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 cubicle life. The prized corner office is going the way of the dinosaur in today’s modular floor plan. Acres of contiguous cubicles create an anonymous labyrinth. To many, the…
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Dec 5th, Swann Gallery: Panel Discussion and Auction Preview
Still Reading It for the Cartoons: Changing Production Methods & Public Perception in Illustration Thursday, December 5 6:00 to 8:00 PM At Swann Auction Galleries: 104 East 25th Street, Fl. 5, New York, NY 10010 Hear from cartoonists Emily Flake and Benjamin Schwartz, both regular contributors to The New Yorker, alongside Swann Galleries specialist Christine…
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Dec 4th: Bob Mankoff and Roz Chast Talk Jewish Humor
Dec 4th, 7:30 pm Buttenwieser Hall, 92nd Street Y, NYC Come prepared to laugh your head off and then right back on as former New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff and the iconic Roz Chast Jewsplain how The People of The Book became The People of The Joke in honor of the new Have I…
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Cartoons for Teachers: Reach Your Students with Humor
It feels we are gradually returning to business as usual; more people are back in the office, and most students are back in the hallways. Classroom teaching is back! But keeping students’ attention and helping them retain information may be harder than ever. During the lockdown, students had few outlets and were more glued to…
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