14 Jun
Written for Newsworks
Rev. Michael Fugee is a New Jersey priest who was put on trial for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy, and later confessed to fondling the child while he was under his care… twice.
12 Jun
Written for Philly.com
Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra, and according to Greek mythology, he was punished for being deceitful by being condemned to roll a boulder to the top of a mountain, only to watch it roll back down again and again.
Going into last week, it looked like the Phillies might have their best shot at finally pushing that rock over the .500 hump. After all, with three relatively easy series – one against the pitiful Marlins and two against the lowly Brewers, it appeared the best chance the team had of righting the ship and moving up.
7 Jun
Written for WHYY/Newsworks
And the Academy Award for best actor in a leading performance goes to… Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey.
Still think Christie is that refreshing, say-what’s-on-his-mind politician? Just re-watch Christie’s press conference announcing a special election to fill the seat of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg to see a modern day Wizard of Oz, revealed to be nothing more than a self-serving, calculating politician doing what’s best for himself.
5 Jun
Written for WHYY/Newsworks
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, I thought beach towns were doing everything they could to try and bring people to their boardwalks, not drive them away with silly bans and personal gripes.
Apparently, that isn’t the case in “no-longer-Wild-wood,” where the mayor and town council have proposed an ordinance that would essentially force beachgoers to pull up their pants while they traipse around the boardwalk.
“If you want to be a Justin Bieber, go do it somewhere else,” Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. told the Press of Atlantic City, referring to the pop singer millions of people adore. “I’m sick of hearing people complain about the disrespectful individuals who walk around with their butts hanging out.”
23 May
Written for Philly.com
Phillies fans have been in love with Cliff Lee from the start, but he really sealed the deal when he turned down a $148 million contract from the Yankees and opted for a smaller contract with the Phillies. In fact, the first time I drew Lee in a cartoon, it featured him being covered with female fan’s panties, Tom Jones style.
11 Apr
Watching this guy catch a foul ball in his beer during Wednesday night’s Mariners-Astros game, then chug it, reminds me of those Buf Light “Real American Hero” ads. So on this day, we salute you, Mister Catch a Foul Ball With Your Beer Guy…
10 Apr
As a freelance cartoonist small business owner, this video created by the comedy troupe FreeLoveForum for AdobeTV is fantastically on point. Hopefully, my clients will never find out the truth…
7 Apr
Written for WHYY/Newsworks
After Rutgers men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired over his abusive actions towards his players, I spoke to a lot of friends and colleagues to get their take on how it all went down. Opinions about the firing, which occurred after a video showcasing Rice dishing out tons of physical and verbal abuse made its way online, seem to diverge into two camps.
On the one hand, some think it was absolutely inexcusable that it took so long for Athletic Director Tim Pernetti to fire Rice, who saw the video five months ago and decided the appropriate punishment was to suspend the coach for three games and fine him $75,000. Remember, Rice’s homophobic outbursts came in the aftermath of the tragic suicide of Tyler Clementi, who jumped from the George Washington Bridge after his roommate and a fellow hall-mate shared webcam video of Clementi kissing another man. Their view seems to be substantiated by the resignation of Pernetti, who threw himself on his sword over what university president Robert Barchi called a “failure of process” during a press conference on Friday.
7 Apr
It’s not the first time I’ve riffed off a Monty Python gag for one of my cartoons. But in the case of Rutgers and embattled President Robert Barchi, it was too perfect not to use…
24 Mar
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Down by seven points at halftime at home, the unstoppable All -American Elena Delle Donne helped lead the Lady Blue Hens past West Virginia 66-53. Delle Donne ended the game with 33 points (2o points came in the second half) along with 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.
It’s just the second NCAA tournament win in the history of Delaware women’s basketball. If you’re counting that 26 straight wins for the Lady Blue Hens. They’ll play the winner of North Carolina and Albany on Tuesday at home in Newark.
“Protect the child molesters” doesn’t appear anywhere in the Bible that I know of, but the New Jersey Catholic Conference seems to be acting like it does.
Going into last week, it looked like the Phillies might have their best shot at finally pushing that rock over the .500 hump. So much for that.
And the Academy Award for best actor in a leading performance goes to… Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey.
“Any public official that is worried about sagging pants probably needs to spend some time focusing on real problems.”
With everyone focusing on Mike Rice’s abusive actions, they’re missing the larger issue with Rutgers and college sports…
