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Oct 30 2008

Robert Mankoff discusses the art of political cartooning with Charlie Rose

Published by mikeywriteswell at 3:19 am under Culture, Social Commentary, Philosophy, Interviews Edit This

PBS’ Charlie Rose talked Tuesday night with Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor for The New Yorker magazine. Mankoff discusses The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker Special Issue and the niceties of human laughter. Mankoff, with his befitting background in experimental psychology, reminds Rose that laughter is not only entertainment but it is also a coping mechanism for a people’s individual and collective response to the joys, horrors, tragedies and triumphs of their moment-by-moment experiences.


Charlie Rose airs weeknights and afternoons on PBS. Check your TV listings for air times.

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4 Responses to “Robert Mankoff discusses the art of political cartooning with Charlie Rose”

  1. # kamirusmaon 30 Oct 2008 at 8:36 pm edit this

    Just thought I’d stop by and visit since you visited and commented on my blog. Thanks for the visits!
    T.

  2. # yanjiarenon 31 Oct 2008 at 4:00 pm edit this

    It is quite scary that so many very sinister rituals and thoughts have infiltrated popular culture. There isn’t much Christianity left if you think how humble a man like Jesus was.

  3. # mikeywriteswellon 31 Oct 2008 at 4:23 pm edit this

    @Yanjiren: I think you commented on the wrong post :p

  4. # farandsavageon 31 Oct 2008 at 8:58 pm edit this

    Charlie Rose is just brilliant. Everything he does is an instant classic. It warmed my heart hearing his interviews with Hunter S. Thompson after his passing.

    As far as political cartoons go, sometime the absurdity of them makes more sense than trying to apply anything logical to a political matter.

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