Humor & Cartoons

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Place-Names from a Newly Donny-fied World
The sun never sets on the Vulgarian Empire.
By Jay Martel and Bruce HandyIllustration by Ali Fitzgerald

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Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy

“Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?”
By Brian Braiker

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Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position

You have a penchant for pinning your partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body.
By Nicole Rose Whitaker

Sketchbook
The Scarlet “V”

I was comfortable being a tween pariah—especially when the rejection came from such idiots.
By Frederick Noland

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Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen”

A luxurious candle probably can’t undo years of terrorization brought on by massive hormonal swings, but it’s worth a try!
By Maeve Dunigan
Daily Cartoons
1/15
Cartoon by Mo Welch
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“It’s nice getting a little peace while the bullies have their summit.”
Cartoon by Adam Douglas Thompson
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“If you really want to save money, I’d recommend an aboveground reflecting pool.”
Cartoon by Brendan Loper
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“Keep your eye on the ball—not on the mess the grownups have made of things.”
Cartoon by Avi Steinberg
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“When are we gonna get to the other side?”
Cartoon by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby
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“The grownup version of ‘mewing’ is called ‘gritting your teeth.’ ”
Cartoon by Emily Flake
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“Sometimes I wonder if we’ll ever know the truth about anything.”
Cartoon by Victoria Roberts
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“Standing desks also make for great cowering desks.”
Cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz
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Cartoon by Bob Eckstein
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Cartoon by Olivia Pecini
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“I bestow upon thee the highest honor in the land, for just getting through the freaking day.”
Cartoon by Meredith Southard
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Cartoon by Lynn Hsu
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Cartoon by Enrico Pinto
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“Frankly, he’s so loud I think he must be compensating for something.”
Cartoon by Sophie Lucido Johnson and Sammi Skolmoski
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“Andy, I have sinned. I have listened to all three ‘Summer House’-reunion audio leaks.”
Cartoon by Sarah Kempa
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The comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
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Ronny Chieng Enters the Caption Contest

The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
By The New Yorker

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Amelia Dimoldenberg Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest

The comedian tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
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Nate Bargatze Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest

The comedian and actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons.
By The New Yorker
Cartoons from the Issue
1/19
“There’s been a break with tradition since we were here last.”
Cartoon by Frank Cotham
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Cartoon by Brendan Loper
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“I told you this would happen if we didn’t use place cards.”
Cartoon by Guy Richards Smit
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“The following video may be disturbing to some of our viewers, but to others, who knows, they might enjoy it.”
Cartoon by P. C. Vey
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“Honestly, I only asked you out because I panicked and forgot what to do when you encounter a bear on a trail.”
Cartoon by Avi Steinberg
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Cartoon by Liana Finck
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“Good God. Some fools have been completely reckless with their oxygen supply.”
Cartoon by Maddie Dai
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Cartoon by Roz Chast
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“Would you like to Uber in total silence or overshare intricate details of our lives as if we’ve known each other for years?”
Cartoon by Sarah Akinterinwa
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“Though we fell short, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who stood by me through this fight. And, to my mega-donors, I want to say, well, oops.”
Cartoon by Seth Fleishman
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“We ride at dawn!”
Cartoon by Meredith Southard
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“Pleased to meet you, Johnny Appleseed. I’m Johnny Dark Chocolate Molten Lava Cake.”
Cartoon by Joe Dator
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“They built an owl sanctuary between a skateboard shop and a milliner. What the hell did they think was going to happen?”
Cartoon by Edward Steed
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“Care to make this interesting? Not with money, but you could perhaps say something interesting.”
Cartoon by Will McPhail
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“He says he’s working in mysterious ways, but I think he’s procrastinating in obvious ones.”
Cartoon by Adam Sacks
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“And then I thought, Socks.”
Cartoon by Harry Bliss and Steve Martin
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“So long, guys—have a competitive summer!”
Cartoon by Emily Flake
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“It took a hundred years, but I finally grew out my bangs.”
Cartoon by Elisabeth McNair
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“Just say they’re the greatest pancakes. You don’t need to add ‘of these United States.’ ”
Cartoon by Lars Kenseth
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Shorts & Murmurs

Shouts & Murmurs
It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam

This vision test is far from routine—don’t forget that racism starts in the retinas.
Film by Jed Feiman and Nehemiah Markos

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Introducing Our Mind-Blowing Virtual-Reality App

Think you know what reading is? Think again. Test-driving The New Yorker’s newest technological breakthrough.
By The New Yorker

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Pets Allowed

A stealthy film crew and some hairy, scaly, and feathered friends test the limits of emotional-support animals.
By The New Yorker

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New York’s Best-Dressed Dogs Compete

Zeph McDonough takes a tour through the Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest, and talks to its quirky participants.
By The New Yorker
Knickerbockers

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When the Knicks Are Good

Even the dog-sized rat at the park seems kind of cute.
By Sam Spero

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Phil Jackson’s Summer Reading Assignments for the New York Knicks

“Beowulf” for Carmelo Anthony, “The Vampire Lestat” for Kristaps Porzingis, and more.
By Alex Siquig

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Knicks Game Memory, from the Year 2018

Carmelo Anthony was putting on the kind of show fans had come to expect: twenty-two points on four hundred shots.
By John Bailey Owen

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Sign Here

I’ll need you to initial here. Just your initials. We want to convey a sense of “breezing through” this section of the contract. Like “I read this,…”
By Colin Jost
Comics


Sketchbook
Mapping Trump’s America

A totally nonpartisan cartographic reinterpretation of the United States.
By Liana Finck


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I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me

I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong.
By Megan Broussard

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Senior-Discount Disneyland

Get your coupons ready. Here comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to the Urologist and the Tunnel of Nap.
By Ian Frazier

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Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred

A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band.
By Mary Norris

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The White House at Pooh Corner

“The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.”
By Anthony Lane

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A Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot

Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized.
By Emma Rathbone

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Ava’s Life List

Spring is here, and with it sightings of the Great-Breasted Hausfrau, the Potbellied Galoot, and the Common Nanny.
By Garry Trudeau

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What Jesus Meant

Some people sin and vote and criticize others who are the President or Vice-President, which they shouldn’t do, and that’s why Jesus likely died. For other people’s sins.
By John Kenney

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That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies

In what you assume is a sign of your body’s imminent total collapse, your eyes are now itching and watering.
By R. A. E. Wells

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If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women

The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.
By Libby Gelman-Waxner

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Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People

Work as a team as you and other dads chat about pro sports, college sports, kids (and their sports), while avoiding eye contact, politics, and any hint of vulnerability.
By Charles Yu