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  • Al Jaffee dead at 102: Mad magazine cartoonist created popular Fold-In

    04/11/2023 11:47:34 AM PDT · by Twotone · 27 replies
    NY Post ^ | April 10, 2023 | Jane Herz
    “Mad Magazine” cartoonist Al Jaffee — who worked to create one of the satirical publication’s signature features, the back-cover “Fold-In” — has died. He turned 102 on March 13. His granddaughter, Fani Thomson, confirmed his death to the New York Times on Monday. He died of multi-system organ failure at a New York hospital. The magazine’s site posted a tribute to the “incomparable” Jaffee, with current and former staffers honoring him as a “humble and kind creator,” “wholly creative soul,” “at heart, a rascal,” “a national treasure” and more. “Al was, at heart, a rascal,” said John Ficarra, a former...
  • Fold-Ins, Past and Present (Mad Magazine trip down memory lane)

    03/29/2008 11:48:02 PM PDT · by Choose Ye This Day · 10 replies · 654+ views
    New York Times ^ | March 28, 2008 | Al Jaffe
    Al Jaffee's Fold-Ins for Mad Magazine, from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form. [Yes, it's the NY Slimes, but it's worth it to go see some of the old Mad Magazine inside-the-back-cover, fold-over-the-picture-so-you-can-see-the-message art. It leans left, but it's a fun trip down nostalgia lane, if you grew up reading Mad.]
  • Al Jazeera Has Bin Laden Audio Tape

    11/12/2002 12:05:10 PM PST · by leadpenny · 157 replies · 765+ views
    MSNBC
    MSNBC is reporting that Al Jazeera has an audio tape of Bin Laden praising the attacks in Moscow and Bali. Al Jazeera has yet to play the tape and MSNBC is standing by.