Feature / June 2, 2025

When the Red Scare Came For Nancy Mitford

When the Red Scare Came for Jessica Mitford

A graphic episode from Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me.

Mimi Pond
Mimi Pond

Mimi Pond is a cartoonist and graphic novelist whose previous works include Over Easy and The Customer Is Always Wrong.

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