Emily Flake
Emily Flake began cartooning for The New Yorker in 2008 and has had more than a hundred cartoons published in the magazine. Her cartoons, essays, and illustrations have also appeared in Mad, the New York Times, McSweeney’s, the New Statesman, the Wall Street Journal, the Globe and Mail, and many other publications. Her most recent book is “That Was Awkward: The Art and Etiquette of the Awkward Hug.”
Signs of the New Season
Girl Scout cookie surplus, skimpy-clothes anxiety? It must be spring!
The Clown Suit of Middle Age
We all have a beast inside us, right? Well, middle age takes that beast and makes it wear a clown suit. Everything in you that was fun is now foolish and gross.
How to Fill the Dead Week Between Christmas and New Year’s
Set intentions for 2024, pregame your midnight celebration, or just build a cozy, antisocial cocoon.
Monthly Baby-Milestone Pics That Aren’t Total B.S.
Such a huge miracle in such a small person!
Embarrassing Injuries of Middle Age
Pulled neck muscle trying to open a jar, arthritis from holding your smartphone, and more.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 28th
“You can’t just girl-dinner your way through my entire sample table.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 7th
“In retrospect, we should have known we were doomed when we couldn’t get sriracha anymore.”
“Barbie” Tie-Ins Everywhere? Kenough!
Pink vinyl at the auto shop, pink sunscreen at the drugstore, and Ken operating the mammogram machine.
Lesser-Known KitchenAid Stand-Mixer Attachments
Self-Mammogram Attachment: This tiny “Star Wars” trash compactor accurately detects breast abnormalities with the turn of a crank.
Beyond Daddy: Other Social Roles I’d Like Pedro Pascal to Fill
He could be so much more.
Some Alternatives to Alternate-Side Parking
Street sweepers can’t get around all the scofflaws, so what if we announced parking regulations via town crier, or cultivated car-devouring potholes?
Billionaires and Space: An Investigation
Why are the world’s richest men so intent on leaving the planet? Motives vary. For example, one just wants to rub his scent glands on the moon.
Thanksgiving Getting Stale? Try These Alternatives!
You may have considered Friendsgiving, but what about Thankstaking, to finally get your due from all the ungrateful people in your life?
“Sesame Avenue”: Characters from the New Sesame Workshop Show for People in Their Thirties
Lulu the estimated-taxes monster, Dowdy the caftan fiend, Counter McClock the baby-age calculator, and others.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, June 30th
“Oh, man—he’s just smashing every one of your records.”
Glossary for the Original “Top Gun,” as We Understood It in 1986
Maverick loves to go fast and not play by the rules.
Signs of the New Season
Girl Scout cookie surplus, skimpy-clothes anxiety? It must be spring!
The Clown Suit of Middle Age
We all have a beast inside us, right? Well, middle age takes that beast and makes it wear a clown suit. Everything in you that was fun is now foolish and gross.
How to Fill the Dead Week Between Christmas and New Year’s
Set intentions for 2024, pregame your midnight celebration, or just build a cozy, antisocial cocoon.
Monthly Baby-Milestone Pics That Aren’t Total B.S.
Such a huge miracle in such a small person!
Embarrassing Injuries of Middle Age
Pulled neck muscle trying to open a jar, arthritis from holding your smartphone, and more.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 28th
“You can’t just girl-dinner your way through my entire sample table.”
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 7th
“In retrospect, we should have known we were doomed when we couldn’t get sriracha anymore.”
“Barbie” Tie-Ins Everywhere? Kenough!
Pink vinyl at the auto shop, pink sunscreen at the drugstore, and Ken operating the mammogram machine.
Lesser-Known KitchenAid Stand-Mixer Attachments
Self-Mammogram Attachment: This tiny “Star Wars” trash compactor accurately detects breast abnormalities with the turn of a crank.
Beyond Daddy: Other Social Roles I’d Like Pedro Pascal to Fill
He could be so much more.
Some Alternatives to Alternate-Side Parking
Street sweepers can’t get around all the scofflaws, so what if we announced parking regulations via town crier, or cultivated car-devouring potholes?
Billionaires and Space: An Investigation
Why are the world’s richest men so intent on leaving the planet? Motives vary. For example, one just wants to rub his scent glands on the moon.
Thanksgiving Getting Stale? Try These Alternatives!
You may have considered Friendsgiving, but what about Thankstaking, to finally get your due from all the ungrateful people in your life?
“Sesame Avenue”: Characters from the New Sesame Workshop Show for People in Their Thirties
Lulu the estimated-taxes monster, Dowdy the caftan fiend, Counter McClock the baby-age calculator, and others.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, June 30th
“Oh, man—he’s just smashing every one of your records.”
Glossary for the Original “Top Gun,” as We Understood It in 1986
Maverick loves to go fast and not play by the rules.