Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at evolution. With recent political events unfolding across the U.S., dramatic changes in our body politic seem to mutate daily. In one area, however, we can take refuge in…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Evolution
“Walk this Way” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Teresa Burns Parkhurst’s cartoon is set on a sidewalk, where a woman is yelling at a man who’s moving away from her. He appears to be doing lunges or imitating John Cleese’s silly walk from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus.” A few years ago I went to see “Hamilton” in Chicago. I came to the theater…
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“A Pig Walks into a Bar” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Lars Kenseth’s cartoon is set in a bar, where two businessmen are having a drink. To their right, drinking by himself, is a pig in a suit. One of the businessmen is saying something to the other, who’s looking sideways at the pig. Because pigs are dirty, I came up with these two captions: “I’m…
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“Daddy Daycare” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Robert Leighton’s cartoon is set in a daycare center, where an adult man in a jacket and tie is sitting on the floor, happily playing with blocks. A woman who’s dressed casually is watching him. Standing next to and addressing her is a woman in business attire. Assuming the professionally-dressed women is the man’s wife,…
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