Tag Archives: New Yorker

Word and Image: The Art of Cartooning

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Below is the transcript of a talk I gave at the Creativity Symposium at the Haystack Mountain School in Maine in 2011.  This will be produced as a monograph, and available in libraries across the country.    Speaking about creativity … Continue reading →

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Cyber Nup

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I am married to a man who has a blog, but is not on twitter. Out of kindness, and because I think he’s interesting, I sometimes tweet his blog posts. But what if he were on twitter, and I didn’t … Continue reading →

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What Does a Huntsman Surge Looks Like?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

If I were a Republican, I would find Mr. Huntsman very attractive. It’s not news that he’s classically handsome, and if I were a Republican, I would find it difficult not to gravitate towards him. If only for his looks. … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales and Washington

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

This cartoon was drawn last week, and The New Yorker passed on it. Since I drew it, last night our government has agreed on something, in order to avert something. While I am paying attention, I am at times a … Continue reading →

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Summer, Who Cares?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

This is an example of a cartoon wherein the idea does not represent my personal attitude. I was asked recently if I put myself in my cartoons, to which I said, yes, and no. Everything I draw has some part … Continue reading →

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Garden Variety Hand Held

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

While looking for food cartoons in my inventory–a friend is starting a food magazine–I ran across this one. I did it last summer and since I figure a lot of people are either drinking beer, grilling, or working in their … Continue reading →

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Cartoons and History

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Working on a speech for TED is totally consuming.  I will be speaking at a TEDx on Saturday–it is a complicated speech, and extra difficult because it is not all about me. It’s about what cartoons can tell us, historically. … Continue reading →

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Palin Surprise

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

I drew this cartoon a few weeks ago, when Sarah Palin  re-entered the media orbit with her publicity tour. However, I was only able to publish it now, as contractually, I am supposed to show all my cartoons to The … Continue reading →

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Between Ears

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

published in Womensenews.org It may have taken me several decades, but I finally took control of my thinking. That’s what I like to think, anyway. I love popular culture, but now I watch it as an anthropologist-cartoonist might, with fascination, … Continue reading →

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Are We Still Worried?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

copyright Liza Donnelly and The New Yorker Magazine This cartoon was published in The New Yorker in the months following September 11th, 2001. I think it’s appropriate to publish here again, with news of the death of Osama Bin Laden … Continue reading →

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