Cartoon Collections Blog

Now more than ever, your team needs a good laugh! For months your colleagues have been working remotely and gradually feeling more disconnected from one another. What can you do to bring people together, help foster team building, and get people laughing during these challenging times? Inject some enthusiasm and good humor into your virtual gathering with a Cartoonathon event featuring New Yorker cartoonists. Cartoonathons are the perfect online event to liven up your team’s remote-work ...
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“Elephants in the Room” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

In Teresa Burns Parkhurst’s cartoon, three elephants are in a couple’s living room. The middle elephant says something to the one who’s facing him, while the couple remains oblivious. “The elephant in the room” is a metaphor for an obvious and pressing problem no one wants to discuss, so I first came up with these…
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Anatomy of a Cartoon: Our Online Life

Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind the gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics take a look at our online life. Our online horizons have expanded as COVID drives more services and activities into cyberspace. Meetings, family reunions, and even visits to the doctor now take…
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“Crossword Chest” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

In Carolita Johnson’s cartoon, two shirtless men are walking together on the beach. The younger man has an armband tattoo around his left bicep. The older man has a crossword puzzle on his chest. The older man is speaking. I first imagined where the crossword clues might be tattooed: “The clues are on my tramp…
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