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Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 23rd
“See? It can fold and society is falling apart—isn’t that cool?”
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 2nd
“But the worst part of A.I. is the environmental impact.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, December 2nd
“Dad, I know you don’t want to hear this, but . . . you have to stop doing ‘six seven.’ ”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 10th
“Honey, come here—it’s a shipment of new adjectives to describe how messed up everything is!”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 23rd
“We have no concrete idea what we did, what comes next, or what it means for the globe, but other than that it was a spectacular military success!”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, June 13th
“And while all the grownups are busy freaking out about the erosion of norms and the rank partisanship that has crippled our democracy, we’ll steal all the candy!”
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“I like to finish exercising early so I can spend the rest of the day not exercising.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, December 31st
“I’m not actually an astronaut—I just came up here to get away from the news.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, December 10th
“I wouldn’t have given him that magic hat if I’d known he would be this clingy.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, August 24th
“Looks like we’re ready for another nap time. We’ll be right back.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, August 24th
Karen Employee Is Upset Coworker Comes 10 Minutes Early As Asked Instead Of 30 Minutes Before Shift Doing work is a necessary evil in life because money “doesn’t grow on trees” (I mean, it’s paper, but…). And as a necessary evil, it should come as …
THE GENIUS OF DEVIN TOWNSEND MEETS THE WORLD OF SCI-FI IN NEW ‘ZILTOID THE OMNISCIENT’ COMIC SERIES - FIRST COMICS NEWS
From the mind of Devin Townsend, one of the most colorful and prolific heavy metal musicians, comes the bizarre and whimsical Ziltoid The Omniscient!Brought to life in conjunction with animation writer and New Yorker cartoonist, Lars Kenseth, and renowned comics artist Andy Kuhn (Firebreather, Marvel Team-Up, The Flash), the new series introduces readers to the world of Ziltoid The Omniscient and expands on the foundations Townsend laid with his 2007 rock opera album of the same...
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, November 9th
“You there, boy! Bring the pollster here with news of the Georgia Senate race and I’ll give you half a crown!”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 22nd
“Just when I thought I was out . . . they pull me back in.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, March 22nd
“Given supply shortages, political animus, and general global upheaval, our current offerings are neither hot nor dogs.”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, November 22nd
“Patient continues to entertain the sincere delusion that apple pie served with a slice of cheese on top is delicious. . . .”
Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 16th
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Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 26th
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How to Draw Creepy Clowns
I tend to cry when I’m scared. The first time I saw “The Sixth Sense” (the first time being infinitely scarier than all subsequent times, for obvious reasons), I was at a friend’s house and started weeping so loudly that my friend’s mother came in and accused my friend of having attacked me. Luckily, only certain, pretty specific things scare me. For instance, I am terrified of ghosts who are children but have old-people voices, but am not really spooked by serial killers.
Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 11th
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, December 31st
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, November 9th
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Late-Night Anxiety Book Club
Welcome! If you’re here, that means you’ve either finished scrolling through your Instagram feed for multiple consecutive hours, or the two edibles you took still haven’t kicked in. Thankfully, if our club is successful, you’ll be asleep in no time. Let’s get reading! Some Book on Mindfulness You Bought When You First Started Therapy (9 P.M.) For a moment or two, you were able to forget the dark, beckoning abyss that is your subconscious, and relax. You took some nice, deep breaths.
Other OTUSes in Trump’s America
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, August 28th
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 13th
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A Celebrity Profile of My Cat
Photograph by Vikki Hart / Getty I am led into the quaint living room of Honeybear’s rustic Santa Monica bungalow, where she sits by the window, her gimlet eyes scanning the bushes beyond the glass. “Just keep looking,” she whispers—a mottled bloom of calico perched on the edge of a peacock couch. I’m rapt in suspense and more than a little nervous. It isn’t every day that you get to see life through the eyes of what many critics attest is the prettiest cat on her street.
London Tube Stops (As Best I Remember Them)
By Lars Kenseth November 27, 2019 Video Introducing New Yorker Cartoons in Augmented Reality The comedians Jo Firestone and Aparna Nancherla try out “Animate Objects,” a new augmented-reality feature in the New Yorker Today app that explores the secret thoughts of everyday objects, as drawn by the New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck. Daily Shouts Mr. Men of Today Mr. I.P.A., Mr. MoviePass, Mr. Moleskine, and more. By Lars Kenseth Aug.
CARTOON: Whining
by Lars Kenseth Lars Kenseth is a cartoonist and writer whose work has appeared in Barron’s, Playboy, MAD, Esquire, The New Yorker and now, The Weekly Humorist. A TV writer by day, his credits include Chuck Deuce (Adult Swim) and Norm Macdonald Has A Show (Netflix). Currently, Lars is developing I Hate Mondays, an animated comedy for TBS. He’s a 2016 Sundance Institute Fellow and a long suffering acolyte of the New York Jets.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, July 19th
By Lars Kenseth 10:10 A.M. Video How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Kumail Nanjiani & Dave Bautista Edition The "Stuber" stars Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista partner up to tackle our cartoon-caption contest. Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Thursday, July 18th “You will not use Presidential language in this house.” By Avi Steinberg Jul. 18, 2019 Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Monday, July 15th Five stages of White House unemployment. By Peter Kuper Jul. 15, 2019
Look, Son, Maybe Men Just Aren’t Built to Play Soccer
Hey, son, can I talk to you for a sec? I know you’ve been having so much fun at soccer camp, and you mentioned wanting to play professionally, and I think that’s so great. Especially since you’re a boy. Honestly, when you first asked to take lessons, I was, like, “Really? Wow. Not ballet? All right. Good for you!” You get a little exercise. You’re out with your friends, burning off some steam.
Stuff I Do Anyway
By Olivia de Recat and Lars Kenseth 2:00 P.M. By Olivia de Recat and Lars Kenseth 2:00 P.M. Video How To Write A New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Zach Galifianakis & Zoe Saldana Edition The “Missing Link” stars Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis team up to tackle our cartoon-caption contest. Daily Shouts Timothée Chalamet Made Me Do It Beware the effects of falling under the young heartthrob’s spell. By Olivia de Recat Apr.
Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 29th
By Lars Kenseth 11:50 A.M. Video How To Write A New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Zach Galifianakis & Zoe Saldana Edition The “Missing Link” stars Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis team up to tackle our cartoon-caption contest. Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 24th “Imagine wearing white before or after Memorial Day.” By Brendan Loper May 24, 2019 Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 23rd “Don’t you love it when all the wedding invites start to bloom?” By Jeremy Nguyen May 23, 2019
Daily Cartoon: Monday, January 28th
By Lars Kenseth 11:19 A.M. Video How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Adam Conover Edition The comedian, writer, and host Adam Conover, of “Adam Ruins Everything,” tries his hand at our cartoon-caption contest. Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 25th “I’m not keeping everything that sparks joy so much as tossing everything that sparks rage.” By Emily Flake Jan.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 22nd
By Lars Kenseth 10:30 A.M. Video How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly Edition Actors and funnymen, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up and try their hands at our cartoon-caption contest. Catch Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly in their new film "Holmes and Watson" in theaters Christmas Day. Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 17th “Servant, taste this for me.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, November 6th
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jon Hamm Edition The actor, who stars in the movie “Bad Times at the El Royale,” tries his hand at our cartoon-caption contest.
Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 5th
“AS A JUDGE, I HAVE ALWAYS TREATED COLLEAGUES AND LITIGANTS WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT! I HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR MY COURTESY ON AND OFF THE BENCH!”
Mr. Men of Today
When a city made entirely of cardboard catches fire, it's up to the local fire chief and his deputies to save the city and its citizens from impending doom.
A Cartoon from The New Yorker
“One if by land, two if by sea, three if by Russian troll farm.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 21st
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 14th
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
Cartoonists Recaption Doctor Diagrams
By Sharon Levy, Olivia de Recat, and Lars Kenseth July 20, 2018 By Sharon Levy, Olivia de Recat, and Lars Kenseth July 20, 2018 A common practice among physicians is to offer visual aids—often sketched on examination-chair paper—when attempting to explain a symptom, condition, or procedure to a patient. Like doctors’ handwriting, their drawings leave much room for interpretation.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, July 17th
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
A Cartoon from The New Yorker
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, June 15th
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
A Cartoon from The New Yorker
“It’s like looking in a mirror—but without Mike Pence lurking behind me.”
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, June 12th
“It’s like looking in a mirror—but without Mike Pence lurking behind me.”
Daily Cartoon: Friday, June 1st
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 22nd
How to Write a New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Jim Gaffigan Edition The actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan, who stars in the movie “You Can Choose Your Family,” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest.
Next-Level Teacup Pets
A teacup pet is an adorable addition to any household, and a great way to teach your kids about dozens of medical problems. But do you really want to be the eighth person in your gated community with a teacup pig? Here are some pint-size pets that will be sure to warm your heart and make your neighbors jealous. The teacup pig’s natural predator. Where have all the teacup pigs gone? No one can say for sure.
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