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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 21st

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:23:04 GMT

“Trump op-eds on the right, tell-alls on the left, and cartoons in the middle.”

The N.B.A.’s New COVID-19 Protocol

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT

In an effort to reduce unnecessary exposure, we’re just gonna go ahead and count all unplayed Knicks games as losses.

The New COVID-19 Variant Sends Britain into a Crisis

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT

Scientists believe that the new strain will cause death tolls to continue to climb. “Things are going to get really bad,” a senior lecturer in mathematical biology said.

Andrew Yang, Fran Lebowitz, and Who Gets to Be a "Real” New Yorker

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT

You have to make it at least ten years, the thinking goes, to prove that you won’t wimp out. But, even then, the goalposts move.

"A Broken Land”: Biden and the True Costs of Unity

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:31:09 GMT

In launching his Presidency around the pursuit of unity, Biden will immediately face the hard political calculations of making it concrete.

Jewel Tones and Bernie Sanders’s Mittens: Inauguration Day Fashion 2021

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 03:13:50 GMT

There was a collaborative choreography to the day’s aesthetic, with outfits that communicated President Joe Biden’s message of unity. And then there was the senator from Vermont, an anti-fashion icon.

Joe Biden’s Cancellation of the Keystone Pipeline Is a Landmark in the Climate Fight

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 03:06:09 GMT

The President has almost certainly settled one of this country’s greatest environmental battles, but he will also get to help decide the fates of two other critical fossil-fuel projects.

The Best Inaugural Music Moments

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:57:43 GMT

Music is sometimes presented as a kind of impartial panacea. That’s a lot to ask of art, but it’s still a nice fantasy to indulge.

Can the COVID-19 Vaccine Beat the Proliferation of New Virus Mutations?

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:39:13 GMT

Stopping transmission blocks the opportunity for viral mutation. Vaccination is the only means we have of standing in the virus’s way.

Trump Wanted a Big Sendoff—and Didn’t Get It

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:22:30 GMT

The Republican officials who usually act as extras at his rallies were attending the swearing in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the Capitol, where the real party was happening.

Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem Is a Stunning Vision of Democracy

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:37:48 GMT

“But while democracy can be periodically delayed / it can never be permanently defeated.”

Biden Restores Obama-Era Spelling Rules

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:54:30 GMT

The executive order, which had been widely expected, brings the United States back into the community of spelling-observant nations.

Joe Biden’s Love Letter to the Truth

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:15:01 GMT

The new President tried something different: levelling with the American people.

How to Draw Creepy Clowns

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:27:24 GMT

Fear—but make it funny—is a tall order for a cartoonist.

A Greek Photographer’s Ode to the Dying Art of Mourning

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:27:08 GMT

Ioanna Sakellaraki’s series is an elegy both to her father and to the doyennes of a national tradition.

Dear Pepper: An Extrovert Wannabe

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:00:00 GMT

I️, too, would like to hold on to some of this quiet and some of these values after things return to normal.

Janet Yellen’s Confirmation Hearing Provides a Glimpse Into the Biden Era

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:13:16 GMT

Three topics are set to dominate the Administration’s economic agenda: the pandemic, spending and taxes, and China.

Joe Biden Will Have to Address the War in Afghanistan—Again

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:36:25 GMT

This time around, for President Biden, the war in Afghanistan is nowhere near as consequential for the U.S., yet American troops remain in the country as the fight grinds on.

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, January 20th

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:43:21 GMT

Inspecting the Oval Office.

If You Ask Me: Why I Spent the Pandemic with Nicole, Hugh, and Kaley

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Almost every guy is seen bare-assed in the shower, which means HBO has been taking my texts seriously.