This Week’s Issue: A Cartoon Takeover

Adam Gopnik on the cartoonist Roz Chast, celebrities pick their favorite cartoons, and the surprise and wonder of early animation. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment The Cartoon Department Coup For a holiday respite from the news cycle, we’ve brought together archival gems, fresh comics, and a cartoon crossword. By Emma Allen Profiles Scenes from the Life of Roz Chast In the past four decades, the cartoonist has created a universe of spidery lines and nervous spaces, turning anxious truth-telling into an authoritative art. By Adam Gopnik Portfolio Celebrities Pick Their Favorite New Yorker Cartoons Selections from Steve Martin, Mindy Kaling, Seth Meyers, and more. By The New Yorker Annals of Animation The Surprise and Wonder of Early Animation To consider how modern works might preserve the spirit of the playfully hand-drawn line, it’s helpful to watch cartoons made in the silent era. By Richard Brody Personal History Lost Art I loved cartoons and studied them as if my salvation lay somewhere in their particularities of shading and penmanship. By John Updike Sketchbook Hammurabi’s Code of Manners Rule No. 4: If someone cuts you in line, cut him back. By Liana Finck Sketchbook Lines We wander among lines both visible and hidden, drawing together our daily routines. By Ebony Flowers The Back Page Make Your Own Cartoon Arrange the figures as you see fit—and don’t forget to write a caption. Puzzles and Cartoons Puzzles and Games Dept. Cartoon Crossword Eight clues in this crossword are New Yorker cartoons; fill in their captions to solve the puzzle. By Patrick Berry Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons From the Issue More drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.