Unexpected Events
Philip Somerville
23 March 2024
After the topsy-turvy craziness of the early COVID-19 years, so many of the things that happened in 2024 seemed, well, normal and relatively expected. They are also more than likely to happen again next year, and the year after that. Phil Somerville’s cartoon outlines some events he feels we’ll likely never see.
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