Danish actor Palle Huld, who is apparently the inspiration behind Belgian cartoonist’s creation ‘Tintin’, has died at the age of 98. Huld died on November 26 in a retirement home in Copenhagen. The cause of death has not been mentioned. In 1928, he won a competition organised by Danish newspaper that wanted to send a [...]
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Danish actor who inspired Belgian cartoonist to create ‘Tintin’ dies
December 6th, 2010 |
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Apple Asks Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist to Resubmit App
April 17th, 2010 |
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Apple asked Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore to resubmit an iPhone app of his political cartoons, after previously rejecting Newstoons for its satirical take on public figures such as President Obama and Tea Party members. Fiore, who is considering whether to resubmit the app, apparently feels that his Pulitzer Prize has accorded him preferential treatment in the matter. As the App Store expands rapidly with new products from developers, Apple has been increasingly stringent about weeding out what it views as objectionable content.
– Apple has apparently asked a Pulitzer Prize-winning
cartoonist to resubmit an iPhone app previously rejected because of its
satirical nature. Mark Fiores animations, which are featured
on SFGate.com and lampoon public figures such as President Obama, reality
TV stars and Wall Street titans, were…
Irish police arrest seven over cartoonist plot
March 10th, 2010 |
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Irish police arrested seven Muslims for planning to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body. In response, several Swedish papers reprinted the cartoons on Wednesday.
Somali charged with attempted murder of Danish cartoonist
January 3rd, 2010 |
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A Somali man with alleged links to terrorist groups al-Shabab and al-Qaida has been charged with an attempt to kill a Danish cartoonist. The cartoonist Kurt Westergaard’s depiction of the Prophet Muhammed sparked outrage in the Muslim world.
Somali charged with attempt to kill Danish cartoonist
January 3rd, 2010 |
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Danish police on Saturday charged a Somali man with the attempted murder of a cartoonist whose caricatures of the Muslim prophet Mohammed (PBUH) sparked riots and protests around the world. The axe-wielding 28-year-old broke into Kurt Westergaard’s home late Friday, screaming for
Danish cartoonist intruder shot
January 2nd, 2010 |
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Danish police have shot and wounded a man at the home of Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked an international row. Westergaard scrambled with his young granddaughter into a panic room at his home in Aarhus after a man wielding an axe and a knife broke in.
Danish police arrest man trying to kill cartoonist
January 2nd, 2010 |
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Danish police said on Saturday they shot and arrested an axe-wielding Somali man who tried to kill a cartoonist whose depictions of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) offended Muslims around the globe. The 28-year-old, who lives in Denmark but was not identified, broke into the home of cartoonist
Tough Job
July 29th, 2009 |
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I have never, ever envied these guys their jobs. The only thing worse would be running the weight guessing booth. That being said this particular cartoonist probably could have been slightly kinder, given that it’s a little kid and all, eh?