over themselves in an effort to demonstrate solidarity with the slain cartoonists—but they had a concern. Was
Continue readingArt Threat: Bank of Canada cries counterfeit over Duffy Buck cartoon
Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy has created a parody of a Canadian bank note featuring maligned senator Mike Duffy — he of the fraudulent $90,000 in expense claims. The humourless Bank of Canada, however, demanded the cartoon be removed in an email sent from their “anti-counterfeiting compliance program.” The Bank argues
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