Comics and illustration portfolio of Kevin Moore
Sometimes Tom Friedman says something that sounds like the start of a good column. Well, almost the start — there were a couple of paragraphs of crappy writing to skim through before we get to it, but it’s the cabby stenographer, that’s expected. Anyway, here is the germ of an idea: Our slow decline is … Read More “Friedman Gets to Third Base” »
People have always been saying America ain’t what it used to be, even though it never was, because it satisfies some mopey instinct we have to pine for a lost America rather than try to create a country that we can all thrive in. The S&P downgrade and the poorly handled debt limit crisis are … Read More “No Tomorrow, No Dead End in Sight” »
Reading this morning’s news coverage of yesterday’s significant losses at the stock market, I notice certain phrases keep popping up that seem to indicate a sense of denial or delusion about the actual state of the economy. Let’s use this WaPo article as Exhibit A, it’s chockfulla. The very first sentence starts off with a … Read More “In Denial? Out of Touch? What Do We Mean By Recession?” »
Get your waders on, it’s time to step in the knee-jerk muck. Marvel Comics recently announced that the Ultimate universe Spider-Man will be a working class nerd of black and Latino ethnic heritage. Miles Morales replaces Peter Parker, whom the Green Goblin killed. So far the only break from tradition here is the ethnic heritage. … Read More “Whiny Whitey Has a Sad” »
We now have a name for what ails me — isn’t that great?! Yeah, so I saw an allergist the other day to find out why my life has been miserable for the last six months. Turns out that my allergies have NOT been the culprit — but they haven’t been helpful, thaz fo sho … Read More “Maxillary Sinusitis” »
Gil Scott-Herron died today. Only 62, but he had already laid the groundwork for socially conscious rap music forty years ago as a young poet, jazz musician and songwriter. He will be best remembered for “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, his riff on a Malcolm X quote and the abysmal state of televised misinformation … Read More “Just For the Record You Were Talking Shit” »
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 … Read More “It’s Your Imagination, Stupid” »
I think we have reached the absolutely absurd end of austerity kneejerking: Eric Cantor has asserted that disaster relief for the thoroughly devastated town of Joplin should not be added to the deficit. Having said that, some other GOPer will prove me wrong and will seek to top that level of callousness. I can’t predict … Read More “We’re Not Worthy” »
“I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, … Read More “Quotes Tweeted and Facebooked Post-Osama” »
Most days approaching the info-overloaders of Facebook/Twitter/CNN/whatever promises a depressing encounter with the stupid things people — especially the corporate media types we call “Villagers” — obsess about. But today may possibly be the absolutely stupidest. Yes, I know “stupidest” isn’t a real word, but that’s the best kind of word today’s events deserve. And … Read More “World of Stupid” »