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Why are we so obsessed with political cartoons?

Why are we so obsessed with political cartoons?

A brief literary history from Ben Franklin to Ann Telnaes.

By Brittany Allen | January 29, 2025

Remembering the Moments Before the Charlie Hebdo Attack

Remembering the Moments Before the Charlie Hebdo Attack

Survivor Philippe Lançon on Memory and Fate in the Wake of Violence

By Philippe Lançon | November 14, 2019

<em>New Yorker</em> Cartoonist Barry Blitt: How Far is Too Far in the World of Political Satire

New Yorker Cartoonist Barry Blitt: How Far is Too Far in the World of Political Satire

The Author of Blitt, in Conversation with Kerri Arsenault

By Kerri Arsenault | October 24, 2017

Reading Houellebecq in the Midst of the French Elections

Reading Houellebecq in the Midst of the French Elections

How Art Can Hasten a Macabre Moral Shift and Legitimate Prejudice

By Rafia Zakaria | May 5, 2017

Lessons From Parisian Protest Culture

Lessons From Parisian Protest Culture

Lauren Elkin Discovers May 1968 Through the Eyes of Mavis Gallant

By Lauren Elkin | February 28, 2017

Adam Gopnik On <em>Charlie Hebdo</em>

Adam Gopnik On Charlie Hebdo

Stéphane Charbonnier's Manifesto and the Fine Art of Blasphemy

By Adam Gopnik | January 5, 2016

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