Can a prestigious institution with ties to a famous alum reconcile that relationship with the man’s racist past? Theodore Geisel, Class of 1925, is a Dartmouth alumnus whose children’s books and campus namesake sit alongside racist imagery, a contrast that raises questions about legacy and accountability. Madeline Kahn Ehrlich for The Dartmouth comes to grips […]

Ralph Steadman, born on May 14, 1936, becomes a member of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers Club.As Mr. Steadman notes in his website’s biography his cartoon and illustrating career began in 1956 in a style that was not unusual for the time. A style he soon became frustrated with. ‘Cartooning wasn’t just making a little […]

Fan favorites Stephan (Pearls Before Swine) Pastis and Will (Wallace the Brave) Henry have teamed up to create “a laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade adventure” scheduled for release at the beginning of the 2026/27 school season. From the Simon and Shuster description: Porter Avery is just your average boy from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with your average boy […]