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Not Taking It Lying Down

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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David Sipress in The New Yorker

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Early Dishwashers

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Robert Leighton in The New Yorker

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Posted in Comedy, Life | Tagged cartoon, castle, comedy, dishwasher, humor, moat, Robert Leighton, The New Yorker | Leave a reply

Fair Weather Friends

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Ali Solomon in The New Yorker

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Posted in Comedy, Life | Tagged Ali SOlomon, cartoon, comedy, humor, The New Yorker, weather | 6 Replies

And In Other News…

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Alex Gregory in The New Yorker

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Curve Ball

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Robert Leighton in The New Yorker

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Life, Music | Tagged baseball, cartoon, catcher, comedy, humor, orchestra, Robert Leighton, The New Yorker | Leave a reply

COVID Cooking

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Roz Chast in The New Yorker

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Posted in Comedy, Life | Tagged cartoon, comedy, humor, Roz Chast, The New Yorker, tuna casserole | Leave a reply

All Points Bulletin

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell in The New Yorker

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Uplift

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Jack Shalom

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Charles Addams in The New Yorker

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In Synch

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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George Price in The New Yorker

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Life | Tagged cartoon, cello, comedy, George Price, humor, orchestra, The New Yorker | 2 Replies

Yes, We Have No Bananas

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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George Booth in The New Yorker

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Dogged

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Arnie Levin in The New Yorker

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Annals of Progress

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Charles Hankin in The New Yorker

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Type Casting

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Shannon Wheeler in The New Yorker

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Posted in Comedy, Life, Performance, Theatre | Tagged actor, audition, cartoon, comedy, humor, monster, Shannon Wheeler, The New Yorker | 1 Reply

Indoor Cat

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Charles Hankin in The New Yorker

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“Ahhh, What The Hell Does Spielberg Know?”

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Leo Cullum in The New Yorker

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Posted in Comedy, Film, Life | Tagged bar, cartoon, comedy, Godzilla, humor, Leo Cullum, The New Yorker | 1 Reply

Apology

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Christopher Weyant in The New Yorker

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Summer Reading

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Christopher Weyant in The New Yorker

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Miss Underhill’s School Of Writing

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Roz Chast in The New Yorker

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Posted in Books, Comedy, Life, Writing | Tagged cartoon, comedy, humor, Miss Underhill, Roz Chast, The New Yorker, writing | 2 Replies

“One and Two and Step and Kick…”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Kendra Allenby in The New Yorker.

You can also see more of Ms. Allenby’s work on Instagram at kendra_allenby

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Posted in Comedy, Life, Performance, Theatre | Tagged cartoon, comedy, deer, humor, In the Spotlight, Kendra Allenby, showbiz, The New Yorker | 3 Replies

MomSpeak

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Eugenia Viti in The New Yorker

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First Date

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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Edward Steed in The New Yorker

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If You Build It, They Will Come

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Jack Shalom

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David Sipress in The New Yorker

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Life | Tagged cartoon, cats, comedy, David Sipress, humor, Metropolitan Museum of Cat videos, The New Yorker | Leave a reply

Jimmy Stewart Sent Us

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Jack Shalom

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Bruce Eric Kaplan in The New Yorker

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Film, Life | Tagged Bruce Eric Kaplan, comedy, humor, It's a Wonderful Life, The New Yorker | 5 Replies

Even Santa’s A Bit Off This Year

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jack Shalom

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Roz Chast in The New Yorker

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New Highs

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Jack Shalom

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Charles Addams in The New Yorker

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Posted in Art, Comedy, Life | Tagged cartoon, Charles Addams, comedy, humor, indicators, jumpers, Mrs. Munson, The New Yorker | 1 Reply

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