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No End Insight | June 26, 2008 | The last Weltschmerz. A horny dilemma for Horst. I'm a fan of ambiguous, European-movie endings.
No Show, No Tell | June 19, 2008 | Horst meets with his cyberlover and discovers she is his ex girlfriend's girlfriend.
Double or Nothing | February 28, 2008 | A conversation about sex and jealousy over Raj's comatose body.
Baggage | February 21, 2008 | Horst goes for a walk in the snow with Celia sitting on his shoulders.
I See Dead People | January 31, 2008 | Cindy joins Celia to visit Donya at the hospital where Raj is in a coma. All she sees are dead people.
Disputing the Benefits | January 24, 2008 | As Celia leaves to spend another evening supporting Donya at the hospital, Cindy wonders if she has a lover or a bit part in Rendition.
Intelligence | January 10, 2008 | At a fund-raising party for the comatose Raj Malick, Horst asks Frank if he thinks Celia might be having an affair with Donya.
Visiting Hours | January 3, 2008 | Horst visits the comatose Raj in the hospital -- and is himself visited.
Homecoming | November 29, 2007 | Raj's flight on Renditionair returns, finally, from Afghanistan. His friends, an ambulance and a press conference with Stockwell Day are there to greet him.
No Label | November 8, 2007 | Celia admits to Max that she is jealous of Cindy's 20,000 fundamentalist, celebrity-worshipping fans.
The Right to Abstain | October 25, 2007 | Horst discovers that Celia forgot to vote in the Ontario election -- a reaction to 12 years of being subjected to his über-political rants.
Meet the Fan Base | October 18, 2007 | Cindy's fans have weighed in on her new girlfriend, Celia. But Celia isn't too sure whether she can handle a relationship with a 20,001 "uniques."
GOP 2.0 | September 13, 2007 | Celia is visiting her long-time friend Cindy, dissecting her defunct relationship with Horst, when the plot twists.
All's Fair in Love and War | May 3, 2007 | Somewhere in a CIA prison, Raj is told his wife Donya is sleeping with a women. Spy photos seem to bare this out. Is this another lies-from-home interrogation tactic?
Triggers | April 26, 2007 | Celia's chance meeting with Horst triggers a rant on the effects of plastic water bottles on humans.
Pull yourself up by the gluons | April 12, 2007 | At a speech by best-selling author Rhonda Byrne, Donya is let in on The Secret -- but isn't sure she wants to hear it.
No Man is an Ice Floe | March 29, 2007 | Horst finds himself having a smoke on an ice floe (about the only place you can nowadays) -- but is rudely interrupted by a polar bear.
Hangnails | March 15, 2007 | The support group for wives of detainees ask Celia about her breakup with Horst. She feels like a hangnail sufferer in a room full of amputees.
Support Group | March 8, 2007 | In a support group for wives of the detained, Celia is asked where her man is being held.
War Measures | February 15, 2007 | Horst and Celia's battle over the thermostat reaches its climax. Horst wins the battle -- but does he lose the war?
Thermostat War | February 1, 2007 | Global warming hits home -- Horst and Celia's home, where the temperature setting is the trigger for all-out thermo war. Will their relationship survive the fallout?
Toxic Thought Balloon | January 25, 2007 | Horst's thoughts of the prime minister straddling an exhaust pipe are keeping him awake. Celia's sleep is also disturbed by the mother of all thought balloons.
MP3 Levels | January 4, 2007 | Is Horst ranting in his sleep or does he have a terminal case of insomnia?
Tending Your Eunich | December 28, 2006 | Horst is worried that Celia has developed a self-help addiction. But when he tries to talk to her friend Cindy about it, he gets an ice-cold shoulder.
Desperate Architects | December 21, 2006 | Celia is desperately seeking a self-help book for architects plagued by guilt at destroying historic buildings that provide studio space for artists.
Infertile Pride | November 16, 2006 | Celia tries to convince Horst to adopt a child -- without paying $3 million to bribe the country.
Gerbils | November 9, 2006 | Gerbils procreate. Gays can't marry because they can't procreate. Should gerbils have the right to marry?
God's Business | November 2, 2006 | Vatican superheroes Vatman and Altar-Boy Wonder pay a late-night visit to Horst and Celia.
Emission Targets | October 26, 2006 | Stress causes low sperm count -- but Horst remains convinced that, despite his long hours at work, one or two of his sperm may survive to complete their mission.
Post-Ugly | October 12, 2006 | Celia laments to Cindy about her role in the condo boom.
Stockholm | August 24, 2006 | U.S. forces in Afghanistan rescue Canadian hostage Raj Malik. After three years in captivity - first in the hands of Canadians, then Pakistanis, then wannabe Al Qaeda, Raj is free. Or is he?
Evolution | August 17, 2006 | Horst and Celia discuss America's evolution denial.
Wiggle Room | August 3, 2006 | What is environmentally friendlier: Birthing a baby or adopting from China? Or is the issue really whether Horst is in denial abouit his newly discovered inferttility?
Stud Finder | July 27, 2006 | Now that Horst is no longer a breeder, Celia fantasizes about finding a new stud.
Underworldwear | July 20, 2006 | Was Horst's sperm killed by tight jockey shorts? Or was it the broccoli? Or the laptop? The mystery thickens.
Spermicide | July 13, 2006 | Horst's sperm cells are dead. Is it murder? Weltschmerz goes film noir.
Jihad | March 30, 2006 | Raj discovers he was taken hostage because he was mistaken for a Dane.
Wooden | February 16, 2006 | Stephen Harper's rise to power causes Horst's fall into impotency.
Work Out | February 2, 2006 | Donya and Celia compare notes on why they are not getting any.
Advance Vote | January 26, 2006 | Celia and Horst escape the last moments of the Canadian election by fleeing to Cuba.
Never-Nesters | January 5, 2006 | The anniversary of Horst and Celia's resolution to have a baby arrives - and Horst uses it as a political allegory.
Sightings | December 22, 2005 | Environmentalist David Susuki warns that global warming will cause Santa's extinction.
Mustache | December 1, 2005 | The effect of Jack Layton's mustache on women voters in sub-zero temperatures - a special hour-long exposé.
Tantric | November 17, 2005 | Horst: "If you're gonna go all tantric afterwards, at least I should be allowed to have a smoke."
Fear of Ducks | October 27, 2005 | Hinterland who's who: Celia and Horst encounter a scary creature in the woods.
How Often? | October 21, 2005 | A look at how differently the men and women perceive sex.
Suicide Dieting | October 13, 2005 | Cindy explains to Celia how Kate Moss has been a role supermodel to her.
Save Kate! | October 6, 2006 | Cindy joins "Stoners Gathering for Moss" at a vigil to support fallen supermodel Kate Moss
Daytimer Sex | September 29, 2005 | Horst is shocked when Celia suggests she pencil him in for sex.
Poverty Unlimited | August 25, 2005 | Des is afraid to go out.
Workout | June 16, 2005 | Raj's solitary confinement puts a crimp in Donya's sex life.
No | April 28, 2005 | Horst fears he has what may be the first instance of Gulf War Syndrome caused by babysitting.
Babysitting | April 21, 2005 | Celia wants Horst to join her babysitting Donya and Raj's kids as a dry run on parenthood. But Horst has Arcade Fire tickets. Another classic relationship moment.
Cultural Export | March 10, 2005 | Fear Factor meets "extraordinary rendition."
Challenges | February 24, 2005 | Is Max committed to Kyoto - or does he just have a thing for Rick Mercer? Max, Horst and Celia discuss Kyoto, having babies, ranting about having babies and the Geneva Convention.
Shrimp | January 20, 2005 | A romantic night out turns into an environmental diatribe. Moral: Don't eat shrimp. (And don't eat with Horst.)
Moon | December 30, 2004 | "To hell with the state of the world! Let's make a baby!" Horst finally makes a monumental decision.
Go to Jail | December 16, 2004 | Donya holds a press conference in order to garner media attention for Raj's plight. He's been in jail on a security certificate for almost a year.
Casanova | November 4, 2004 | Revealed: How Horst and Celia met.
Sexual Cooling | October 28, 2004 | Horst has ecological disaster on his mind. Does global warming have to create sexual cooling?
SUV Breeds | September 30, 2004 | SUVs are four times more likely than regular cars to kill in a crash. They make pit bulls look like kittens.
Hate | September 20, 2001 | A variation on one word, in response to the September 11 attack on New York.
Plush Toy | May 3, 2001 | At the G7 Quebec protest, Horst and Celia encounter tear gas and pink teddies.
Scum Depot | February 1, 2001 | Celia is in jail after getting arrested for obstructing pepper spray. A girl is sharing her cell who is in for first-degree fiction.
Muffin Crumbs | August 27, 1998 | Celia meets failed super-waif Cindy for a coffee -- and is subjected to the pull of Planet Lesbian Chic.
The Lost Votes | June 12, 1997 | Canada's natural governing party mysteriously loses votes. Preston Manning's Reform Party becomes the Official Opposition. All presented with a boffo movie poster of Spielberg's The Lost Votes -- Jurassic Party.
Polling Kills | June 5, 1997 | A man falls from the sky over the Canadian Parliament. Another bloody protestor?
Polling Fraud | May 22, 1997 | At a time of widespread stock-market fraud, weird poll results are causing an uproar -- and may indicate fraud in the polling industry. How else to explain that yogic flyers may form the Official Opposition?
Optometrist | May 8, 1997 | Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's first appearance in Weltschmerz.
Injury Upgrade | April 24, 1997 | Horst pays $1000 for injury avodance with his health credit card. Is the Casino Hospital run by the mafia now?
Diagnosis | April 10, 1997 | After 12 hours waiting in the Casino Hospital, Horst is finally examined -- but by an interim intern assistant to the nursing assistant, who cleans toilets and wounds.
Oh Lucky Man | April 3, 1997 | At the Casino Hospital, patients come to have their appendix removed and end up losing their life's savings as well.
Casino Hospital | March 27, 1997 | Horst and Celia finally arrive at the Casino Hospital. Horst is forced to grovel for treatment.
Taxi Driver | March 13, 1997 | Horst sprains his ankle on a flat surface. Celia hails a cab to get to a hospital. Mike Harris is the taxi driver.
The End of the Universe | February 27, 1997 | Even though this cartoon was drawn three years before Walkerton, it foreshadows the E. coli outbreak there that Mike Harris' cuts to environmental safeguards made possible.
Mike Milosovic | February 6, 1997 | Ontario Premier Mike Harris ignores the results of a referendum in which Toronto residents voted against amalgamation. Greater Serburbia was in the works.
Public Sector Tour | December 26, 1996 | Horst escapes Life-Mart with a Christmas present for Celia -- but the bottom-line pricing of humankind has taken over everywhere.
Hot Wet Cuts | November 21, 1996 | The final of this four-part series featured a movie poster for Mike Harris' cuts-fetish movie Cuts, a rip-off of David Cronenberg's car-crash fetish movie, Crash (not to be confused with the 2005 Oscar-winning movie of the same name).
Life Sucks | October 24, 1996 | An early glimpse at the manic-depressive relationship of Horst and Celia.
Heart of Darkness | March 20, 1997 | "My ankle is throbbing to a mad acid techno hip-hop beat. If it swells any bigger, it'll explode and splatter the inside of the cab with memories of Tarantino."