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Alden Hedge Fund as Newspaper-Killing Spider in Pat Bagley's Cartoon
Hedge Fund Spider Traps Newspapers
May
2
2018
Pat Bagley's 2018 political cartoon portrays a giant black spider emblazoned with a red dollar sign and labeled 'Alden Hedge Fund,' sprawling across a dark web that ensnares multiple newspaper entities. Figures with hats, each tagged with names like Denver Post, Boulder Daily Camera, Mercury News, and St. Paul Pioneer Press, dangle helplessly in the web, symbolizing entrapment. The artwork uses media ownership satire to critique hedge fund influence, underscoring newspaper industry decline and journalism crisis. Dark, scribbled lines form the web, enhancing the ominous tone of this editorial illustration on predatory financial practices in media.
Apr
16
2018
This IRS tax fairy cartoon by Gary McCoy cleverly twists the innocent tooth fairy legend into a humorous IRS satire illustration, showing a flying suited figure with purple wings bursting into a bedroom scene. The surprised person in bed, tucked under a blue blanket with a striped pillow and nearby teddy bear, faces the intruder holding a green dollar bucket. The speech bubble reveals the punchline, equating the IRS to a mythical tax fairy that takes rather than gives. As a political cartoon tax collection fairy, it highlights the dread of taxation in an irreverent way, with the figure's angry expression and dynamic pose emphasizing the intrusion. Elements like the brown chair and nightstand add to the domestic setting, making this taxpayer nightmare tooth fairy parody both relatable and sharable. Overall, it's a witty take on fiscal folklore.
Apr
27
2016
