April 20, 2005

A Little Lat

There is a very fine Malaysian cartoonist named Lat who has roughly the stature Schultz had in this country in his prime. In addition to his artistic talent, he brilliantly communicates the uniquely good-natured vibe of Malaysia. In 1994 he was awarded a "datuk," roughly the equivalent of a knighthood, and about the highest honor a Malaysian cartoonist could aspire to. He's won many other awards as well.

I imagine the wife and kids are about to this stage now:

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Give Lat credit also for managing to stay out of jail while mocking The Man in a pretty authoritarian country. There's a nice little bio of him here, with some additional examples of his work.

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