I'm glad the Gillray post was so well-received. That emboldened me to talk about my other favorite cartoonist of that era, George Cruik...

WARNING: This post speculates about the nature of death, and posits that it's painful and terrifying. It's a downright creepy subj...

Apparently drowning is subject to fashion just like everything else. According to a book I picked up recently, drowning was usually descri...

These are old favorites that you hear at every party. I think I'll pick them up at the iTunes store. The girl who posted this said it...

This is too big a question to address in just one post, but I'll hazard an incomplete answer. What should an animation studio look like...

Heeeere we go again! It's Halloween time and, to judge by the terrific material that I see on the net, artists and collectors are really...

British artist James Gillray is considered by many to be the father of the editorial cartoon. Gillray worked in the late 18th and ear...