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Hope Springs
Here’s a cartoon that ran in The New Statesman, a couple of weeks ago.
I hope you can relate to the green shoots of recovery—if not, I wish you a speedy journey towards them.
Sketchbook: Groundhogs and Baseballs
The Major League baseball season is up and running, and it finally feels like the groundhog’s curse has been lifted. “Six more weeks of winter,” he said. How rude!
So, it’s welcome back Mr. Spalding, and farewell Punxsutawney Phil. To mark the transition, here’s a page of groundhogs ‘n’ baseballs from my sketchbook.
Sorry about the little hairy bottom.
New Yorker, Robot Friends
In the increasingly conceivable future, your dream of having a robot companion will come true. Initially you will ask this new friend to make you eggs and mow the lawn—but it won’t be long before you’re streaming movies together.
I hereby envisage the Elektro-Pal™
Warm to the touch, Elektro-Pal™ will be capable of snuggling and pretending to consume pop-corn—plus, it will press pause for you when you need to visit the bathroom.
Below: from The New Yorker, 2015. Signed prints available here.