http://newyorkette.com a blog by a new yorker cartoonist, illustrator, and old model Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:18:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click on Michael Crawford's doodles below for the story. NB: Newyorkette will try to do a few less fluffy stories now and then in the future, but we're very sensitive here, and the stuff going on in Gaza, and murders, and that sort of stuff, well, we find it hard to ... http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/29/no-dogs-or-cats-allowed-so/  (Click on the image for the article in the New York Times) One way or another these dancers will find their way to keep dancing in their lives. What I found most interesting was their weight. Personally, I don't care for ballet and it's body-deforming ways, but it's always interesting to ... http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/28/gotta-dance/ (Click on the image for a larger version.) Arab women earn their wings and take to the skies, but not necessarily to the culture clash back home: In Booming Gulf, Some Arab Women Find Freedom in the Skies http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/23/taking-flight/ There was something nice under that suit, if one's to go by the hullabaloo over the pics of Obama shirtless in Hawaii.  And Michelle looks pretty good, herself! UPDATE: this illo got picked up by 23/6, here. http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/22/and-some-called-him-an-empty-suit/   Guest "newyorkette times" news cartoonist, Michael Crawford weighs in on the Repairs on undersea cable, as reported by the BBC. http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/22/working-with-the-fishes/ (Click on the image for a larger version.) There's some serious trouble in Zimbabwe, in case you haven't heard. http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/22/what-you-would-have-for-lunch-in-zimbabwe/ Above is how time flies for me. I did this doodle this morning while drinking my coffee. Suddenly I realized it was time to run to my day job! Thus, "time" and "carrots." As far as cartoons go, here's my latest in The New Yorker: And here's my debut on 23/6, the ... http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/16/how-time-flies-and-some-cartoons/ If Santa doesn't do it for you this year, celebrate Mulchfest instead! http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/04/coming-up/ I'm offering an original drawing to anyone who gives a whole animal on heifer.org. Just forward me your confirmation email (delete any sensitive information, as I don't need it), and send me your address! All drawings (except the flying bee) are india ink on 8.5 x 11 inch cotton, pH ... http://newyorkette.com/2008/12/01/get-someones-goat-ill-give-you-one-of-mine/ The idea is that if the water levels are at equal levels (from the floor) at the outset, the tree will drink the water from it's reservoir, causing the water level in the reservoir to lower, which in turn will cause the tube to suck in more water from the ... http://newyorkette.com/2008/11/28/ingenious-diy-x-mas-tree-self-watering-system/