La Presse ends 131 years of daily printed news

From The Globe and Mail.

The presses are stopping at La Presse, as the newspaper’s last weekday print edition hits doorsteps today.

Ann Telnaes Cartoons: 2015 in review

From The Washington Post.

In January, Chief Justice Roberts released his “2014 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary” and announced that the Supreme Court will offer all documents online as early as 2016.

A collection of animated and still editorial cartoons on Ann Telnaes' blog at the Washington Post.

Globe and Mail Favourite Cartoons of 2015

G&M cartoonists Brian Gable and David Parkins share their favourite cartoons from the past 12 months.

Aislin's top cartoons for 2015

From The Montreal Gazette.

Terry Mosher (aka Aislin) talks about his favourite cartoons of 2015.
Video and cartoons here.

Christmas Cards

Here are, in no particular order, some of the Christmas cards I received this year.

Bob Englehart, USA

Merry Christmas!

Washington Post Pulls “Ted Cruz Uses His Kids as Political Props” Political Cartoon

From Slate and The Washington Post.

Still from an animated cartoon by Ann Telnaes

The Washington Post on Tuesday night pulled a political cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes straightforwardly titled “Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props.”

The animated cartoon, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes, sketched the Texas senator in a Santa suit turning a Jack-in-the-box-style crank that made the monkeys dance. A headline said, “Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props” — a reference to a recent viral campaign video in which Cruz and his daughters spoofed familiar Christmas stories.