I wish he put more effort into drawing… I understand having it more minimalist but just copy pasting them over and over for the majority of strips in a week…
Too many people don’t care about good news. Nor do they care about muggings, terrorists or illnesses. They just care about things that are sensational.
Silly pig. You look at the news specifically to find out what’s wrong (which is important). But THEN you look at the world around you to see what’s right. You’re just spending TOO MUCH time watching the news, and NOT ENOUGH time looking around you. Balance, my friend.
Pastis’s genius has never been in his art, which was, and will probably always be, minmalist. It’s in his ability to make humorous observations about news, current events, and society in general. And in delivering silly puns, which we love even though they’re silly.
Surveys have shown for some time that people believe they are in far more danger than they really are due to the negative news that is constantly being blared.
I stopped watching sensationalism…I read the news instead‼️
All I have to say is anyone who criticizes the creator of a cartoon strip is petty and if you think you can come up with a new artistic strip DAILY‼️ then bring it on!
I know that media’s prime goal nowadays is to make money, via sensationalist headlines, rather than inform. But this is kind of a libertine strip. “Well, my trip was good, who cares about bad things that happened to others.”
Kind of brings to mind this Chris Hitchens quote: “There for but the grace of god goes someone else.”
Breaking News! Today a man went to work, did a good day’s work, went home and enjoyed his family. So far there has been no report of ethical or legal misbehaviour. Our crews are interviewing people who know him or work with him. Back to you Bob.
I like this perspective, but his numbers are not nearly optimistic enough. It is surely billions of people who are happy and healthy. Yes, there are pockets of the world where terrible things are going on, but that is not true everywhere. If a war going on somewhere else in the world is going to make us miserable, then we will be miserable our whole lives, because there will probably always be a war somewhere in the world.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
I try to explain that to people but they rather read the headlines of the NY Post.
jmarkoff2 over 1 year ago
This is truly wise. Too often, news makes us think “Oh no, we’re all gonna die!” We should celebrate good things instead of fretting about bad.
BasilBruce over 1 year ago
What channel is that? I want to watch it!
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
Look for bad or look for good and either quest will succeed!
willispate over 1 year ago
How folks WISH that type of news exists.
rogthedodge1 over 1 year ago
“Where the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails will be filled with good people.”
Flapjack omelette over 1 year ago
I wish he put more effort into drawing… I understand having it more minimalist but just copy pasting them over and over for the majority of strips in a week…
DennisinSeattle Premium Member over 1 year ago
Our local news is like that, more or less, on all channels. Arson, murder, auto accidents, burglary.
Cornelius Noodleman over 1 year ago
Just so I don’t end up on the news.
syzygy47 over 1 year ago
Yeah… except that the majority of Ukrainians remaining alive doesn’t minimize the significance of those dying in Putin’s war of conquest.
Or the majority of people surviving covid, or any other disease shouldn’t mitigate our efforts to combat them
Or that, as the old Brit saw goes, “I’m all right Jack” doesn’t entitle us to turn it blind eye to those who aren’t.
catmom1360 over 1 year ago
Reminds me of the Anne Murray song, “A Little Good News.”
Bilan over 1 year ago
Too many people don’t care about good news. Nor do they care about muggings, terrorists or illnesses. They just care about things that are sensational.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’d suggest an almost infinite number of wars didn’t start.
Also, 2.1 million people being happy and healthy is fine it’s it’s the local news, but a bit depressing if it’s for the world.
Zeno2099 over 1 year ago
Thank you for trying to be a voice of sanity, Pastis.
cdward over 1 year ago
Silly pig. You look at the news specifically to find out what’s wrong (which is important). But THEN you look at the world around you to see what’s right. You’re just spending TOO MUCH time watching the news, and NOT ENOUGH time looking around you. Balance, my friend.
iggyman over 1 year ago
Sorry Pig, good news doesn’t sell!
dbhamm over 1 year ago
Pastis’s genius has never been in his art, which was, and will probably always be, minmalist. It’s in his ability to make humorous observations about news, current events, and society in general. And in delivering silly puns, which we love even though they’re silly.
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
News reporters aren’t reporting what they should be reporting.
timbob2313 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Give the people what they want. If it bleeds, it leads.
Denver Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
Only 9673? What tragedy befell the millions of others who walked in the park?
uniquename over 1 year ago
Surveys have shown for some time that people believe they are in far more danger than they really are due to the negative news that is constantly being blared.
michael.adler over 1 year ago
Yayy!!! Let’s promote being ignorant.
Ignatz Premium Member over 1 year ago
I tell people how low crime is where I live, and they don’t believe me. The FBI must be lying about it.
Snolep over 1 year ago
If only.
Smokie over 1 year ago
We turn off the news on the weekends. Amazing how much better we all feel about life and our fellow man.
diskus Premium Member over 1 year ago
I dont watch the news at all, works great.
YippiKiAyMofo over 1 year ago
Wait! What “mysterious illness”? Go back, go back….
tripwire45 over 1 year ago
Unfortunately peace doesn’t sell.
Goat from PBS over 1 year ago
Where is this channel? Maybe I would start watching the news if this was a thing.
phredturner over 1 year ago
Checking the weather and lottery result is enough for me
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Mean while, back to the strip‼️
I stopped watching sensationalism…I read the news instead‼️All I have to say is anyone who criticizes the creator of a cartoon strip is petty and if you think you can come up with a new artistic strip DAILY‼️ then bring it on!
Whiners and moaners stay away‼️‼️‼️
[Unnamed Reader - bf182b] over 1 year ago
Forget the art – what station is Pig tuned in to?
CaveCat87 over 1 year ago
If it only life were that simple.
AZPhinFan over 1 year ago
Sounds like the words of Psalms 37:11 and Isaiah 33:24. Something no human government can accomplish looking at the record of human history.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
That may actually find an audience, you know.
Wichita1.0 over 1 year ago
Be a nice change.
totalspaceman2010 over 1 year ago
Meanwhile in Canada, a great horned owl has been attacking skiers. :)
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 1 year ago
Pig (and everyone else!) should try Amazing Facts TV (aftv.org)!
ocarol7 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Refreshing indeed-
David_the_CAD over 1 year ago
Why do they call it NEWs when it is the same old thing over and over?
Dom999 over 1 year ago
I know that media’s prime goal nowadays is to make money, via sensationalist headlines, rather than inform. But this is kind of a libertine strip. “Well, my trip was good, who cares about bad things that happened to others.”
Kind of brings to mind this Chris Hitchens quote: “There for but the grace of god goes someone else.”
[Unnamed Reader - 43c381] over 1 year ago
Yes, please!
dlaemmerhirt999 over 1 year ago
Why do you think I’m a 35 year old man playing “Animal Crossing New Horizons???” The only stress is tarantula or scorpion attacks at night!
MS72 over 1 year ago
Pig needs a rest. He can see Attle another day. It’ll be good to be back with Miss Issippy again. :-)
Eric S over 1 year ago
Good Gnus with Gary Gnu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky3qBpt45-o
NWdryad over 1 year ago
Well, the problem with the 2 million people being happy and healthy is that’s only 25% of the world’s population. So in a way it’s bad news.
T... over 1 year ago
What’s that channel, I’ll subscribe…
mail2jbl over 1 year ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKK_pPTpj4U&ab_channel=AnneMurray-Topic
Reminded me of this Anne Murray song from 1983…
Frankfreak over 1 year ago
Some people in this world are trying to make things better for everyone. Guess which ones.
The Orange Mailman over 1 year ago
How many people read the comics?
Packratjohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Breaking News! Today a man went to work, did a good day’s work, went home and enjoyed his family. So far there has been no report of ethical or legal misbehaviour. Our crews are interviewing people who know him or work with him. Back to you Bob.
MFRXIM Premium Member over 1 year ago
The rapid fire soundbites without substance are not helping to inform us of anything.
ajramsay over 1 year ago
That’s my philosophy.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
It’s the salacious stuff that sells.
rla65 over 1 year ago
I like the message… – the drawings are fine
HisTyness over 1 year ago
“Dog bites Man” isn’t news. “Man bites Dog” is.
asrialfeeple over 1 year ago
If it bleeds, it leads.
m.gardner94 over 1 year ago
Rat, and sane, should never appear in the same sentence…
BobPat over 1 year ago
Bravo for the point!
pamela welch Premium Member over 1 year ago
I like the way you think Stephan; where do I find that news station?
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
Regrettably, ain’t never gonna happen, Pig. You are hallucinating that “feel good” news station. It does not exist….
John Jorgensen over 1 year ago
How do you quantify how many wars didn’t start?
Profchaos over 1 year ago
Yes!
DaBump Premium Member over 1 year ago
No news is good news!
comicalUser over 1 year ago
I wonder if that would “sell.” Only positive news network?
John Schneider over 1 year ago
I like this perspective, but his numbers are not nearly optimistic enough. It is surely billions of people who are happy and healthy. Yes, there are pockets of the world where terrible things are going on, but that is not true everywhere. If a war going on somewhere else in the world is going to make us miserable, then we will be miserable our whole lives, because there will probably always be a war somewhere in the world.
Ammo hates the comment policy Premium Member over 1 year ago
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