The Thinker
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
Features
Hot Posts
Thank You!
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to upgrade our service plan. Hopefully this will help us address some of our performance issues.
Recent Comments
on Youngsters Make Merry at Evanston Country Club Christmas PartyHester Walrath (1898-1971) went on to attend Northwestern University, marry a businessman, and have…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024So the "CR" of 1500 pages, given to members 24 hours before the vote, and which did all kinds of thi…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024Do you not understand the irony of speaking positively about banning political parties in the same b…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024I suppose we could blame the townspeople for not showing up the umpteenth time the shepherd boy crie…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024I have no idea why pointing out that Na.zis were elected legitimately is relevant to this discussion…
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024The local paper referenced this work, partially paid for by the feds, this morning. Some of the phas…
Comics
-
Youngsters Make Merry at Evanston Country Club Christmas Party
December 21, 2024
-
December 20, 2024
-
December 19, 2024
-
December 18, 2024
More Comments
on A Note from Em
on From The Wall Street Journal: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge
on A Note from Em
on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024
When did Rodin’s Thinker come out? The Gates of Hell was commissioned in 1880 but the statues that you saw everywhere didn’t start showing up until 1904.
It’s a magnificent statue (we had one in Detroit when I was a kid… might still be there for all I know) and… yeah. It’s been inspiring other artists for forever. (Jump ahead to 0:18.)
Report