This is a rejected Philosophy Now submission from back in March intended to accompany an article around philosophy and the media. Looking back, the drawing and the writing could have been better, I was tired when I did this one. That said, I still agree with the premise of superficiality of most news stories – perhaps an S&F topic for another time.
Happy long weekend everyone!
simonandfinn 
It is funny if you don’t have a short attention span. It requires contemplation to really appreciate all the possibilities. Where was I going with this? Happy Gardening Day this weekend and plant a lily for Good Queen Vicki.
Heh, heh! Thanks John — and lily planted!
This made me think about how the media will gloss over one story while beating another to death. I like the strip, and am glad you posted it.
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it. In Toronto right now we definitely are experiencing the latter avenue with our dear mayor’s antics .. 🙂
Why did they reject this? Looks (and reads) good to me. Simple and to the point.
Thanks Amit! I guess at the time there was another article that needed a space filled, so they decided on that illustration –