Humor & Cartoons
Shouts & Murmurs
Mixed Signals
Who says there are no historical precedents for accidentally including a journalist on top-secret war plans?
By Anthony Lane
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The Millennial Exit
We were raised on red-40 cereals and people-pleasing! Shouldn’t any of that count for something?!
By Laura Steinel
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Raising Felix: Google Misunderstood
Hey Google! Where can I buy a brother?
By Julia Wertz
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The Elements of Style, 2025
Updating Strunk and White. Link two thoughts with a semicolon, as in: He’s not even the real President; the other, even weirder billionaire seems to be in charge.
By Eli Grober
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Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
It’s never a good idea to plunge headfirst into work after a long vacation, lest you overwhelm your system.
By Claire Friedman and Aaron Karo
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Daily Cartoons
1/15
“It’s your bracket—I’m afraid it’s busted.”
Cartoon by Tyson Cole
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“This is great! I’ve got so much sand in my eyes and mouth, I’m not thinking about politics at all.”
Cartoon by Becky Barnicoat
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“What time did they say this kid gets out of class again?”
Cartoon by Guy Richards Smit
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“The court has spoken—let’s see if anyone listens.”
Cartoon by Niall Maher
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“OMG, I got into my first-choice college currently being dismantled by the government!”
Cartoon by Adam Douglas Thompson
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Cartoon by Peter Kuper
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“I called you here to share my ‘White Lotus’ theories.”
Cartoon by Lia Strasser and Bizzy Coy
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“Business is bad because no one wants to know the future.”
Cartoon by Amy Hwang
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Cartoon by Sarah Kempa
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“Oh, and try to have everyone fill out one of these.”
Cartoon by Dan Misdea
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“I’m sorry, we did everything we could before Elon cut our funding.”
Cartoon by Brendan Loper
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“Is that your ‘thinking about dinner’ look, or your ‘lost in a wordless fog of horror’ look?”
Cartoon by Meredith Southard
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Cartoon by Lance Hansen
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Cartoon by Brendan Loper
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“Maybe we should fight some of our international conflicts the old-fashioned way, like with a chess match, or a race to the moon?”
Cartoon by Maddie Dai
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Seasonal Madness
Shouts & Murmurs
Your Personal March Madness Preview
Optimism vs. Those First Few Games; Eating Lunch in the Bathroom vs. the Laughter; You vs. Wife.
By Eric Hague
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An N.C.A.A. Press Release on Gender Disparity
We think that female athletes are supercool and we want to help them dribble out of this mess!
By Erin Foley
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New Ways to Gamble on Your Phone
Join ClamDuel, GodsOdds, and WedKings now.
By Alex Watt
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Betting on Baby
Thanks to everyone who filled out brackets for Baby Winston's due date, weight, length, name, and gender at our recent coed baby shower.
By Janet Manley
Comics
Blitt’s Kvetchbook
Sunday in the Amusement Park with Elon
Who knows who you’ll bump into?
By Barry Blitt
Sketchpad
Democratic Resistance Strategies
Less polite language on protest paddles, sick burns in the private Slack, and other techniques for sticking it to the Republican party.
By Emily Flake
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Oddly Specific Jellycats
Toys in the shape of allergies, regrets, conspiracies, and more.
By Mads Horwath
More Humor
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Pro-Greed Fables for Crypto Executives
When the king took bread and bit down on a hard golden crust, he realized his mistake, and said, “What if we had it not work like that?” So Dionysus modified the blessing such that King Midas turned everything he touched into gold unless that was bad.
By Charlie Dektar
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And Deliver Us from Elon
Just because you are no longer a practicing Catholic doesn’t mean you can’t go to church and get your throat blessed, right?
By Mary Norris
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Updated Kennedy Center 2025 Schedule
Big Balls: The TED Talk; Gay-Conversion Band Camp; an all-Nordic version of “TheWiz”—and more!
By Eddie Feldmann and Bill Scheft
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How to Watch Our Show
Subscribe to the belief that time is merely a construct, so who among us can ever really say “when” a new season of a television show will be available for viewing?
By Eddie Small
Screening Room
The Maddening Disconnect of Phone Therapy in “Happy to Help You,” featuring Amy Sedaris
Jeremy Beiler’s short film follows a mental-health volunteer’s unravelling after a caller gets under his skin.
Film by Jeremy Beiler
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Why Skiing Is My Favorite Thing Ever
It’s so much fun spending hours gathering the ninety-seven things I’ll need for the day and then layering all of them on my body.
By Lauren Bridges
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Prayers for Everyday Life
Good God Almighty, Holy, and Merciful, how do you get these tear-off produce bags to open?
By Ian Frazier
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In Times like These
I don’t think any other country has dog mayors or dog elected officials.
By Felipe Torres Medina
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Join My Matreon!
I know what you’re thinking: Mom, why should I pay for all the great content I’ve been enjoying for free all these years?
By Alyssa Brandt
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Cool Things I Was Doing When My Back Went Out
And just as I realized that, snap!
By Dahlia Gallin Ramirez