Illustration Friday: Fat

The hullabaloo over fat simply will not end. Some see this as a constant reminder about how vain our society is...and some see it as a business opportunity. Take our savvy friend Jenny Craig, for example. Her new Ocean Liner Ass line of food, targeted directly at whales, confirms that no mammal is without vanity, particuarly when the ocean is their mirror. Business leaders have praised Jenny for sinking her healthy anchor into this untapped goldmine known notoriously for their blubber. Strict adherence to the diet promises a svelte Baby Beluga physique. In 10 years' time, we'll all owe a debt to Jenny for making the ocean more Vogue-friendly - that is, if those rascals at the WWF and Peta can keep their vegan noses out of this and finally put beauty before politics.

Illustration Friday: Under the sea

I drew this picture for all of you, like me, who don't have sea nearby. I hope some day that I will live within walking distance from the sea, but until then I will take a cue from these chaps and create my own sea out of one of those moving boxes. Not exactly like the real thing, but you'll find that the cardboard sharks are a lot less likely to make mincemeat out of you (although they can give you a mean papercut!).