Author Archives: Peter Paul Payack

About Peter Paul Payack

Cambridge kid, graphic artist, creator of 'Life on the Left Bank' comic, editorial cartoonist for the Cambridge Chronicle/Banker & Tradesman.
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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “ALL TALK”

Typical city hall politics.

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “PATRIOT PRIDE”

I know it’s been a rough week for us all, but here’s my Patriots’ Day cartoon. I hope it brings a brief smile to your face.

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “PATIO SEASON”

Welcome to Patio Season, Cambridge!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “DON’T GET TAGGED AND TOWED!”

Street cleaning has returned to Cambridge! I’m guessing a few Cantabrigians have already been tagged and towed … Don’t be one of them! Learn more about street cleaning in Cambridge here.

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “SPRING CLEANING”

Spring is officially here! Who’s excited to do some spring cleaning?! I don’t know about you, but this is how I get rid of most of my unwanted stuff.

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “KISS ME, I’M IRISH!”

Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! I hope you all celebrated responsibly … Cheers!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “AFFLECK, ARGO, ACADEMY AWARDS, APPLES, ETC.”

I know it’s an old, overused, corny joke … And that Matt Damon actually said it … But it’s never going away, ya know? Big CONGRATS to Ben on the Academy Award! You can read the interview with Gerry Speca here!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “ROSSI HITS THE LOTTERY!”

Consider this cartoon my official welcome to Cambridge’s new City Manager, Richard Rossi! Annually speaking, Rossi will make more than double Governor Deval Patrick’s ($140,535), almost double Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s ($169,750) and just under President Barack Obama’s ($400,000) salaries. To be fair though, Rossi also voluntarily agreed to give up $615,000 in accrued sick leave and compensatory time from his current position as Cambridge Deputy City Manager. Read more about Rossi’s new job and salary here!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “RESPECT YOUR ELDERS”

Harvard University is planning to sell the 100-unit elderly affordable housing complex located at 2 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge. Apparently the smart folks at Harvard never learned how to respect their elders! Read more about it here!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “OCCUPY YOUR STREET”

I hope everyone survived the Blizzard of 2013, or Nemo, or whatever we called it. Now that there’s more snow in the forecast and parking spaces are a hot commodity in the city, let me remind everyone that I will not hesitate to take “your” parking space. Happy driving!

Also, this cartoon was a collaboration with my brother, Mike Payack. Thanks Mike!

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LIFE ON THE LEFT BANK: “DOG POOP BAG BAN”

Ah, nothing like a good dog poop joke. Read about City Council voting to adopt a policy that would ban the use of plastic bags in Cambridge here.

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