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Introducing: Anatomy of a Cartoon

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For the past three years, self-appointed cartoon cognoscenti Phil Witte and Rex Hesner have been critiquing New Yorker cartoons each week on their blog CartoonCompanion.com. There, they review each cartoon, discussing its merits, studying its detail and artistry, and ultimately assigning each a 1- to 6-star rating. Self-appointed no longer, we invited Rex and Phil…
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A Word About Voting…

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First of all, thanks to all for entering, voting and sending us feedback on the Cartoon Caption Contest, we’re always looking to improve. We’ve had some questions/concerns/kvetching about the voting process. Why does it take so long to see all the captions? Is it fair? Can’t you do it for us and give us three…
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New Yorker Cartoons for the New Year (plus a few)

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Well folks, here we go again. Another year in the rearview and the next coming in hot with all its dreams and expectations. It’s the perfect time to reflect, reassess what we could be doing better, what we want to leave behind, and then forget all about those big ideas within a week. Or perhaps…
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