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Today’s cartoon, by Avi Steinberg:

A man is holding a baseball and talking to a child holding a bat.

“Keep your eye on the ball—not on the mess the grownups have made of things.”

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A dog's owner is charging passersby three hundred dollars to pet the dog.

Circumstances in Which I Will Not Pet Your Dog

You’re charging passersby three hundred dollars to pet your dog, but I only have two hundred.

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Bird's eye view over manhattan.

My Typical New York Day

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