May 2012
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This Week's Theme: Weddings
June weddings are a tradition that dates back to ancient Roman times. According to my brief internet research, Juno, Roman Goddess of Marriage, brought prosperity and wealth to all those who married in her month. “Mary in May, and rue the day,” an old proverb goes. New Yorker June wedding covers are a tradition that date back nearly as long - to the second year of the magazine’s...
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65 Father's Day Cartoons
We “aww”-ed and “ooh”-ed and laughed a lot this week. The overwhelming majority of our artists painted a tender, engaged portrait of fatherhood - a far cry from the cold authoritarians we would have seen just a few years ago. Mixed in were a number of sperm bank images — so I guess we can say today’s fathers are either carrying their kids on their shoulders or else...
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Behind the Scenes at the Blowncovers Blog
Journalist Edward Mullany came over to our Soho loft to watch us judge the weekly contest and pulled some wonderful anecdotes out of the whirlwind we presented him with. Take a peek on the New York Daily News Pageviews Blog
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Francoise on The Leonard Lopate Show
Take a listen to Francoise’s charming french accent:
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This Week's Theme: Father's Day
Everywhere Nadja goes in her neighborhood in Brooklyn, she sees Dads out with their kids: pushing their strollers, buying them ice-cream, taking them to the park. Fathers even stole the show in Chris Ware’s recent Mother’s Day cover. How would you depict modern fatherhood? Put on those Father’s Day ties and start sketching! (Full submission guidelines at the bottom of this post)
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