Humor & Cartoons
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Introducing More Coins!
Look for these freshly minted coins, coming soon to a lint trap (or jar!) near you.
By Nate Odenkirk and Bob Odenkirk
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Production Notes on Amazon’s Melania Trump Documentary
Note 1: Use clip of her smiling, but crop out Putin and Chernobyl.
By Paul Rudnick
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I’m the P.I. Who Tailed Your Husband and I Regret to Inform You That He Has a Work Wife
That’s the two of them, in the break room, sharing an inside joke about avocados.
By Graham Techler
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Other Apps the Government Might as Well Ban
Candy Crush, so that we may all have relationships with our mothers again.
By Meghana Indurti
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Dear Pepper: What a Way to Make a Livin’
Juggling life and work as an artist feels like trying to juggle a live, squirming human child and Schrödinger’s theoretical cat.
By Liana Finck
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The Singularity
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Meet My Shitty A.I. Friends
Crystal: Only ever messages you when she needs something—usually a software update—but still starts the chat acting like she’s just checking in.
By Sarah Vollman and Olivia de Recat
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Introducing PenceGPT, from the Makers of ChatGPT
You may be wondering, What can I expect from a chatbot that generates text based on Mike Pence’s speeches and interviews? Well, look no further than this handy guide.
By Prabha Kannan
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Emerging Fields in Artificial Intelligence
Automated Web-series creation, deep text-message analysis, and other developments in machine learning.
By Ellis Rosen and Irving Ruan
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Why I’ll Never Be Replaced by a Robot
I do certain things at work that a robot would never be able to replicate, like spending two to three hours in the bathroom every day.
By Brian Agler
Comics
Culture Desk
Revisiting “The Plot Against America”
I read and reread Philip Roth’s book to try to understand the present, to make sense of what may happen.
By Navied Mahdavian
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Different Ways to Keep in Touch with Your Long-Distance Friends
Bribe their therapist to let you surprise-join one of their Zoom sessions.
By McKayley Gourley and Kevin Burke
Sketchpad
The Risks of Standing Still in New York
Beware! You might start an impromptu queue or get declared a landmark.
By Jenny Kroik
More Humor
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Millennials: Where Are They Now?
Once, they were everywhere—in laugh tracks for “The Big Bang Theory,” in breathless think pieces about social-media narcissism. Then—poof! Gone like yesterday’s avocado toast.
By Alex Baia
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How to Style Thrifted Clothes
Take those designer jeans and lay them on a baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
By Julie Sharbutt
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I’m a Hundred and Thirty Years Old—Here’s What I Wish I’d Known When I Was a Hundred and Ten
When you’re a hundred and ten years old, you don’t think twice about attempting a backside one-eighty-degree nosegrind down the suicide stairs at Crack Park.
By Sean McGowan
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Welcome to Our First/Final Book Club
Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.
By Zoe Pearl
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Just in Case
How about this for fun: let’s try pasteurizing our own milk.
By Jay Katsir
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App Privacy Updates for Teens
Parents can rest assured that the new security features won’t interfere with your child’s secret Snapchat account.
By JiJi Lee and Patrick Clair
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Expanding Our Two-Factor Authentication System
Our top priority is making sure no hacker gets into your account. So, as soon as we locate your biological grandparents and compare their DNA to yours, we will allow you to safely log in to your account.
By Talib Babb
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From the Makers of Roach Motel
Introducing a roach prewar dream house, a Taco Bell crispy five-cheese roach cantina, and a roach CrossFit gym.
By Charlie Dektar
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Is It Anxiety, or Is a Tiger Trying to Kill You?
Are you gasping for air because your mom texted “Call me” with zero context, or is there an apex predator on the Brooklyn-bound L train?
By Kathryn Kvas
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The Ideal New Year’s Eve Party for People Who Want to Go Out but Also Stay In
There is a champagne tower, and then next to it a water-glass tower to remind you to hydrate.
By Meghana Indurti