John Klossner’s drawing appears to be inspired by that bizarre Cialis commercial in which an older naked couple holds hands while bathing in separate tubs in the middle of nature. Almost all of my captions, therefore, allude to that commercial: “You went to all this trouble and forgot the pill?” “Couldn’t you have drawn inspiration…
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“Bigfoot and Reporters” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
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“Separate Tubs” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
“I Hope This Finds You Well”
I had stopped using that bit of boilerplate in emails a while ago because it felt meaningless. Now it’s too loaded with meaning to use without quotation marks. But I do hope this finds you well even if you are, like so many of us, among the worried well. I’m in that group, but pretty…
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“Beaver Dam” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Tom Toro’s drawing is set in a kitchen, where two beavers (who appear to be a married couple) are staring at a pile of sticks in the sink. The female beaver is speaking. Because beavers use sticks to build dams near streams and rivers, my first caption is, “Must you every time you hear running…
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Mick Stevens Cartoons: EXCLUSIVELY on CartoonStock.com
Licensing for New Yorker cartoonist Mick Steven is now exclusively available on CartoonStock! Mick Steven’s first cartoon was accepted at The New Yorker in 1979. His work has appeared in several other publications, among them The Harvard Business Review, Barron’s, The National Law Journal, and USA Weekend. His published books include If Ducks Carried Guns,…
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Keep Calm and Cartoon On
Wow, what a difference a week makes. Last week I wasn’t too worried, and this week I might be worried too much–if that’s possible. Last week concerns about the virus made it easy to get a table at my favorite New York City restaurant, and this week it’s closed. I’m not an alarmist by nature….
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How to Manage COVID-19, aka Coronavirus, in Cartoons!
With COVID-19 wreaking havoc around the world, it’s a good time to remember that humor will survive even the hardiest virus. In fact, cartoons are a great way to help reinforce vital messages, such as the importance of social distancing and staying in if at all possible. Here’s a handy guide, in cartoons, of what…
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