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MAD Exclusive: The Unveiling of the Official Portrait of the 43rd President
PAINT MISBEHAVIN’ DEPT.
Surprising Developments in the World Chess Championship Match
BORED GAME DEPT.
Yesterday, Viswanathan Anand successfully defended his title as World Chess Champion by defeating Boris Gelfand. Now, we know what you’re thinking — the only thing more boring than playing chess has got to be watching chess be played. Well that’s where you’re wrong! The match was filled with exciting, surprising events! Don’t get us wrong, it was still boring – but for a chess game, pretty exciting!
Things You Could Have Done with $38 Instead of Buying a Share of Facebook Stock
AN UNFAIR SHARE DEPT.
As shares of Facebook stock continue to fall, many investors are now wringing their hands, ruing the day they paid a whopping $38 per share for Facebook’s Initial Public Offering. With billions lost and the stock now down over 20%, all that investors can do is weep uncontrollably and think about all the great things they could have spent that money on.
Tom Richmond Won the Reuben Award!
AWARD FOR THE WISE DEPT.
The National Cartoonists Society held the 66th Annual Reuben Awards in Las Vegas this past weekend. The big winner at this year's ceremony was none other than MAD's very own Tom Richmond, who took home the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year! The Reuben is the highest honor a professional cartoonist can receive. Past winners include such big names as Charles Schulz, Gary Larson, Matt Groening, and four legendary members of MAD's Usual Gang of Idiots: Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés, Jack Davis and Al Jaffee! Below is a photo of Tom holding his shiny new Reuben surrounded by three of the four previous MAD winners, along with MAD Art Director Sam Viviano and longtime MAD Editor Nick Meglin.
Congratulations, Tom! Now come down off your cloud and get going on the next movie parody! Deadlines don't care about fancy awards.
Huge thanks to David Folkman for the photo!
From left to right: Nick Meglin, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Sergio Aragonés,
Tom Richmond and Sam Viviano
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Other Explosive Vatican Secrets Revealed by the Pope's Butler
POWER TO THE PAPAL DEPT.
Recently, The Pope’s butler was arrested on charges that he’d stolen secret documents! This is huge news! The Pope has a freakin’ butler! (That must be a VERY fancy gent!) You might be wondering — are the secrets he leaked actually that embarrassing? Is the Pope Catholic?!?!
Artist: Tom Bunk (With a slight assist from the MAD Art Dept.)
Happy Memorial Day from The Idiotical!
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
From MAD #151, June 1972
Artist: Arnoldo Franchioni
Other Product Placement in the New James Bond Movie
LICENSE TO SHILL DEPT.
It was recently announced that in the next James Bond movie, Skyfall, the legendary spy will not be drinking his trademark martinis — instead he’ll be sipping Heinekens. We think it’s shameful when a classic institution whores itself out (unrelated, but be sure to watch MAD on Cartoon Network!) — and we realize it’s only the beginning in a slew of dreadful product placement in the Bond films.
Artist Spotlight: Anton Emdin
SKETCHY CHARACTERS DEPT.
Here's a frothy delight to start your holiday weekend: former lovebirds Katy Perry and Russell Brand as illustrated by MAD's very own Australian Stallion, Anton Emdin! Sate your sweet tooth with the hilarious image below, then spend some time feasting on the goodies at Anton's site by clicking here!
To find out what really broke up this match made in tabloid heaven, read "The Real Reasons Katy Perry and Russell Brand Got Divorced" in MAD #515. (Written by Jeff Kruse!) The issue's on sale now at newsstands AND on your iPad!
Don't stop there: subscribe to MAD today! Get the print edition here and the iPad version here!
The Further Adventures of Obama Head-Touch Boy
RUBBED HEAD OF STATE DEPT.
The New York Times today published an article about 5-year-old Jacob Philadelphia, who, on a visit to the Oval Office in 2009, asked President Obama if he could feel his hair (a question that will definitely never be asked if Mitt Romney wins in November). A photographer captured the heartwarming moment, and the photo has hung in the White House ever since. But what has become of young Jacob in the last three years? Funny you should ask…
MAD Predicts Which DC Comics Character Will Be Gay!
UP, UP, AND A GAY DEPT.
Ever since DC Comics’ recent announcement that one of their characters would be coming out, fans everywhere have been speculating on who it would be. But they have no inside knowledge whatsoever! You may not know this, but MAD is actually part of DC Entertainment — which means that...we have no inside knowledge whatsoever. But it didn’t stop us from making completely baseless guesses about the mystery hero!
