The last from Charles? (From the June 9/16 New Yorker)[Click to enlarge]by KenThe cartoon for which Charles Barsotti is most famous, New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff reminds us, "has nothing to do with any of [the] 'big questions.' I'm not sure what it has to do with, but I dare you to look at it and not laugh."Okay, Bob, let's take that dare.
by Ken"So let’s hear it," says New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff in this week's e-newsletter/blogpost, "for mothers of all types and all stripes --biological, surrogate, adoptive, single, small, tall, medium-sized, tiger, helicopter.
Magrittte's "Son of Man"by KenIn his e-newsletter/blogpost this week, "Ce n'est pas un newsletter," New Yorker cartoon editor pays tribute to the surrealists on the occasion of an exhibition of the work of René Magritte at the Museum of Modern Art.
"Either cheer up or take off the hat."by KenAs I hinted in my post earlier today, "Ready for New Year's Eve?
"Just one more holiday to hit us upside our heads," says New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff in his latest e-newsletter/blogpost, "New Year, Old Laughs" -- more of this post in a moment.
by KenUnable to sleep, New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff tells us in his most recent blogpost ("To Sleep, Perchance (Very Good Chance) to Wake"), he turned to Ian Parker's article "The Big Sleep" in the magazine, about efforts by our friends the drug-makers t
Is this Ton Smits cartoon the precursor of the selfie?by KenThis week New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff devotes his blogpost, "Selfie Explantorie" to the alarmingly ubiquitous word selfie, explaining: "The fact that 'selfie' was named word of the year by the Oxford Dictionaries caused shock and dismay among the many advocates for 'twerk,' who protested by flooding so
by KenThe above news, in case you missed it, comes courtesy of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff's weekly blogpost, "Nothing to Say," news that Bob declares he was "particularly gratified about." There is perhaps inspiration to be drawn from Bob's opening:
