This cartoon, titled "And now for an item of late news…", shows a news anchor on a television screen with a knife plunged into his back.
It’s a darkly humorous take on the idea of “late news,” playing on the double meaning of the phrase – both recent developments and potentially shocking or unpleasant reports.
The visual gag of the knife in the anchor’s back exaggerates the feeling of betrayal or surprise that often accompanies breaking news. It’s a tongue-in-cheek commentary on how news can hit us unexpectedly, sometimes with dramatic or unsettling effect.
By turning the metaphor literal, the cartoon highlights the suddenness and impact of “late” developments in a memorable way.
Cartoons like this thrive on irony and visual exaggeration, taking familiar phrases and twisting them to make us pause and laugh – or wince – at the human experience behind the news cycle.
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