August J. Pollak is a cartoonist, illustrator, and blogger. His weekly cartoon "Some Guy With a Website" has appeared in several print and online publications including The Los Angeles Times, In These Times, and Campus Progress, as well as his own popular weblog. Pollak's work is also featured in Ted Rall's Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists.

Pollak's writing and cartooning examine the countless crimes of the Bush administration, the absurdity of modern media, and the total uselessness of pandas. In 2006 he attempted to survey several dozen right-wing pundits and bloggers to see if they would still support President Bush if he killed a kitten- an exercise which led to one right-wing blogger demanding that Pollak "purge my existence from your abused, mistreated brain."

Pollak graduated in 2003 from the animation program at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, he currently lives in Washington, DC. His latest book of cartoons, Junk in the Toaster and Other Brilliant Ideas from Some Guy With a Website, was released in Fall 2007.

Blog Entries by August J. Pollak

District Pizza

Posted November 23, 2009 | 02:37 PM (EST)


The Senate collectively orders from Papa John's.

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If We Really Had 'Pro-life' Legislators

Posted November 16, 2009 | 10:48 AM (EST)


If We Really Had 'Pro-life' Legislators


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First They Came

1 Comments | Posted November 9, 2009 | 03:03 PM (EST)


Progressives take another one for the "team."

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What's the Matter with Helen?

Posted November 2, 2009 | 09:48 AM (EST)


The strange and 25% true story of the struggles of casting The Miracle Worker.


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GeoCities

Posted October 26, 2009 | 09:32 AM (EST)


RIP, worst website ever.

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Topical Humor!

Posted October 19, 2009 | 08:55 AM (EST)


Clever humor about a current issue! Hooray!

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The Nobel Prize For Theoretical Achievement

1 Comments | Posted October 12, 2009 | 10:23 AM (EST)


Hoping to possibly do stuff eventually gets its due honor.


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A Meteor Issue

1 Comments | Posted October 5, 2009 | 10:23 AM (EST)


Conservatives enjoy gloating over the latest disaster.

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Certificate of Return

3 Comments | Posted September 28, 2009 | 09:38 AM (EST)


Working the refs in Obama's America.

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New Media

Posted September 22, 2009 | 10:24 AM (EST)


Explaining online journalism with the respect it deserves: via sexually violating aquatic mammals.

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9/12

3 Comments | Posted September 14, 2009 | 10:32 AM (EST)


Never forget what was endured on that day.


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The Loyal Opposition

Posted September 8, 2009 | 09:38 AM (EST)


If you're against the Obama agenda, you go all the way.

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Dead Kids

2 Comments | Posted August 31, 2009 | 10:05 AM (EST)


How awesome are YOUR insurance rations?

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Trolling

1 Comments | Posted August 24, 2009 | 01:48 PM (EST)


Why the internet will always fall second to the quality of traditional media.

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The Ballad of Laura Steins

Posted August 17, 2009 | 09:53 AM (EST)


A look into the suffering of the incredibly rich.

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What's Left of the Flags

Posted August 10, 2009 | 10:26 AM (EST)


A town in Florida deals with the economy in a completely non-controversial fashion.

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Hey! Who's on Lou Dobbs This Week?

Posted August 3, 2009 | 08:28 AM (EST)


A week of very serious issues.


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Securing the Gates

4 Comments | Posted July 27, 2009 | 09:07 AM (EST)


The real reason a Harvard Professor was arrested in his own home.

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Lessons From Walter

Posted July 20, 2009 | 09:31 AM (EST)


Truly, he taught us all.


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Obama and Reid After the Nuclear Holocaust

Posted July 13, 2009 | 09:04 AM (EST)


When the least effective people on earth become the last two alive.


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