Carol Hills
French Spy Novelist Gérard de Villiers’ and his Factual Fiction
Gérard de Villiers may be the most famous French writer you’ve never heard of. He churns out three sex-filled spy thrillers a year and sells millions of copies. What’s interesting is that a number of his terrorist and espionage plot twists have actually happened in real life — well after they appeared in book form.
The Furor Over Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe’s Depiction of Netanyahu Continues
British newspaper pulls a controversial cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid charges of antisemitism. But the debates rages among and between politicians, cartoonists, Israelis and Jews and non-Jews over what constitutes antisemitism and the sometimes prickly issue of freedom of speech.
Italy’s Mafia Gets Into Renewables
A multi-year investigation and sting operation has revealed deep infiltration into the wind and solar sector by Italy’s crime families.
Cartoon Slideshow: Lance Fesses Up (Sort of)
Lance Armstrong’s stupendous fall from grace is the topic of this cartoon slideshow. See Lance with his head in his hands — literally. See Lance take one last injection of drugs: truth serum. And see a little boy being treated for cancer through the Livestrong Foundation wonder if he now has to apologise for taking drugs.
Political Cartoons Take on Women’s Rights Following Gang Rape in Delhi
The gang rape in India has refocused interest in women’s rights and gender quality. One place those issues are showing up are in political cartoons.
Egypt: Cartoonist Sued for Depiction of Adam and Eve
In recent weeks, several of Egypt’s most popular and prominent satirists, talk show hosts and journalists have received formal complaints that their work has insulted President Mohamed Morsi.
Cartoon Slideshow: Three Middle East Crises
There are three dramas unfolding across the Middle East and you can see them all represented in this cartoon slideshow.
Frank Jacobs and his Strange Maps
Strange indeed. Frank Jacobs is the map-obsessed blogger behind “Strange Maps”. Jacobs has spent a lifetime pondering maps of all kinds and finally found an outlet: cyberspace.
Cartoon Slideshow: Obama Wins, Now What?
The global cartoon reaction to President Obama’s victory is decidedly mixed. In this slideshow you’ll see a victory cigar here and there, and a funny cartoon that replaces that dog on top of the car with Romney himself and more.
South African President Zuma Drops Case Over Zapiro’s ‘Rape’ Cartoon
In South Africa, a four-year saga over a political cartoon is over, and the winner appears to be the cartoonist, Zapiro, the pen name of Jonathan Shapiro. Sunday President Jacob Zuma announced he was dropping all charges against Zapiro and a local newspaper The Sunday Times, over a cartoon published in 2008.
The Armageddon Letters: 50 Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis
“The Armageddon Letters” project aims to engage younger, more gadget-addicted consumers of history and politics.
South African Political Cartoonist Fired for Being Political
Marco Werman talks with The World’s Cartoon Editor Carol Hills about the case of JERM (Jeremy Nell), a South African cartoonist who’s been let go from his job from The New Age newspaper.
Cartoon Slideshow: ‘Livewrong’ and ‘Dopestrong’
Bicycle spokes have been transformed into syringes and Livestrong wristbands now read Livewrong and worse in these cartoons about how the mighty Lance Armstrong has fallen. In one cartoon the now disgraced multiple Tour de France yellow jersey winner wins an Oscar for his bravura performance and in another some familiar Mafia dons consider getting into cycling.
Cartoon Slideshow: Merkel Visits Greece – Briefly
These political cartoons satirize Germany’s Angela Merkel visit to Greece this week. It was brief but certainly daring, since the German Chancellor is not exactly the most popular figure in Greece at the moment. Merkel after all is responsible for forcing Greeks onto an extreme austerity diet. Then again, it’s also thanks to Merkel that Greece is still in the Euro game. These political cartoons reflect the saint and sinner image of Angela Merkel in Greece.
Cartoon Slideshow: Syria’s Crisis and Israel’s Red Line
It’s been a week of Middle East machinations. This slideshow of cartoons show a Syrian leader with blood on his hands — literally, a feckless United Nations that can talk the talk but not walk the walk where Syria is concerned.
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