The best comedy albums of 2016.
Barbara Holm
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How the West Was Written
Talking Comics with Kelly Sue DeConnick
Comics writer Kelly Sue DeConnick on Pretty Deadly, feminism, and writing Captain Marvel.
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Don’t Be a Dick, Appropriators!
Illustration by Carolyn Main When I was in 7th grade we had a “Cowboys and Native American” party at school. Yeah: My school was racist enough to have a genocide-themed party, but still progressive enough to attempt politically correct terminology. I was 13, old enough to know better, but still stupid enough to be jealous […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Chris Mapp
Image by Carolyn Main Texas senatorial candidate Chris Mapp keeps putting his giant cowboy boot in his mouth. Last week Mapp told the Dallas Morning News‘ editorial board that American “ranchers should be allowed to shoot on sight anyone illegally crossing the border on to their land.” Does that sound right? The penalty for sort […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Nevada
Image by Carolyn Main On Wednesday, Nevada congressional candidate Cresent Hardy described the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) as “segregation.” ENDA is a federal bill that bans workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Hardy said that “When we create classes, we create that same separation that we’re trying to unfold somehow… […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Wall Street Journal Editor
Image by Carolyn Main On Monday, Wall Street Journal editor James Taranto claimed (according to Media Matters) that cases of sexual assault on campus that involve alcohol are really “victimless crimes in which both parties are equally guilty.” That’s deplorable… Wall Street Journal has an editor? I though it was just Republican cyborgs in mobster […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Jerry Seinfeld
Image by Carolyn Main What’s the deal with Jerry Seinfeld saying comedy doesn’t need more diversity? On a CBS interview Tuesday, Jerry said, “It really pisses me off. People think [comedy] is the census or something, it’s gotta represent the actual pie chart of America. Who cares?” Fans grew irate that one of the forefathers […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Mike Huckabee
Image by Carolyn Main Former presidential candidate and zealot robot Mike Huckabee said last week that women don’t need birth control because we should be able to control our own libidos. First of all, Mike Huckabee knows what a libido is? Maybe he thinks it’s a mythical creature in Harry Potter or something. Oh man, […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Sarah Palin
Illustration by Carolyn Main On Monday, Sarah Palin wrote on Facebook: “Mr. President, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all who commit to ending any racial divide, no more playing the race card.” It’s unclear what prompted Palin to call President Obama out, but it could have been a squirrel or a rock […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Supreme Court
Illustration by Carolyn Main In Massachusetts, protesters must remain 35 feet from an abortion facility and are not allowed to obstruct anyone from entering. On Wednesday, a group of anti-abortion protesters challenged this law, and not to a game of badminton. The law is being challenged in the US Supreme Court, so if struck down, […]
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Don’t be a Dick, Victim Blamers
Art by Carolyn Main Hey, did you guys forget that the world is a scarier place than a haunted house where a clown got murdered to death? I did for a second, and then I got reminded by the town of Maryville, Missouri that people can be awful. A teenage girl Daisy Coleman, (her mom […]
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Don’t Be a Dick, Rashida Jones
Illustration by Carolyn Main It’s hard when people you admire and respect disappoint you. That’s why I’m so glad no one respects me. A month ago, the very talented actress Rashida Jones tweeted, “This week’s celeb news takeaway: she who comes closest to showing the actual inside of her vagina is most popular. #stopactinglikewhores.” As […]