It’s an article of faith in literary circles that the proper way to read the New Yorker is to start with the cartoons and then place the magazine atop a neat pile of older issues and wait for nuclear ...

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At the close of his 2016 election night telecast on Showtime, Stephen Colbert left the audience with an aphorism that, viewed from that November’s perch, offered a glimmer of hope. In the face of ...

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Cartoon women are inherently difficult subjects for the animator for the reason that animation demands caricature and comedy, which are concepts inconsistent with femininity, grace and sensuality. The ...

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Scientists are trying to get to the root of what makes cartoons funny. Visitors to The Cartoon Museum in London from today will be asked to rate which of the illustrations on display makes them laugh.

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