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Cartoons From The Issue

September 1st, 2010

Cartoons from the IssueA collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.


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Cartoons From The Issue

August 31st, 2010

A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.Cartoons from the Issue


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Teddy Wayne: Postmadern Men.

August 29th, 2010

A meeting at the offices of SterlingCooperMizuho.
DON DRAPER: As you all know, we’ve been commissioned by D1SKOUNT Rx Meds!!! to come up with their new spam mail. This is major; if you’re low on Adderall, now’s the time to refill.
ADMAN: Can we . . .Teddy Wayne: Postmadern Men.


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Cartoons From The Issue

August 27th, 2010

A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.Cartoons from the Issue


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No Musical Instruments Please, Vatican Asks Britons

August 26th, 2010

No musical instruments please, Vatican asks BritonsLONDON (Reuters) – Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict’s visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do’s and don’ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery.




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Police Bust Paris “Booby” Trap Gang

August 24th, 2010

PARIS (Reuters) – French police have arrested two teenage girls they say stole hundreds of euros from unsuspecting cash machine customers after distracting them by flashing their breasts.

Police bust Paris


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Athlete Blames Cat Over Drunk Driving Charge

August 23rd, 2010

Athlete blames cat over drunk driving chargeLONDON (Reuters) – Cricket star Graeme Swann told a police officer who stopped him for drunk driving that he had had to go out to buy screwdrivers to rescue his trapped cat, a court heard Monday.




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Simon Rich: Who Is Alex Trebek?

August 22nd, 2010

Last month, Alex Trebek, the host of “Jeopardy!,” celebrated his seventieth birthday. It didn’t get much acknowledgment, and I’m worried that his feelings were a little hurt. Here are some clues that he read on last night’s show.

Category . . .Simon Rich: Who Is Alex Trebek?


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Cartoons From The Issue

August 20th, 2010

A collection of cartoons from the issue, plus this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest.Cartoons from the Issue


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Tim Long: Long, Hot Summer.

August 20th, 2010

It’s summer again in the city—or so the calendar would have us believe. But, to those of us who lived through it, the only real New York summer occurred in 1977, when the city was ravaged by drugs, drugged by corruption, corrupted by murder, and murdered . . .Tim Long: Long, Hot Summer.


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