A Short History of America:
I keep bumping into this cartoon (in video form here) penned by Robert Crumb. Crumb is an amazing cartoonist. His work is often in the comic book / strip form but it is also very politically oriented with dark satirical stabs at modern society. Look for his piece called something like the little man inside my head. It is genius.
This video is compiled from a series of panels showing the same spot in America just before settlement through development over time until the land completely succumbs to the horrors of modern day suburban sprawl. Amazing! The video is from a 1994 documentary on Crumb by Terry Zwigoff.
Look on Youtube for some great “confessions of Robert Crumb” videos. They are all very entertaining.