At The Nib, cartoonist Ronald Wimberly posts about the time his editor asked him to lighten the skin tone of Wolverine's girlfriend Melita, the daughter of a Mexican and African-American.
Black cartoonist on shifting skin tones in a Marvel comic
Republican Voters Against Trump put an old Regan ad to great use
Ronald Reagan spoke often of America as a shining city on a hill: a prosperous, free, and virtuous model for the nations of the world. Is Trump's Republican Party living… READ THE REST
Thomas Jefferson portrait recreated with distant descendant
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Trash-talking chess player's ass handed to him by 16-year-old
A Joe Rogan lookalike thought he could win a chess game by intimidating his 16-year-old opponent through insults, and gaslighting, and patronizing disdain. Unfortunately for the mouthy gentleman, the kid, who… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
