Here is a caricature of Emile Durkheim for the Cranky Sociologists blog. You can see more of these at the gallery of the Cranky Sociologists blog, with commentary by SocProf. Durkheim is one of the Big Three of sociology, along with Max Weber and Karl Marx. He did a great deal in defining the unique [...]

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Mitt Romney’s kneejerk response to the protests and the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya, which led to the deaths of four Americans, revealed a lot about his character. All politicians have a talent for opportunism, but so few are driven by it as Romney is. It was naked ambition that overrode any respect [...]

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I have added a few more drawings to the caricature gallery. In chronological order of their creation: President Obama delivering the State of the Union, Joe Biden and John Boehner behind him. Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria. Jeff Tweedy, founder of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco, and probably Alt Country Rock as a whole. Nancy Brinker, [...]

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I just added four new caricatures to the relevant gallery. I have started a project of almost daily caricature work in my sketchbook for my own personal enjoyment and artistic growth. The use of color pencils aims to extend my skills into areas I have felt uncomfortable with. I don’t want to rely on Photoshop [...]

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This chalk talk by Kurt Vonnegut on story arcs is making the rounds on the Internet for the main reason all great comedy works: because it’s true. Of course, it’s not a “recent” post — a) Kurt’s dead, Jim; and b) he gave this lecture back when computer hard drives had less than half a [...]

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Click to view at full size. Anyone following me on Twitter or Facebook has probably gathered that I am mourning the loss of Alex Chilton, great American songwriter, guitar player and singer. For reasons why, click the image above and play the YouTube videos I embedded. I think they speak for themselves.

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Click to see the whole thing. This week I chose Lady Gaga. I explain why at the post. Also, I updated the caricature gallery at In Contempt to include recent sketches, not all of them posted before.

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Because Bart Stupak wants to screw over poor and middle class women and risk the fate of health care reform in Congress, I have decided to fight back the only way I know how — by drawing mean pictures of him.

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Once again I go inside baseball with a political caricature. Today it’s Liz Cheney and Bill Kristol as dung beetles, which I fear unjustly insults dung beetles. After all, they roll balls of shit into perfect spheres, a truly impressive accomplishment for creatures with no geometric sciences to speak of. I was going to say [...]

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I wrote about this tool earlier. Rendered with a humble Pilot Precise 5 pen. Those are great for sketches. I like the bite of the line work here. I wonder if I can duplicate it in a more finished product. The challenge is to not tighten up, but respond to the line you are putting [...]

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