Walt Disney + Jim Carrey + Robert Zemeckis + 3D animation + The Valley of the Uncanny + Charles Dickens = money that could have saved a few state social programs for the poor and the needy. I sense some irony here. The only “Christmas Carol” worth watching (not counting The Muppets.)

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This cartoon was made for walking. This week I started drawing at a new studio space I am renting near my house. I have wanted a studio outside of my house for so very freaking long, so I was glad to hear from friend, fellow Cartoonist With Attitude Barry Goddam Deutsch that a space was [...]

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Jeeziz, this is depressing. Tens of thousands of laid-off workers like Mr. Hutchins have turned to retraining as a lifeline. Yet for all the popularity of these government-financed programs, there are questions about whether they actually work, even as President Obama’s stimulus plan directs $1.4 billion more to retraining and other services for people who [...]

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A new study finds the obvious: if Mexicans cannot find jobs in the U.S. or other countries, they stay home. Or, more accurately, the lack of jobs in the U.S. and the increased cost of getting past tightened border security have discouraged unauthorized immigration by Mexican workers: Mexican and American researchers say that the current [...]

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As part of a project for my library I am reading Taran Rampersad’s Making Your Mark in Second Life: Business, Land, and Money and found this observation on virtual real estate, well, darkly comic in light of the last 18 months: Mainland real estate is a very interesting thing. Because the land is purchased through [...]

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