Paul Newman by Nick Taggart
By Mark KaufmanWhen Paul Newman died last week, my first thoughts weren’t his films, or his Newman’s Own products, his charitable works, his race car driving or his long-time support for progressive causes. All of those memories did run through my mind, but strangely enough the very first thing that popped up for me was […]
American Affairs Desk: Palin Word Cloud
A Sarah Palin word cloud of good old-fashioned, small town, main street gibberish. This was done after the VP debate last week before she ratcheted up the nasty innuendo of course. This week the word cloud would certainly contain a great deal more creepy, lying, bullshit. Oh, and she seems to be wearing her hair […]
Debate 2: Town Hall Style
By Mark KaufmanMcCain V. Obama round 2. New venue, new format, same debate styles? Sure this is an edit of an older piece of mine from a few months ago, but I don’t want to do what you want. I want to take my message to the American people, you betcha. Wink.
World’s Oldest Cartoonist Dead
By Mark Kaufman Boris Yefimov, the Soviet cartoonist and propagandist has died at the ripe old age of 109. Please read the New York Times obit, it is frickin’ amazing, here’s a guy who was edited by Stalin for crying out loud, despite the fact that Stalin executed Yefimov’s journalist brother. Talk about pressure, talk […]
Register to Vote!
Mark KaufmanI just churned out a bunch of illustrations on Monday for The Stranger’s Register to Vote pullout section. On the cover of the pullout is a legal and compliant mail-in voter registration form. If you live in the Seattle area pick one up, fill it out, and get it postmarked and mailed in by […]
Orphan Works: Oppose/Support
While the Congress is busy bailing out Wall Street, it found time to pass S. 2913-The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008. Thanks for nothing douchebags. There is a markup of the bill which is HR 5889, since one of these giveaways to big business will become law, The Graphic Artists Guild is urging […]
I Heart Coffee
By Mark KaufmanMan have I been busy. By my count I have done 31 finished illustrations in the last 30 days! That is why I love coffee, and eye drops, and vitamins, and aspirin. That tally does not take into account more than a dozen design projects, countless thumbnails and sketches, cocktail napkin jottings, blog […]
Tuli Kupferberg // Renaissance Left
By Mark KaufmanI saw the new Cohen Bros. film Burn After Reading the other day, and I liked it, but the most memorable thing about it for me besides my wife comparing me to the angry, blow his top character played by John Malkovich was the end credits. I don’t remember anything about the credits […]