So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…the good times not rolling, having malaria etc. What I... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1980s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… “AIDS, crack, homeless vets” What I didn’t know: I... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1970s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…the American empire getting a bloody nose, stagflation etc. NB... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1960s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…sex drugs, state repression What I didn’t know: xxx Rembrandt‘s... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1950s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…enforced conformity (destruction of civil society) and the threat of... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1930s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of…depression and fascism (the two entwined) What I didn’t know:President... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1920s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… Prohibition, all forms of corruption, the Wall Street Crash.... Continue Reading →
Husband – 20th Century in Cartoons – 1910s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… well, the war, obvs, and the trauma that never... Continue Reading →
20th Century in Cartoons – 1900s
So, I am reading - a decade a day - the late great Tony Husband’s book The 20th Century in Cartoons” (to be clear, he selected them, he didn’t draw them.) See also The Onion’s Our Dumb Century. This decade, in my mind is one of… not much, tbh. Edwardian age. Australian Federation. Plutocrats. Er,... Continue Reading →