The Cartoon Issue 2013
Adios to Migrant Farmworker-Activist?; Derby Dudes Join the Dames; Thetford Dump Social Scene
Obituary: Arthur Gaylon Davis
Arthur Gaylon Davis, age 81 years, died early Monday morning July 8, 2013, in the Northwestern Medical Center with loving family at his side. Born in Johnson, Vermont on July 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Gaylon Perkins Davis and Evelyn (Sanborn) Davis. He was raised on a dairy farm, attended Johnson…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden, Robert Johnson says many of us are as much in debt with our psychic energy as we are with our financial life. We work too hard. We rarely refresh ourselves with silence and slowness and peace. We don’t get enough sleep…
What’s in a Name? The Origins of “Burlington”
)Names tell more about those who give them than about those who get them. That’s as true for places as for people. So who or what is behind the names that Burlington-area residents encounter nearly every day? Why was a town, a street, an institution or a natural feature given a particular label? Seven Days…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Robert Johnson, 69, pleaded guilty to shooting his wife in the back of the head at their home in O’Toole, W.Va. Prosecutors said Johnson then shot himself under the chin, but his dentures deflected the bullet, saving his life for the trial. (Bluefield’s WVVA-TV) Dylan Aufdengarten, 27, an inmate at Nebraska’s Lincoln…
Book Review: The Light in the Ruins
Sophie Goldstein is a cartoonist and illustrator currently residing in White River Junction, Vt. She enjoys reading above and beyond all other activities. redinkradio.com Click the image to view a larger version.
Patriot Acts
Lost in the star-spangled hubbub of Independence Day (Eve) is that July 3 has quietly become a pretty awesome day to be a music fan in Burlington. While most folks will flock to various locales along the waterfront for a good vantage point to witness simulated bombs bursting in air, savvy locals know there are…
Letters to the Editor
Judge Not In a world filled with misery, a young man and an older woman find love and happiness together [Poli Psy: “Spanish Inquisition,” June 19]. Their ages and places in society are different. We have a Puritan heritage, and the law says their consensual relationship is a felony. Maybe it’s time to change the…
Mason’s Rules
Tim Newcomb has published work in magazines and newspapers around the country, as well as in numerous books, corporate publications and on video, CD and DVD covers. His editorial cartoons, which won a first-place award from the New England Press Association, appear weekly in Seven Days and the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. newcombstudios.com Click the image…
WTF: What’s the story behind the “chicken farmer” rock?
Carl Antonowicz is an alumnus of the Center for Cartoon Studies. He lives in White River Junction, Vt., and blogs at thulsadude.tumblr.com. Click the image to view a larger version.
Calvin Coolidge: The Only U.S. President Born on the Fourth of July
Click the image to view a larger version. Andy Warner earned his MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2012 and has drawn comics for Slate, Symbolia, American Public Media and Popular Science. He comes from the sea. andysaurus.com
The Thetford Dump Social Scene
Bryan Stone is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist and a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies. He lives in Hartland, Vt., with his partner, Lisa, and their wee babe, Sadie. bryan-stone.com Click the image to view a larger version. Related Stories
Derby Dudes: Mean Mountain Men Roller Derby
Eleri Mai Harris hails from Hobart, Tasmania. She is a journalist and cartoonist currently studying for an MFA at the Center for Cartoon Studies. elerimai.com Click the images to view larger versions.
Theater Review: God of Carnage
Dakota McFadzean lives in Montréal and draws comics every day. His first book, Other Stories and the Horse You Rode In On, will be published by Conundrum Press in October 2013. dakotamcfadzean.com Click the image to view a larger version. Related Stories
4th of July Parade Tips
Rachel Dukes is a recent MFA graduate from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she self-publishes comics and comic anthologies. mixtapecomics.com Click the image to view a larger version.
Harpist Rebecca Kauffman’s Musical Journey
Melanie Gillman is a cartoonist and alumna of the Center for Cartoon Studies. She’s currently working on a graphic novel about a group of LGBT teens who meet in a Christian youth camp. melaniegillman.com Click the image to view a larger version.
Heloise Williams Finds a Diamond in the Dust
Jai Granofsky is a cartoonist living in Montréal with his girlfriend and baby son, Lev. Currently he’s working on a graphic novel about his experience preparing for fatherhood. It’s called Waiting for Baby. jaicartoons.blogspot.com Click the image to view a larger version.
The Mind of Senator Mark MacDonald
Stuck in stuffy committee rooms for four months of the year, state legislators find plenty of ways to cope: knitting, napping, clumsily surfing the web on state-issued iPads. Sen. Mark MacDonald (D-Orange) pens cartoons. MacDonald draws inspiration from legislative debates, poking fun at his political opponents and illustrating the absurdity of his august surroundings. “He’s…
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Ed Koren [315]
6/20/13: For over 50 years, cartoonist Edward Koren has been creating comics featuring his fuzzy and fantastic creations. They are fixtures in The New Yorker where Koren has published over 1000 comics and almost 30 covers. Eva met up with Koren at his house in Brookfield to talk about the fine art of cartooning. You…
Vermont Spirits Debuts New Liquors
It took five years to age — and then, it was gone. A few weeks ago, Quechee’s Vermont Spirits became the latest distillery to release an apple brandy, the woodsy No. 14. Yet by last week, almost every bottle had been sold. “We only made eight cases of it,” says Mimi Buttenheim, Vermont Spirits’ general…
Burlington Skinny Pancake Doubles; Daily Planet Adds a Patio
Summer facelifts are in full swing. This past weekend, the Skinny Pancake on Lake Street unveiled spacious new digs after a frenetic renovation that began in early June. “It was an intense, month-long sprint,” says co-owner Benjy Adler, that resulted in new tables, an indoor stage, an expanded kitchen and an L-shaped, granite and wood…
Pan-Asian deli opens in Winooski; Thai in Stowe
Where can you get Nepalese momos, Vietnamese pho and Chinese spring rolls all in one place? Since last Wednesday, Dharshan Namaste Asian Deli at 212 Main Street in Winooski has been serving all those dishes and others from across Asia. Owner Bishnu Gurung opened Namaste Asian Market across the street in 2011. Since then, the…
New Food Cart Pincho at Burlington City Hall Park
Lee Anderson is no stranger to global street food. The owner of Radio Bean was first in Burlington to put it on the menu at his eclectic restaurant ¡Duino! (Duende). Now that it’s summer, Anderson is taking DD to the streets. His new cart, Pincho, officially debuts this Wednesday in City Hall Park. Starting next…
Jack Lazor of Butterworks Farm Writes a Book on 35 Years of Grain Growing
When Jack and Anne Lazor arrived in Westfield in the mid-1970s, growing corn was a fading practice. So was raising wheat, barley and other grains — the pursuits had become agricultural relics as Vermont’s landscape shifted from crop cultivation to sheep grazing to dairy. Jack Lazor likely resembled any of the hundreds of back-to-the-landers who…
