Colin Stokes
The New Yorker
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Colin:
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons in 2022
This year, The New Yorker has teamed up with Santa Claus to recognize those who hit Like on the cartoons we’ve posted online. → Read More
What the Turkey Is Getting Pardoned For
Obscene pecking, gobbling under the influence, and a conspiracy to make all eyes in the world beady, among other crimes of nature. → Read More
Things Parents Have to Watch Out for This Halloween
Anyone dressed in an unusual way, or who looks like they may be wearing some sort of disguise. → Read More
Things Other Than a Bouquet to Toss Over Your Shoulder at a Wedding and What They Mean for Whoever Catches Them
Meatball: Next person to have a nice little snack. → Read More
Ways to Instantly End Conversations with Other Dog Owners
I hate to see your dog go, but I love to watch him leave. → Read More
Other Things They Should Make Green for St. Patrick’s Day Besides Beer
Jason Adam Katzenstein and Colin Stokes offer a humorous list of modest proposals for making St. Patrick’s Day even greener than it already is. → Read More
Hangover Cures for New Year’s Day
Ella Quittner and Colin Stokes humorously imagine a list of potential cures for your hangover on New Year’s Day. → Read More
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2021
As the year winds down, I’m noticing that I encountered several topics that we touched upon in our most popular cartoons. This is all quite suspicious. → Read More
Understanding Your Dog’s Body Language
Colin Stokes humorously decodes the gestures of pet dogs, with illustrations by Laura Chautin. → Read More
Dog Halloween Costumes That Dogs Would Find Scary
Fireworks, a vacuum cleaner, and other outlandish getups that would scare the living daylights out of any dog. → Read More
Icebreakers for Elevator Rides
“Tell me how attractive you think I am using only the floor buttons.” → Read More
When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Thing and What That Is
When the moon hits your eye like a calzone, that’s a comfortable relationship, but sadly one that is ultimately suffocating and not very healthy for you. → Read More
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2020
If you, like me, need a fun-filled break from the past twelve pretty uneventful months, feast your eyes on these cartoons. → Read More
Twelve Surprising Ways to Use Cauliflower
Toss it in the trash. Just for two seconds, to teach it a lesson. Then simply remove, rinse off any coffee grounds, and proceed with your recipe as written. → Read More
Things I Don’t Want to See in My Rearview Mirror on Halloween
Hannibal Lecter, the guy from “Saw,” Freddy Krueger, and other creepy characters closing in. → Read More
What I Like to Imagine the Construction Noise Next Door Actually Is
The sounds of an opera singer who was injured in a tragic sword-swallowing accident, two tweens tap-dancing with cement blocks on their feet, and more. → Read More
Style Rules You Must Never Break
Shouts & Murmurs by Colin Stokes: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, assuming that the job you want is not one in which you get to lounge around naked. → Read More
Instagram’s Favorite New Yorker Cartoons of 2019
In the future, or the Dark Ages, as they will be known, lists like this one will be the only way in which you can get information on how many likes things got. → Read More
New Slogans for Biden’s Bus
Colin Stokes and Jason Adam Katzenstein illustrate a humorous set of new slogans for Joe Biden’s Presidential-campaign bus. → Read More
The Headless Horseman Tries Out Some Halloween Looks
Someone has put way too much effort into something that will rot. → Read More