Above is one of my personal favorite cartoons about mothers. I posted a slide show of mother cartoons and a short essay about my mother on my Forbes column. I hope you go take a look. Here is another one of my favorites, drawn over a decade ago, but still relevant, sadly:
Amanda Berry is a hero, rescuing her daughter, two other women and herself from the monster Ariel Castro. His acts are on the extreme end of controlling behavior that many women around the world experience.
Along with fifteen other cartoonists, I was fortunate to be invited to participate in the third annual International Cartoon Festival in Caen, France. The Caen Memorial Museum, which hosts this event, is a very moving place and it was a wonderful gathering, with cartoonists from around the world. In keeping with the emotional events that took place in the Normandy invasions, Stephane Grimaldi, the director of the museum, seeks to bring people, events and exhibits to Caen that promote peace and freedom of expression. Below is a list of the participating cartoonists and a selection of some of the cartoons and photos from the event.
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BERTH |
France |
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BRUNOR |
France |
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CARALI |
France |
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CARUSO |
Brésil |
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CHAUNU |
France |
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DANZIGER |
Etats-Unis |
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DONNELLY |
Etats-Unis |
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HADDAD |
Liban |
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JIHO |
France |
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KAP |
Espagne |
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KAZANEVSKY |
Ukraine |
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KIANOUSH |
Iran |
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KICHKA |
Israël |
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MIX & REMIX |
Suisse |
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ROYAARDS |
Pays-Bas |
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WILLIS FROM TUNIS |
Tunisie |
My thoughts are with Boston, the injured and the families who lost loved ones. I really have nothing else to say. Hopefully we can move on, and help our children adjust to new realities as we encounter them.
I was just in Paris on my way to a cartoon festival in Caen. I couldn’t help but notice that Paris has a fair number of homeless on the street. I know New York does as well–perhaps we have different ways of coping with the state of our homeless population. Every city deals with it differently. But however it is handled, one thing is clear: the span between the haves and the have-nots is still much too large. Globally.
After twenty five years of marriage, I know how funny it can be. Increase the number of people entering matrimony, and we increase the fun. And it gives us humorists more material.
