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Meet Avocado Ibuprofen, The Satirical Instagram Thousands Feel Seen By

Their comic strips make light––and dark––of how futile life on the internet has become in light of a rapidly commodifying visual culture and unsustainable world order.
By Yume Murphy

Substack Has Become a Refuge for Journalists. Will Visual Artists Soon Follow Suit?

Amidst a pandemic recession, artists without institutional support are being forced to get, well, creative. Can a newsletter help?
By Helen Holmes
spear primal genndy tartakovsky

‘Primal’ Is the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ of Cartoons

Both works utilize visual, visceral action storytelling to maximal effect.
By Rafael Motamayor

Félix Vallotton Painted the Hidden Lives of the Bourgeoisie

By Helen Holmes
Gwen Stacy, also known as Spider-Woman.

The New ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer Is Here, and We Are Crushing on Gwen Stacy HARD

By Helen Holmes

Artists Dub Serena Williams Cartoon ‘Sexist’ and ‘Dehumanizing’

By John Bonazzo
The New Yorker's "Thumbs-Up" cover featuring President Donald Trump.

Despite Drudge Drama, The New Yorker Doesn’t Want Trump Dead

By John Bonazzo
Avengers 4 Theories Infinity War

The Two Crucial Filmmaking Elements Causing All Your Movie Feuds

By Film Crit Hulk
Ethan Slater and cast in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Ethan Slater on How He Prepares Each Night to Be ‘SpongeBob’ on Broadway

By Harry Haun
Yeah It's Chill

‘Yeah It’s Chill’ Is the Feminist Cartoonist Calling for Inclusive Instagram Comics

By Margaret Abrams
Space Ghost and Thom Yorke.

With ‘Space Ghost Coast to Coast’ Adult Swim Ushered in Comedy’s ‘Blank Stare’ Era

By Tim Sommer
Tom of Finland.

Trailer for Gay Erotic Artist ‘Tom of Finland’ Biopic Teases Love and Leather

By Alanna Martinez
Daria and Jane brushing off the advances of moronic teenage boys at a party with A+ sarcasm.

20 Years Later, the Characters From MTV’s ‘Daria’ Seem…Happy?

By Alanna Martinez
fashion

Meet the Instagram Cartoonist For Millennial Messes

By Margaret Abrams
Excerpted from The Emotionary: A Dictionary of Words That Don't Exist for Feelings That Do.

These Three Made-Up Words Explain How You Really Feel

By Eden Sher and Julia Wertz
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What If Money Could Really Talk?

By Kirk Anderson
Welcome to the 2016 Printed Matter NY Art Book Fair!

The Most Affordable Place to Buy Art? Try a Book Fair

By Alanna Martinez
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) greets Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki prior to talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme at the foreign ministry in Berlin September 15, 2008. The Berlin talks are part of a series of meetings between the European Union and Iran over Tehran's nuclear work and were initiated by Mottaki. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL

Holocaust Denial Cartoons Threaten Iranian Cultural Exchange With Germany

By Alanna Martinez
By Kirk Anderson.

Here’s How to Explain Corporate Behavior

By Kirk Anderson
Cherry Blossom Haiku

Cherry Blossom Haiku

By Samuel Ferri
Butlikemaybe

Cartoons Are Cool Again Thanks to Instagram

By Margaret Abrams
Such

The ‘Nuisance Flooding’ Unnatural Disaster

By Peter Kuper

It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Dimming Days of the Christmas Tree

By Samuel Ferri

Downward Mobility: Steer Clear of Adults on Hoverboards

By Samuel Ferri
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