Wise fools: New Yorker Cartoons

    Bob Mankoff, ed. The New Yorker Cartoons of the Year 2016. (2017) Grouped in categories such as Animal Instincts, What the Doctor Ordered etc. New Yorker cartoons are known for being insightful, wittily, sometimes bitter, but always worth a look. I leafed through this book at one sitting, then looked through it again. It’s that kind of book.

     If you need some solace, or a reminder that the world won’t go away, there’s a New Yorker cartoon that will fit your mood. One I liked: a theatre full of cats watching a movie. The screen shows a boot with a loose shoelace. Our cat can’t stay away from anything that looks like a string. ****