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When I say ‘landmark cartoons’ I don’t mean to imply that my drawings are of ground breaking significance (that’s for you to say in the comments).
This week’s post features monuments and historical buildings.
I’ve always loved New Yorker...
This week we heard the disappointing news that Air Mail will no longer be running cartoons. One less place to submit our silly thoughts.
Over the past seven years, Air Mail has published hundreds if not thousands of cartoons. It was my goo...
I’ve only had the privilege of riding on horseback once, when I lived in Australia for a year. I was partnered with an old nag whose name I forget but it was something like Rufus.
It was all going well (very slowly) until we were almost ba...
In my part of Toronto there are several cafés that sell the exact same type of cheese ‘n’ chive scone. These things are so good that coffeeshops simply must stock them or they’ll go out of business. I often buy two (one for later) and then...
Hello friends, hope you’re having a swell summer. See below for a herd of creature cartoons.
Below: latest for the New Statesman, July 2026.
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New Statesman, 2026.
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Tom Chitty makes cartoons and illustrations and writes funny words. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Air Mail, New Statesman, American Bystander and the Literary Review of Canada. He is a human and he says hello to you.
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