I had the chance to attend the opening of Jeremy Nguyen and Amy Hwang’s fantastic new cartoon exhibit, Asian Babies, at the the Pearl River Mart Gallery last week. I asked Amy to give us her thoughts on putting together the show and about the history of Asian cartoonists in The New Yorker. If you’re…
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“Bowling” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
“Rapid Fire,” a 1992 action film starring Bruce Lee’s son, Brandon, is not a great movie—the late film critic, Gene Siskel, declared it a disaster—but Powers Booth has one great scene in it. He plays Lieutenant Mace Ryan. While bowling with his colleagues he tries to get a spare and leaves just one pin standing….
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Asian Babies Cartoon Exhibit – Asian Cartoonists in The New Yorker
I had the chance to attend the opening of Jeremy Nguyen and Amy Hwang’s fantastic new cartoon exhibit, Asian Babies, at the the Pearl River Mart Gallery last week. I asked Amy to give us her thoughts on putting together the show and about the history of Asian cartoonists in The New Yorker. If you’re…
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“Walking Fire Hydrant” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
In P.C. Vey’s drawing—which is bizarre even by his standards—a man is walking his dog near a fire-hydrant with legs. The fire hydrant is on the move, and man is talking. I first had the man suggesting to the dog an easier alternative to the moving hydrant: “Let’s look for a nice, stationary tree.” I…
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