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Mortgage Rescue Fails Miserably

The real estate market is still in very bad shape. The relentless slide in home prices that started after the housing bubble burst is wreaking havoc on recovery efforts aimed at stabilizing the real estate market. According to Bloomberg.com, 20.4 million of America’s 93 million homes (which encompasses houses, condos and co-ops) are saddled with [...]

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Kong Must Go! - A New Cartoon

It’s Wednesday, and I am good to my word - I have a new cartoon to show you. This one is a bit on the crude side; I sincerely hope you don’t mind. (Image after jump.) I’ve often wondered - often may not be the right word, forgive me - about what the practical implications [...]

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Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest

It’s Monday; I hope you’re ready to tap into your deep reservoir of wit today. I’ve got a brand new cartoon that is totally naked, and in desperate need of a clever caption - and I’m calling on you for assistance! This is the Splendid Marbles Cartoon Caption Contest, and the rules are pretty simple. Type a [...]

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The Splendid Marbles Studio

I would like to show you my studio, and give you a little insight regarding how I work in order to create the cartoons on Splendid Marbles - if I may be so bold as to call it “work.” (Images after jump.) Here’s me “in action,” with my new quality control agent, Clementine (don’t [...]

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Financial Regulation’s New Drapes

Not many in this country saw the financial crisis coming. Those who did were tarred as foolish and behind the times. Millions of Americans were becoming obscenely rich just by breathing as the credit and housing bubbles grew to monstrous proportions. Why question a good thing? That seemed to be the predominant refrain of the [...]

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