Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at dieting. During the pandemic, gyms stayed closed, but refrigerator doors did not. Homes became remote work offices, but kitchens remained conveniently close by. The predictable result: unwanted weight…
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“Top Down” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Joe Dator’s cartoon is set at a cocktail party, where one of the guests is talking to a couple who are upside down. It’s not clear whether they’re defying the laws of gravity or suspended from the ceiling, as we see them only from their waists up. The man who’s upside down is speaking. The…
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“Workaround” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Teresa Burns Parkhurst has drawn a merry-go-round, but not one where kids ride animals mounted on posts. Instead, office workers sit at desks, typing on computer keyboards and looking at their monitors. One of these employees is talking on her phone and delivering the line that will serve as the cartoon’s caption. I first focused…
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“When Doves Fly” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In Robert Leighton’s cartoon, a court jester is performing a magic trick for his king. The jester has opened a box, out of which many doves have appeared and flown straight out the window. Both the king, who looks upset, and the jester, who looks surprised, are watching the doves fly away. The jester is…
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“Catfished” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Everett Glenn’s cartoon is set in a café, where a cat is sitting across a table from a man who actually looks a lot like Glenn, or at least the way Glenn draws himself in his comics. The man is looking at his phone. Above the cat’s head is what Mort Walker, who created “Beetle…
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Facebook Live: Bob Mankoff on The New Yorker Caption Contest
During this Facebook Live, Bob talks about The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest with Lawrence Wood, 7-time contest winner!