More Odds and Ends
Cartoons, news, blogs, the kitchen sink, whatever.

Cartooning stuff
• Ruben Bolling has some conservative lessons from the animal kingdom.
• Scott Bateman teaches us how to draw a mainstream political cartoon.
• Mark Fiore has an amazing animated rundown of GOP crimes, G.O.P.S., set to the familiar tune of "Bad boys, bad boys..."
• On Bill Bennett, moralizing gambler and racist: I usually link to cartoons I like, but I hate this one so much, and it's argument is so weak and bizarre, I figure it's worth reading, too. As an antidote, Signe Wilkinson has a great cartoon rejoinder to Bennett's argument.
• Tim Kreider suggests some oil alternatives, my personal favorite being "Surface-to-Air Rapturing."
• Emily Flake presents some exciting laundry day outfits.
• Steve Sack brushes My Little Crony.
• Ben Smith presents us with a Sim City president.
• Steve Notley's Bob the Angry Flower stars in "Proper Procedure" and "Jolly Starfish."
• Matt Bors has an awesome full-pager in the Nation, a revised science textbook for fundamentalists.
• Brian McFadden knows some other guys who are doing a heckuva job.
• Ted Rall sums up our fears and hopes.
• Jeff Danziger admires Republican conservation efforts.
• Stuart Carlson puts a call out for a dangerous criminal.
• If you're not a diehard fan of Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For like I am, this probably means nothing to you, but Mo just found out that her girlfriend Sydney is cheating on her. I'm on the edge of my seat... plus, Alison has a new DTWOF collection out, Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out For.
• Speaking of books, cartoonist extraordinaire Keith Knight has an awesome new book, part graphic novel, part inspirational how-to guide, the Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts. If you order through his site, he'll sign it for you, and if you buy before Oct. 10th, $5 of the proceeds go to a Hurricane Katrina relief project.
• Finally, this is probably only of interest to fellow cartoonists/procrastinators, but I'm part of a new blog inspired by Alec Longstreth's Ignatz Speech, "Make Comics Forever!!"

Articles, stuff
• Yet more proof that Republicans don't give a crap about poor people, especially poor black people, and don't want to acknowledge that the destruction of the environment and global warming could have played a part in the Katrina disaster...
• Ex-Gay Watch has a cool infographic about Exodus International and wacky ex-gays.
• E.J. Graff dissects the Working Mommy trap (she has a related book, too, Getting Even).
• Feministing has an interesting post about another crazy racist besides Bill Bennett.

Miscellaneous, etcetera
• Unfortunate books and records, found via Bookslut.
• Hilarious recut trailer for The Shining, found via Anywhere is Better.
• My cartooning buddy Masheka Wood has a great new tattoo, but I'm still pondering mine.
• The Center for Constitutional Rights has a Guantanamo Action Center.

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