So when did pandas become political animals? Since my last blog post, in which I discovered the British Cartoon Archive (BCA), I’ve had a chance to consider panda cartoons in more detail. This is what I’m thinking: Satirising, sending up
Why do pandas find themselves the butt of so many jokes? I think I’ve come up with the answer. On Friday, I spent the entire day at the Zoological Society of London’s library on the edge of Regent’s Park, where
I need your help. I’ll give a copy of my forthcoming book to anyone who can come up with the right subtitle… This, in a paragraph, is what it’s about: The many, many ways that we humans have seen, revered,
