![]() It’s also a world where politics color the characters’ lives, with real headlines seeping into the story-sometimes with a wink, but always in a way that feels natural. But the world Pastis has created is all his own. Pearls has clear spiritual ancestors in Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes, and Bloom County. They talk to neighbors, read the news, watch TV, and occasionally have a beer at the bar.īut you only need to read Pearls for a week for the strip’s wry blend of black comedy and pathos-biting social commentary, pure tenderness and some extremely stupid puns-to worm their way into your heart. ![]() ![]() Its cast of characters are all named for their species: Rat, Pig, Zebra, Goat. The daily comic strip, which is penned by Santa Rosa’s Stephan Pastis and appears in more than 650 newspapers, takes place in a suburb. To the uninitiated, Pearls Before Swine appears deceptively simple. ![]() In ‘ What’s on Your Ballot,’ KQED checks in with ten different artists, activists and cultural figures about the issues on their minds and their hopes for the country. Citizens will vote in the midst of a global pandemic, severe climate change, an uprising for racial justice and an administration that has eroded the norms of democracy. In 2020, the United States faces an election like no other. ![]()
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