Accompanying Mr. Zousmer's column was a cartoon, which, of course, helped draw attention to the content.

The show includes works by Charles Saxon, George Booth, George Price and other notables and it is fun - but not as much fun as it ought to be and the proof is in the cartoons accompanying the aforementioned Fortune article.

Working alongside Connor, who went under the pen-name "Cassandra", Zec was to provide cartoons to accompany "Cassandra's" column.

Even the graphics used to illustrate "The Origin of Love" are similar: onstage, slides depicting primitive figures were projected on the wall behind the actors; in the film, a cartoon by Emily Hubley accompanies Mr. Mitchell's voiceover.

In the cartoons accompanying this lament, male Washingtonians are pictured happily attached to their job symbols, like computers, microphones, newspapers and protest signs, while female Washingtonians bear a uniform expression of boredom.

The cartoon accompanied an article on an agreement signed by regional political parties and organizations to combat nationalism, xenophobia and religious conflicts.

Now the only artwork is on the wrappers; simple anonymous cartoons of people engaged in recognisable activities with no attempt at humour accompanied by the caption "It's moments like these ...".