Political cartoons are as old as America--going back to colonial days, the Revolution and the Civil War. They’re still a prominent feature of editorial pages nationwide. Should they reflect the artist ...

“I need to really unpack them,” said Brigham, a trained historian specializing in 18th and 19th century American and British history. “It takes hours to figure out who all the people are and what ...

Everyone knows that Daffy Duck is a draft-dodger and Donald Duck is a capitalist stooge, but what about their cartoon comrades? Well… Click here to see dozens of vintage animations mashed up ...

They are firm friends who live together. And Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie have been cast in a larger drama about equal marriage, says Sarah Dunant. If you know the New Yorker magazine, you might ...

If you want a similar moment of Bert and Ernie cartoon subversion in 1960s Britain, you only have to go to the Oz obscenity trial, where the school kids' edition of the satirical magazine (edited ...