Andy Warhol once (allegedly) said that “in the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” This is often heralded as a prescient statement and indicative of our times, especially in an age of social media. However, I would argue that the statement needs a little finessing. It isn’t so much that everyone gets their…
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Brian Mulroney Cartoons: My First Attempt at Satire
In the spring of 1992, my father accepted a pastoral position in Calgary and our family moved from Manitoba to Alberta, heart of Reform Party country. I think I had an interest in politics before then, but it really ramped up when I arrived in Calgary at the height of Preston Manning mania. Ahh, yes,…