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Live Cartoon Auction: July 16th

July 13, 2020 by Bob Mankoff

You’re invited: join us for a live auction of original New Yorker cartoon artwork this Thursday, July 16th! Lockdown life got you down?  Looking for something exciting to do with that Payroll Protection Plan money? How about bidding in a live auction? Here’s your chance to raise that paddle, get in the game, and own…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Hair!

July 13, 2020 by Phil Witte and Rex Hesner

Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at hair. Days run together when one is sheltering in place, so perhaps a more practical measure of time during this fraught period is length of hair. With many hair…
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“Dinner Date” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

July 8, 2020 by Lawrence Wood

Teresa Burns Parkhurst’s drawing is set in a restaurant, where a squirrel and a dog are sitting at a table, sharing a pizza and a bottle of wine. The squirrel, wine glass in its right hand, is speaking. Assuming the squirrel’s on a first date with the dog, I came up with these four captions:…
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Lazy-itis

July 7, 2020 by Bob Mankoff

Oh, hi. You startled me. I thought I was offline, but clearly, I’m not. I’m supposed to write my usual Monday blog today, but through no fault of my own, I just can’t. Not until I get over this attack of Lazy-itis. It often flares up after a long holiday weekend when my inertia has…
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“Bloody Piano” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

July 1, 2020 by Lawrence Wood

In Tom Chitty’s cartoon, a man is directing a concert pianist’s attention to a gruesome scene. Blood is seeping out of and running down the side of the piano, and pooling on the floor near a shoe that presumably belonged to the unseen victim. I first came up with captions that include a couple of…
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Liam Walsh Cartoons: EXCLUSIVELY on CartoonStock.com

June 30, 2020 by CartoonStock

Licensing for New Yorker cartoonist Liam Francis Walsh is now exclusively available on CartoonStock! Liam Francis Walsh is an award-winning cartoonist, author, and illustrator. His cartoons appear in The New Yorker since 2011 and he is the author of two children’s books, “FISH” and “Make a Wish, Henry Bear.” He is currently working on a…
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