Posts Tagged: Mad Magazine

Mad About Al Jaffee

There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.

Mad About Al Jaffee

There were sit-ins and be-ins but for as a child the sixties were all about the Fold-Ins. Mad Magazine’s ingenious feature -the back cover Fold-In was the brilliant creation of legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee who died this week at 102.

Sally Edelstein reading Mad

My Tribute to MAD Magazine

In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines.  On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. Growing Up in a Mad, Mad,

Sally Edelstein reading Mad

My Tribute to MAD Magazine

In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines.  On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. Growing Up in a Mad, Mad,

Mad Magazine 1971

A World Without Mad

What Me Worry? I am MAD. After 67 years MAD Magazine will cease publishing this fall. It will no longer be found on newsstands but sold via subscription. There will be no new material, just “best of content” and end

Mad Magazine 1971

A World Without Mad

What Me Worry? I am MAD. After 67 years MAD Magazine will cease publishing this fall. It will no longer be found on newsstands but sold via subscription. There will be no new material, just “best of content” and end

vintage MAD Magazine covers Nixon era and Trump

Trump is No Richard Nixon

  Lies and Deceit -A Country Out of Order Has it begun to feel the country has gone completely Mad? Or is it deja vu all over again. The ceaseless onslaught of breaking news, daily scandals and denials making our

vintage MAD Magazine covers Nixon era and Trump

Trump is No Richard Nixon

  Lies and Deceit -A Country Out of Order Has it begun to feel the country has gone completely Mad? Or is it deja vu all over again. The ceaseless onslaught of breaking news, daily scandals and denials making our

MAD Magazine Nixon

Is Donald Trump Today’s Richard Nixon?

Lies and Deceit -A Country Out of Order Has it begun to feel the country has gone completely Mad? Or is it deja vu all over again. The ceaseless onslaught of breaking news, scandals and denials making our heads spin.

MAD Magazine Nixon

Is Donald Trump Today’s Richard Nixon?

Lies and Deceit -A Country Out of Order Has it begun to feel the country has gone completely Mad? Or is it deja vu all over again. The ceaseless onslaught of breaking news, scandals and denials making our heads spin.

illustration Fidel Castro cigar Mad Magazine

Castro and My Cold War Childhood

Though a half a century apart, November now marks the death of two Cold War icons. Just four days after the anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy, his nemesis Cuba’s Communist leader Fidel Castro has died at age

illustration Fidel Castro cigar Mad Magazine

Castro and My Cold War Childhood

Though a half a century apart, November now marks the death of two Cold War icons. Just four days after the anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy, his nemesis Cuba’s Communist leader Fidel Castro has died at age

Richard Nixon Law and Order candidate 1968

Is Donald Trump Channeling Richard Nixon?

If Dangerous Donald is channeling Tricky Dick, it’s time to change the channel. Promising to restore “Law and Order” Trump sounds a lot like a re-run of Richard Nixon’s campaign. Talk about ripped from the headlines; that is if the

Richard Nixon Law and Order candidate 1968

Is Donald Trump Channeling Richard Nixon?

If Dangerous Donald is channeling Tricky Dick, it’s time to change the channel. Promising to restore “Law and Order” Trump sounds a lot like a re-run of Richard Nixon’s campaign. Talk about ripped from the headlines; that is if the

Mad Magazine cover 1972 Alfred E Neuman illustration

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World

 Je Suise Mad Sometimes it seems as if the whole world has gone Mad. And in some ways it has. The attack on cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo has caused not only great grief but soul-searching raising the question about what

Mad Magazine cover 1972 Alfred E Neuman illustration

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World

 Je Suise Mad Sometimes it seems as if the whole world has gone Mad. And in some ways it has. The attack on cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo has caused not only great grief but soul-searching raising the question about what