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[WATCH] How 'New Yorker' Illustrator and Cartoonist Liana Finck Gets It Done

2022-01-25T12:00:00-05:00

According to illustrator and New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck, sticking to a strict daily routine (one that includes jogging past a dog park) allows her to cultivate her wonderfully rich inner life. And it seems to work—the young artist has just published her third book, Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self, while keeping up with her wildly popular Instagram account (which has almost 400k followers). In this video, Liana takes the Cut through a day in her life, and talks us through her inspirations, how she cultivated her famous "anti-style," and her favorite drawing pen.

Follow @lianafinck on Instagram to keep up with Liana Finck.

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[VIDEO] A New Yorker Cartoonist Explains How to Draw Social Change

2020-10-02T12:00:00-04:00

The cartoonist Liz Montague discusses how she uses humor and illustration to reflect on larger societal issues, including racial justice and climate change.

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[REPOST] Watch New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast Create a Full Mural for Museum of the City of New York in Time Lapse

2020-06-13T16:00:00-04:00

Roz Chast is a well-known cartoonist for The New Yorker, and now has a special exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York that celebrates her illustrative work.

In this video from MCNY, watch in time lapse as Chast paints her mural "Subway Sofa" on the third floor of the museum to mark her exhibit's entrance.

During the first weekend of April, artist Roz Chast took up residence on the City Museum's 3rd floor to create "Subway Sofa," a painting that welcomes visitors to our #‎RozChast exhibition, on view through October 9, 2016. Featuring the cramped comfort of NYC apartments and the horrors of subway commuting, it's the perfect foray into a show that highlights Chast's uncanny ability to capture the absurdities of city life in hilarious cartoons.

The exhibit is free for any ticketed visitor at the museum.

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Watch Will Ferrell and the 'Downhill' Cast Enter The New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest

2020-02-19T12:00:00-05:00

The “Downhill” stars Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Zach Woods, and Zoe Chao team up to tackle The New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest.

Downhill is in theaters now.

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[VIDEO] How 'New Yorker' Illustrator and Cartoonist Liana Finck Gets It Done

2020-01-15T16:00:00-05:00

According to illustrator and New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck, sticking to a strict daily routine (one that includes jogging past a dog park) allows her to cultivate her wonderfully rich inner life. And it seems to work—the young artist has just published her third book, Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self, while keeping up with her wildly popular Instagram account (which has almost 400k followers). In this video, Liana takes the Cut through a day in her life, and talks us through her inspirations, how she cultivated her famous "anti-style," and her favorite drawing pen.

Follow @lianafinck on Instagram to keep up with Liana Finck.

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[WATCH] Meet Jonathan Zelenak, New Yorker and Superfan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2019-12-11T12:00:00-05:00

Our friends at Bobo Touch recently profiled a quirky New Yorker named Jonathan Zelenak who has been a super fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ever since he was a boy and transformed his childhood room in his parent's house to be a mega-shrine to the beloved half-shell pizza eaters. Check it out!

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles super fan has transformed a small New Jersey bedroom into a half shell haven, a nostalgic shrine dedicated to rare collectibles and uncommon oddities. It's a museum of memories, a collection of cowabunga.

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Watch Sesame Street Sing About the New York Subway in This 1975 Episode

2019-06-07T12:00:00-04:00

Sesame Street teaches kids about all sorts of things, including the subway! In this video from 1975, watch as Bert, Kermit, and the gang teach kids how to ride on the train.

Bert, Kermit, and a large cast of Muppets sing about riding the subway.

An eagle-eyed redditor and train enthusiast commented that "the actual NYC subway car type this skit was based on" can be seen here:

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Cartoonist Nathan Pyle Humorously Points Out That Brooklyn is Really Just an Ice Skating Dragon

2019-04-05T11:00:00-04:00

You will probably recognize the work of New York Times best-selling cartoonist and author Nathan Pyle from your social media feed or from the funny NYC Basic Tips & Etiquette book. Aside from all of those familiar works, the comic artist's twitter feed is a treasure-trove of humorous NYC-related odds and ends, like this observation about the shape of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn looks like an ice skating dragon

Follow @nathanwpyle for more like this.

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Watch Comedian/Actor Duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Caption New Yorker Cartoons On The Spot

2018-12-27T14:00:00-05:00

Our favorite is "See?! I told you it would fit!"

Actors and funnymen, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up and try their hands at our cartoon-caption contest. Catch Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly in their new film "Holmes and Watson" in theaters Christmas Day.

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Watch Comedian/Actor/Producer Kevin Smith Hilariously Caption New Yorker Cartoons On The Spot

2018-12-23T14:00:00-05:00

Our favorite is "Why do you think you're a joke?"

The comedian and filmmaker, Kevin Smith, tries his hand at our cartoon-caption contest. Kevin's special, Silent But Deadly is available wherever On Demand, iTunes, Google Play, Playstation, and Xbox.

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