How to Pick Up Girls Trump Style
Clearly Donald Trump has not evolved from the 1970’s misogynist make out artist he imagined himself to be. In the wake of this firestorm his supporters might want to dismiss his actions as coming from...
View ArticleGrading the Donald
Since Donald Trumps behavior more often than not most closely resembles a child’s, it makes sense to grade him based on an child’s evaluation report card. How would you rate Donald on the debate?....
View ArticleArt Show- Embedded Messages, Debating the Dream: Truth, Justice and the...
The Departments For Art, Creative Writing & Sociology and the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies Present: Embedded Messages, Debating the Dream: Truth, Justice & the American Way...
View ArticleAccidents Will Happen – By the Bombs Early Light
In the early 1950’s the Atomic Energy Commission decided that parts of Utah and Nevada would be the sight of a continental proving ground for nuclear weapons. It became the first American Ground Zero....
View ArticleNuclear Nightmares
Collage by © Sally Edelstein “Bedime Stories: Sweet Dreams” Appropriated images. Currently on view at “Embedded Messages, Debating the Dream : Truth Justice and the American Way”, University Art...
View ArticleMegyn Kelly Cuts Newt Gingrich Down to Size
Them’s fightin’ words Newt! Megyn Kelly and Newt Gingrich argued on her news program Tuesday night. Newt in his tidy whities, illustration by Peter Georgeson and Sylvia Shapiro Hey Newt, cut it out! I...
View ArticleHalloween Candy-Treat or Trick?
The scariest part of Halloween for many parents is the prospect of all the candy their children will consume once they’ve brought home their haul. Relax. In mid-century America a Snickers bar would...
View ArticleJob Security a Thing of the Past -Vanishing America
Entering an established company was once a guarantee of a sweet salary and job security but such assurances are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Job security in a big manufacturing plant has gone...
View ArticleSexism, So What’s New?
As this presidential election has made abundantly clear, sexism is not just some feminist fantasy. In a tumultuous campaign year of blatant misogyny where boys behaving badly have both demeaned and...
View ArticleThis Election Day Don’t Be a Sucker
“There’s a sucker born every minute!” Great American Showmen PT Barnum and Donald trump In June 2015 when the orange-hued Carnival Barker tossed his hat into the circus ring, it seemed like a joke....
View ArticleWhere Have You Gone Walter Cronkite?
In this age of deep distrust, “the most trusted man in America” is sorely missed more than ever. Walter Cronkite who reigned supreme at a time of journalistic integrity, ( no millennials, that’s not...
View ArticleHow We Elect Our President- A Serious Topic in Classic Comic Form
“The Illustrated Story of American Presidents “ – The World Around Us- A Classics Illustrated Comic 1960. “The President of the United States is simply chosen by the American people in free elections.”...
View ArticleWear All White To Vote
When this ad appeared in 1943 women weren’t allowed to own credit cards, serve on juries or open bank accounts. Now show your vitality that I’m With Her and wear those white pumps to the polls to vote...
View ArticleNasty Women Vote
Nasty Women vote. So do women who are not “tens,” who’ve been called pigs, dogs and slobs. You know, women not worthy of being “grabbed by the pussy” by that repugnant, overweight Republican candidate...
View ArticlePost Voting Stress Relief
Done voting? Time to break out the booze. As the end finally draws near to the most stressful and divisive election in memory, lets pause to honor two great American institutions. Voting and whiskey....
View ArticleOur American Tragedy
This feels like a national day of mourning On the cusp of making history, history has taken a tragic turn. The lump in my throat from the pride and the excitement and hopefulness I was feeling as I...
View ArticleWhat’s Up With The Electoral College?
People, elect the president? What were the Founding Fathers thinking? Do We the People really get the choose our president? Americans chose Clinton but got Trump. A tough lesson to learn at the hands...
View ArticleR.I.P. Robert Vaughn, aka Napoleon Solo
When it came to 1960’s spies, James Bond may have ruled the big screen, but on television The Man From U.N.C.L.E. won hands down. The best part was every week starting in 1964 we got to see good...
View ArticleHistory – Attention Must Be Paid
We need to take a hard look at history. A Vanity Fair cover from July 1933 showing a despondent Uncle Sam seated on the Western hemisphere with storm clouds above can serve as a somber harbinger for...
View ArticleTrump’s Rallying Cry
In that time honored tradition favored by demagogues throughout history, Trump wants to continue having rallies even after he’s sworn in. Adolph Hitler and his adoring supporters at the Nuremberg...
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