Subject for Illustration Friday: Swarm. Naturally, one thinks of insects, bees, in a swarm. But what about reporters, hmmm? They swarm, and not in an attractive way. The news media jumped all over Assemblyman Mike Duvall after it was reported that he MAY have had "relations", as Bill Clinton liked to put it, with a couple of ...

My political cartoons for Slate have all been moved to The Opposite of Wrong, where I skewer all the cartoons! Whoa, Jimmy, I've been pretty disappointed in you the last couple years, as you broke up with the captivating and beautiful Sarah Silverman, made even more stupid jokes about older people, overused your overacting security guard, ...

My political cartoons for Slate have all been moved to The Opposite of Wrong, where I skewer all the cartoons! Sorry, sometimes you gotta be plain and simple in a blog. Sarah Palin has just resigned as Governor, so she won't be around to undress anymore. I drew this cartoon when she still had ...

Sure, I'm curious why he died. But nah, I never thought he was funny. Not the animals, the plastic surgery, the kids. Nor is his death funny. I'm sad a talented performer died so young. But what about Farrah Fawcett, or Ed McMahon? NO. Not funny, either. All sad. (And Michael Jackson's death is not ...

By "friends," I mean my favorite TV shows, but no, I'm not exaggerating. I look forward to certain shows all day or all week. And then I get a little nerdy, and run over to TWOP (Television Without Pity) to see what those guys have to say about it. (Diff shows draw different commenters. Some ...

"Now I'm confused. Is that a black hole, or the maws of AIG?" Cartoon ©D. Barstow 2009 NOTE: My political cartoons for Slate have all been moved to The Opposite of Wrong, where I skewer all the cartoons! Who doesn't love a cartoon bashing AIG, the worst insurance company of all time? And there's a ...