New Yorker cartoonists and comics fans Benjamin Schwartz and Liam Francis Walsh took a trip to the Society of Illustrators to see “The Art of Harvey Kurtzman.” (Through May 11th, Society of Illustrators, 128 East Sixty-third Street.): http://nyr.kr/14rqbmR

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- “Alice in Wonderland,” Lewis Carroll

Sam Sacks looks at the history of illustrated novels, and urges their revival: http://nyr.kr/13ttzsy

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The first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street is a good opportunity to celebrate the centennial year of the New Yorker cartoonist Syd Hoff (1912-2004), who drew over five hundred cartoons for the magazine. None of them had anything to do with Wall Street, so what’s that got to do with O.W.S.? Patience, please…

Bob Mankoff on cartoons about class, and Syd Hoff in The New Yorker and The Daily Worker: http://nyr.kr/OG4JPi

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In this week’s New Yorker Out Loud podcast, the magazine’s cartoon editor, Robert Mankoff, discusses the recent Nipplegate incident, in which a cartoon portraying Adam and Eve got the New Yorker temporarily banned from Facebook. Mankoff talks with Michael Agger and Mick Stevens, the cartoonist behind the offending cartoon, about the curious history of nipples in the magazine. Mankoff and Stevens also discuss the advantages of cartoon clichés like Adam and Eve, how cartoonists practice their art, and the evolution of the crash-test-dummy cartoon. Also, Peter Schjeldahl remembers Andy Warhol. Click-through to listen: http://nyr.kr/Rk0Iq0

In honor of all the incredible hard work and gruelling years of effort that Olympic athletes have devoted to their sports, I’ve decided to do absolutely nothing this week. Since doing absolutely nothing is impossible, I’ve decided to do the next best thing and do next to nothing. I’m dedicating this newsletter to taking the easy way out, cutting corners, and phoning it in. So, without further ado, which would involve doing more than I want, I invite you to kick back and revel in the joys of idleness with these cartoons: http://nyr.kr/S3gzEh

Cover of the September 3, 2012 issue.  Click-through for the story behind the cover portraying Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s “Bromance,” by Barry Blitt: http://nyr.kr/RgDlYw

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