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Tarot Cards for Teachers
The Tower You may possess a large pile of mandated curriculum materials for your first-grade class, including a guide for a unit called “America: Let’s Only Say Hooray!” You will claim you use these materials with fidelity when the district conducts a walkthrough. - - - The Hierophant This card can indicate that you will offer a new teacher your extra-heavy-duty paper cutter.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 14th
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Bonus Daily Cartoon: Up in Smoke
“See? Even the air is telling me to cancel my plans and stay home.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 10th
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, March 27th
“They’re looking for 10,000 passengers who are willing to give up their seats.”
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, March 25th
“We could drive to spring break and spend hundreds on gas, or fly and never actually get there.”
Bonus Daily Cartoon: Puddle Jumper
Hot and cold in the city. In a new standup set, the comedian uses oddball physicality to locate the weird in the everyday. In this comedic short, the new Wordle producer derives immeasurable joy from watching people fail. Can you guess when these New Yorker cartoons were originally published? Animal with a distinctive pouch: seven letters. Eustace at the movies. Bread for a shawarma sandwich: four letters. A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 13th
“I can’t start anything new until I finish slogging through the best books of 2025.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 9th
“Oh, great—I get sick now that there are no more holiday parties I want to avoid.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, November, 17th
“Let me show you where on my arm I got my flu shot, so you can accidentally bump into it all day.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, November 4th
“I think I need a new ballot—I filled in the bubble too emphatically.”
Mini Horror Stories for Literary People
Skip to content Humor Ghosts? Been there, done that. Someone writing their own marginalia in a book you leant them? Petrifying! Mary aimed a flashlight at each Emily Henry novel at the Block Island B&B but Great Big Beautiful Life had . . . vanished. When a friend returned Jamal’s Crying in H Mart, pages were coffee-stained and thoughts other than his own were scribbled in the margins. The debut author read her work to a dozen empty folding chairs and the bookstore calico.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 29th
“So you’re going to marry Godzilla, live in a crypt, have four spawn, and drive a hearse.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, October 16th
“It’s also the Democrats’ fault that your flight is delayed by three hours and you’ll be seated behind a screaming baby.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, September 22nd
“Our Oktoberfest beer is the same as our summer ale, except I’m serving it while wearing lederhosen.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, September 16th
“And the award for Longest Wait Time Between Seasons goes to . . .”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, September 5th
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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, September 2nd
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 17th
“The fact that we’ve seen every show nominated for an Emmy just means we’re part of the Zeitgeist, not that we watch too much TV.”
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, June 18th
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 16th
“I’m ready for the exciting last thirty seconds of the basketball game which stretch into twenty-five minutes of fouls, time-outs, and commercials.”
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 22nd
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Romance Novels Based On My Dating History
Romance Novels Based On My Dating History Ali Solomon is a writer/illustrator from New York. Her most recent book is I Love(ish) New York City: Tales of City Life (Chronicle, 2022).
Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 21st
“Great Scott! The past is no longer distinguishable from the future.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 14th
“No need to worry about our retirement funds—have you seen what these Trader Joe’s tote bags are reselling for?” Cartoon by Ali Solomon
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 2nd
“Wow—I’d just assumed your profile picture was A.I.-generated.”
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 2nd
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Weekly Cartoon: Altatude #12 Issue 30
Now CNN — It’s fair to say Nick Dunlap will want to forget his opening round at the Masters on Thursday – and quickly. The 21-year-old shot an 18-over-par 90 to record one of the worst first-round scores ever at Augusta and the highest since Ben Crenshaw, who was 63 at the time and playing his final …
Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 24th
“Elon Musk says I have to justify my job, then forward his e-mail to ten federal employees, or I’ll have bad luck.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 24th
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, February 7th
“Super Bowl? This is just my regular comfort food these days.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, February 7th
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 16th
“My calendar’s pretty full, but I can squeeze you in between my post-holiday burnout and my midwinter blues.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 16th
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 6th
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 6th
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How to Burn Off Halloween Candy Calories: 2024 Election Edition
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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, October 15th
“It’s the sound of three million radiators simultaneously clanging to life.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, October 15th
Liberal View 4 days ago “I shouldn’t say it”: Obama jokes with Pittsburgh crowd after asking if they think Trump has ever changed a diaper. The Recount • 4d I don't have to tell a lot of you, raising kids is hard. And she wants to make it easier to afford stuff like a crib, or a car seat, or diapers.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 19th
“He wasn’t scary until he started sharing his conspiracy theories.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 19th
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, September 6th
“I’m so tired, I’ll be asleep the minute my head hits the pillow, then awake again every hour filled with existential dread.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, September 6th
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 9th
”I am watching the Olympics—in between staying on top of the discourse!”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 11th
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 24th
“You guys—I think we have the song of the summer!”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 17th
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