Matt Frei's diary Oct 16, 2009
Every president has his own satirical stamp, which is part caricature, part truth. George W Bush was caught between ideological faith and intellectual failure; Bill Clinton embodied the Herculean struggle between intellect and libido; George H W Bush encapsulated the gulf between pedigree and pusillanimity. (BBC News -- Americas)
We should accept Tamils Oct 16, 2009
October 16, 2009 - 1:04PM. It is hard to see why we won't take these Tamils. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Crocodile tears for Packer Oct 15, 2009
Crocodile tears flow for the rich kid who dropped his lolly bag. Video will begin in 5 seconds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Iran's leader is hot Oct 14, 2009
Was there ever any doubt that Kevin 747 would live up to his caricature. Prev. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Serious questions over tawdry Badgerys Creek affair Oct 13, 2009
October 13, 2009 - 3:06PM. There has to be serious questions today about whether the head of the NSW Planning Department Sam Haddad is fit to remain in that office. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Conservatives gun for Obama Oct 13, 2009
October 13, 2009 - 10:07AM. WITHIN hours of President Barack Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize his political enemies were out in force. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism Oct 13, 2009
Indian women light candles for the festival of Diwali. It's already started. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
May Diwali banish racism Oct 13, 2009
May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism. May the festival of lights banish the darkness of racism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Turnbull's woes Oct 12, 2009
" Liberal senator Alan Eggleston said the emissions trading legislation would be tantamount to an $87 billion tax bill that would achieve nothing because Australia's major trading partners were China, Japan, India and Korea. Mr Turnbull evoked the memory of former Liberal prime minister and party founder Robert Menzies to suggest his political fortunes could be set to turn, despite concerns the Coalition could be in danger of losing up to 20 seats at the next election. He warned that the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Horizontal learnings Oct 12, 2009
Extending the Fairfax Digital community into these niche areas will provide our clients with the deep contextual environments they require to further build their brands online," said Pippa Leary, managing director media. The networks provide advertisers with a single buying point across all the network sites creating great efficiencies for clients to manage buying, billing and reporting. Network members also benefit from working closely with Fairfax Digital on opportunities to share... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Want to know who built the nanny state? Oct 12, 2009
Hi Craig M"Can anyone tell me how we can regain our common sense, our sense of fun and ... pat Story Tools The Goanna Goanna Tracks Most commented 89 comments 87 comments 75 comments 67 comments 39 comments 119 comments 98 comments 77 comments 30 comments 29 comments Editor's picks Drewfunk is a graffiti artist who shares a large warehouse space with other graffiti artists. Get the lowdown on the events and news at the Melbourne International Arts Festival. News has reached the colonies that... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Has this ordinary Joe got what it takes? Oct 9, 2009
And as his Deputy Dawg, how about "people ... Misha, Selby Story Tools The Goanna Most commented 75 comments 67 comments 56 comments 39 comments 28 comments 119 comments 77 comments 62 comments 28 comments 26 comments Editor's picks John Passant I was going to write "Keep Howard's hands off my game" as the headline. But rugby league hasn't been my game for decades. Director Brett Sheehy says this year's Melbourne Festival is the most accessible and affordable ever. News has reached the colonies... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
A discriminating eye Oct 8, 2009
On the importance of commas:)"No, girls are currently allowed to go to school."versus"No ... reg, monty Story Tools The Goanna Most commented 166 comments 71 comments 39 comments 28 comments 26 comments 91 comments 76 comments 46 comments 26 comments 18 comments Editor's picks News has reached the colonies that John Brumby, abroad on a mission of elusive significance, has presented the Queen with a tartan throw rug. Author Sally Morrison has spent nine years researching the biography of the late... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Plastic bags and the rise of the eco-terrorist Oct 8, 2009
The Sydney suburb of Oyster Bay had a campaign to go plastic-bag free - but is this environmental terrorism. Photo: Jacky Ghossein. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Why is Obama nobbling a moderate Palestinian president? Oct 8, 2009
Why is Obama nobbling a moderate Palestinian president. Why is Obama nobbling a moderate Palestinian president. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
For women, super not so super Oct 8, 2009
" Research from 2006 showed that women's average superannuation balance is $35,520, compared with $69,050 for men, while the average retirement payout was $63,000 and $136,000 respectively. Women are most likely to need the age pension in retirement, with very modest supplementation from their life-time savings. The threshold for compulsory superannuation contributions is an income of $450 per month, which is one reason why women, who are more likely to be in part-time employment, have lower... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Interest rate rise is good news Oct 7, 2009
The interest rate rise signals an economy in recovery, which is a good thing. If we were sensible about it, we'd admit that the Reserve Bank's decision to raise interest rates yesterday is good news. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Portland Open Studios feature two Century High teachers Oct 7, 2009
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Party on the ropes Oct 4, 2009
Malcolm Turnbull had succeeded in knocking off Brendan Nelson, who'd been reduced almost to caricature by his emotional presentation, populist policy lunges and bad polls. Turnbull was seen as a politician of a different calibre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
NFL PLAYERS Debuts Player Caricature Line Oct 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NFL PLAYERS, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, announced today the release of the NFL PLAYERS Caricature line, its first exclusively licensed collection featuring illustrations of current NFL players on a combination of T-shirts, mugs, water bottles, school supplies and other non-apparel products ... "The objective of the Caricature line is to showcase our top players in a fresh and lifestyle setting, enabling fans to more... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Cadbury African-Gorilla Personality Tribal Head' is Despicable & Racist Oct 2, 2009
In fact, that caricature of an African will do the exact opposite of compelling a smile and enjoyment from an African and influencing them to buy a Cadbury product. That video degrades the African as a huge and dumb monster a foolish tribal monster, one with no useful human qualities. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kevin 747 flies over expecations Oct 2, 2009
Was there ever any doubt that Kevin 747 would live up to his caricature ... Regardless the real live Kevin 747 makes a great caricature dare to press play below follow the bouncing ball and sing along,"I'm Kevin 747.....". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Homecoming Schedule Sep 30, 2009
Activities include interactive games and caricature artists. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 1-2 on the University Walkway (Rain location, University Center Alumni Room). (University News, MO)
* Friends of former Russian billionaire send artists to cheer him up in court Sep 23, 2009
With its irascible judge, troll-like guards and dim-witted prosecutor, the case has everything you could wish for, caricature-wise ... Khodorkovsky gave a grinning thumbs-up to Garridos caricature of the judge, but a Do I really look that awful. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
HCCA holds membership tea and lecture Sep 23, 2009
Morse shared a slide presentation of caricature drawings and paintings from throughout history depicting the artists; views, both political and social. Drawing from the collections of the Art Institute, Morse explored the commentaries of Thomas Rowlandson, William Hogarth and Honore Daumier, to name a few. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
The Redemption of Keynes Sep 19, 2009
Both authors combat the caricature of Keynes as a market-hating, deficit-embracing, tax-and-spend socialist. And both argue that Keynes deserves better than to be trotted out only in times of crisis and that his ideas are relevant in the current debate over reforms. (BusinessWeek)
Dance Party | Juice Jam acts bring in record crowd Sep 15, 2009
A caricature artist was also popular, and many freshmen filtered through the student organization fair. Page 1 of 2. (Daily Orange, NY)
Cartoon galleries Sep 12, 2009
His work covers a variety of mediums, from cartoons and caricature to 3D computer illustration. --> Topics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
* EXHIBITIONS Sep 9, 2009
The caricature satirizes materialism. Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (MOCA, Taipei), 39 Changan W Rd, Taipei City (x_w39). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Festival fun for everyone Sep 7, 2009
Michael, the caricature artist stood watching the people pass by. His eyes focused on this face and that as they walked along. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Old-school portraits return Sep 1, 2009
The 39-year-old in Tallahassee, Florida, paid $100 for local artist to draw a caricature of Peterman as a comic book hero. She uses that and on. (CNN)
* FILM REVIEW: The importance of not being too earnest Aug 28, 2009
Little Ashes is an English film about Spanish artists and, to provide the proper local color, all characters speak in rather ridiculous Castilian-accented English, with Pattinsons attempts sometimes verging on caricature ... Additionally, Morrison fails to adequately delve into the political and cultural forces driving the prevailing mood of iconoclasm, content to rely on throwaway images of fascist atrocities and caricatures of stuffy old art professors in their oak paneled rooms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Michael Oakeshott's Conservative Mind Aug 27, 2009
The idea of human rights he thought a rather second-rate caricature of the inherited Common Law freedoms of English-speaking peoples. Social justice was merely a bit of political salvationism trading by its name on the real conceptions of justice found in any stable state. (The American Conservative)
Fremont pig wrestling still has folks laughing Aug 13, 2009
A caricature artist drew 28 pictures, a very full three days, he said. The photography exhibits were overflowing with entrants. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Amanda Blank, 'I Love You' Aug 10, 2009
Majesty is doing the same crudely drawn caricature these days. Some of the songs soften the provocations ( Leaving You Behind ), but most of this would only prick up the ears if you think Madonna and Annie Sprinkle never happened. (Boston Globe)
Racial Fear's Ugly Face Aug 8, 2009
What had been a caricature became more real and threatening. An urbane mocker of civilized values became simply a deformed product of urban violence. (Slate)
Gaining 15lbs 'worth it' Aug 8, 2009
The performance goes well beyond caricature in its expressivity and exhilarating idiosyncrasy. It's another feather -- an ostrich plume -- in the actress's bountiful cap. (CNN -- US)
Review: 'Julie & Julia' Cooks Near-Perfect Recipe Aug 8, 2009
"When the film opens, moviegoers are transported back in time to Paris 1948. Julia (Meryl Streep) and her devoted husband, Paul (Stanley Tucci), in their blue Buick station wagon are moving into an apartment at 81 Rue de l'Universite. And the parallels begin. Julie's story begins as she and Eric have packed up their belongings, including a copy of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" that Julie (Amy Adams) has stolen from her mother, to begin life in a small loft in Queens, N.Y.Another quasi... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Green bags make a fashion splash Jul 30, 2009
Our fave is a blue one with a whale, on whose spout it says, "Make waves, not waste." A bright green one has a caricature of the Earth talking to a bird, who says, "Let's be friends.". Dick's Sporting Goods had a few smaller bags, but we liked the large ones with sports logos. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nepal gets its own Laurel and Hardy Jul 29, 2009
They started out as caricature artists on the radio and then graduated into telefilms and serials when television came to Nepal. Shrestha, who is the thin Laurel-like partner in the pair, has also acted in nearly a dozen films. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Star Wars' prequel vs. original battle continues at Comic-Con Jul 24, 2009
Like so many Star Wars fanatics gathered at Comic-Con, the annual convention of comic-book and fantasy enthusiasts, Rowe, 47, of Seattle was mortified by , and in particular the computer-generated alien in the 1999 film who was widely viewed as a racist caricature. READ MORE. (USA Today)
David Omar White; created murals, alternative comic strip; at 82 Jul 17, 2009
In the Globe in 1982, Omar said: The cartoon and caricature are forms that rely on such things as humor, satire, and plain old common sense. They re forms that can reach everyone. (Boston Globe)
Carvers take over Kittitas County Fairgrounds this week Jul 17, 2009
Clark was working on a cowboy caricature, as instructed by Gil Drake. Drake started carving 25 years ago. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise Jul 17, 2009
"I don't want to be a caricature of myself, just kind of rewriting the same song over and over again, to get people to buy it," he continued. "I'd rather take a chance at doing something new and different and lose a few and gain a few rather than keep the same ones around. You can't make everybody happy.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Madonna's iconic looks Jul 16, 2009
"An entertainer's personality was driven by creating a caricature that relied on costume.". So you had Stevie Nicks' bohemian velvet gypsy-style dresses and high boots, Madonna's bras and vintage-looking crinolines and Adam Ant's New Romantic pirate shirts and white stripe of face paint. (AZCentral -- Style)
Big Brother: Aint that a clique in the head Jul 11, 2009
Braden is more of a caricature of a surfer, saying things like, Words cant describe (this house), its superpaloaloicious. Is it that words cant describe it, or he cant use words. (MSNBC -- News)
* Czech shadow hovers over Slovakia Jul 8, 2009
The Slovak artist Martin Sutovec drew a caricature showing the Czechs as beetles wearing socks and sandals. Other critics said it was an insult that Slovakia X the first former Warsaw Pact country to join the euro zone, in January X was being compared with Hungary, the economic sick man of the region. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Funeral Services Held for 'Infomercial King' Billy Mays Jul 4, 2009
Outside the funeral, a company owned by fellow "Pitchmen" star Anthony Sullivan handed out shiny stickers bearing a caricature of Mays' face. Mays hawked everything from the Wash-matik, a device for pumping water from a bucket to wash cars, to Orange Glo, an environmentally friendly cleaner. (Fox News)
Stealing home Jun 30, 2009
Studying baseball's most exciting play - Ted Keith - SI.com. Posted: Monday June 29, 2009 12:37PM; Updated: Monday June 29, 2009 1:47PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Mark Kauffman/SI; Getty Images; APJackie Robinson's steal of home is iconic; Gary Matthews (top L), Jacoby Ellsbury & Roger Cedeno also have done it.Stealing home is one of the toughest -- and most thrilling -- feats in baseball. Attempting that mad 90-foot dash from third is one thing, writes Ted Keith. Pulling it off is something else. Jun 30, 2009
A caricature of him running from the cops with home plate under his arm (the caption read: "ALERT! Jacoby Ellsbury wanted for stealing home in sweep of Yanks!") was taped above his locker for several weeks afterward. He says he got more text messages about that than anything that's happened to him since he won the World Series in 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Fall-ing Fashion Jun 29, 2009
The cover shot alone -- a black and white shot showing a grown, confident, happy, fit Jackson wearing a tank top tucked into jeans -- sets it apart in tone and tenor from other media, which have tended to use pictures of Jackson as an adolescent or after numerous plastic surgeries made him into a caricature. Newsweek attempts to answer the question: Who was Michael Jackson. (New York Post -- Business)
Multitude Killed the Video Star Jun 26, 2009
Michael Jackson made himself into a comic caricature of egomania ... His public persona and the transcription of his private life in the press and on television, his representation across the modes of media, morphing along the way like his physical appearance, increasingly as grotesque caricature, became our ongoing work of performance art, with an individual as our canvas and clay. (The American Conservative)
The art and folklore of Japanese raccoon dog testicles Jun 25, 2009
"...[P]robably because problems with home mortgages have affected so many people, Countrywide and its C.E.O. have become fixed in the public mind. And Mozilo's flashiness and reactive personality make him easy to caricature." ... Yeah, well, I don't think Mozilo became the cartoon villain of the subprime housing bust because he was "easy to caricature." I think it's because in late 2006 and 2007, when he knew exactly how unlikely it was the loans Countrywide had been making would ever be paid... (Salon)
Cartoon was inflammatory, racist Jun 25, 2009
Roger1 wrote on Jun 18, 2009 7:28 AM:" Seems like a fairly accurate caricature of the prez bowing before the leader of a foreign country, Beth. President Bush didn't appear very attractive in most of editorial cartoons, either. Get over it. And is right-wing terrorism really on the rise, or did you just write that because that's your perception? " ... Roger1 wrote on Jun 22, 2009 12:48 PM:" Chaffincreek - what's wrong with equal treatment? Caricatures of President Bush were very ugly, just like... (Missoulian, MT)
Is 'Transformers' racist? Jun 25, 2009
The buzz over the summer blockbuster "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" only grew Wednesday as some said two jive-talking Chevy characters were racial caricatures ... But their traits raise the specter of stereotypes most notably seen when Jar Jar Binks, the clumsy, broken-English speaking alien from "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace," was criticized as a caricature ... Wilson said Wednesday that he never imagined viewers might consider the twins to be racial caricatures. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mural gate: who's fault is it anyway? Jun 21, 2009
If a city is left off a caricature mural at a state history museum, does it really exist ... The piece shows the entire state and has caricature-style drawings throughout. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Carrot 'explosives' cause Swedish bomb scare Jun 16, 2009
"After all, it is just carrots with an alarm clock and nothing else... this is just a caricature of a bomb," he said. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Smart switching could solve communication tangle Jun 5, 2009
Despite the caricature portrayed by the film, little is known about middle-aged adults who have never had sex - but a new US survey has changed all that, reports Ewen Callaway. 00:26 05 June 2009 - updated 00:39 05 June 2009. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
Spoonful of satire... Jun 3, 2009
Which means that I don't have a favourite for long. At the time of this interview, my favourite caricature is probably Helen Zille. I'm not sure why. (iAfrica.com)
Two New Museums for Tintin and Magritte May 30, 2009
In the 1930s, Herg; drew the cover for a political pamphlet for L;on Degrelle, leader of the Belgian fascists; at the same time, Magritte published a caricature of Degrelle looking into a mirror and seeing an image of Adolf Hitler looking back at him. (). (Time.com)
Eminem's Stunted Growth May 29, 2009
In many ways, rap has become a caricature of itself, particularly its darker, more nihilistic side. Eminem, for all his prodigious talents, seems as stuck as the genre itself. (Slate)
* A dreamy attack on capitalism May 28, 2009
Who Cares About the Real, a four-and-half-minute long animation, takes as its muse a caricature published by The Guardian in which the G8 leaders are seen discussing world hunger and international food. shortages while enjoying a lavish dinner banquet. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
High school graduation is May 30 May 27, 2009
There will also be movies, a casino, a dance floor, a food court, a hair and nail salon, psychics, massage chairs and caricature artists. Students who stay all night are eligible for cash prizes totaling more than $2,500. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
The art of recovery May 22, 2009
Former crab fisherman opens caricature business downtown ... This week Trujillo opened Juneau Caricatures downtown at 225 Front Street, and he plans to spend the summer drawing exaggerated cartoon portraits of tourists and locals alike ... Trujillo went to Savannah College of Art and Design when he was younger and spent four summers working for SeaWorld in San Diego, where he learned how to draw caricatures. (Juneau Empire)
Give us your ideas for a new UND nickname May 21, 2009
Carel Two-Eagle wrote on May 16, 2009 3:43 PM:" The UND should not use us Indns as mascots because a mascot is "a caricature or cartoon, a pet" according to the Oxford English Dictionary - the standard for your language. Slavery was outlawed in 1862, and Indns make lousy pets. "Justanidea" & I agree - the Fighting Farmers or the Fighting Flatlanders sound OK.. As for "left out" - of what? The UND has less than 10% of its courses in "Native Studies", taught by non-Indns who learned their 'facts'... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
