Barry Blitt

Baby Pygmy Hippo Goes On Display (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green


A rare pygmy hippo, born at a zoo in Hampshire, England, was on public display for the first time on Monday. "The newborn, who hasn't been named, yet ...

The New Yorker "Vets" Obama

MediaBistro | Posted 12.31.2008 | Media


Barry Blitt, the cartoonist responsible for the New Yorker's controversial terrorist fist-jabbing cover, among others, returns this week to "vet" Bara...

An Insider's Response To The New Yorker's Obama Cover

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media


In light of the controversy surrounding this week's New Yorker cover, we wanted get some insight from an insider at the notoriously tight-lipped publi...

The New Yorker Cover -- Opportunity Knocks for Obama

Justin Frank | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Justin Frank

The New Yorker gives Obama an opportunity to right himself and get back to being who he is. He needs to address people's fears -- not just to rebut them or dismiss them.

Obama Reacts To New Yorker Cover (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media


Barack Obama was asked if he had a response to the very controversial New Yorker cover that combines every rumor and smear about him and his wife Mich...

The New Yorker's Fear of a Black President

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home


Leonce Gaiter

It's hard to believe that the editorial staff of the New Yorker did not see this straight depiction of Obama and his wife as militant/Muslim terrorists for the Red State red meat that it is. Parroting is not parody.

New Yorker, What Were You Thinking?

Trey Ellis | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Trey Ellis

I get the joke. But dressing up perhaps the next president of the United States as the new millennium equivalent of Hitler is just gross and dumb. Anything would have been better.

Reading The Pictures: The "What" Of What's Wrong With Barack Osama TNY Cover

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-14-newyorkerobama.jpgI'm sure you've already seen analysis as to why it's so bad. Here is the actual "what" of what's wrong.

David Remnick On That New Yorker Cover: It's Satire, Meant To Target "Distortions And Misconceptions And Prejudices" About Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media


This week's New Yorker cover shows Barack and Michelle Obama as Muslim terrorists burning a flag in the Oval Office. Why would they publish such a thing? We asked New Yorker editor David Remnick. Here's what he said.

Nico Pitney

Barry Blitt Defends His New Yorker Cover Art Of Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media


Barry Blitt is the artist behind this week's very controversial New Yorker cover of Barack and Michelle Obama. Via email, I asked him to respond to th...

Yikes! Controversial New Yorker Cover Shows Muslim, Flag-Burning, Osama-Loving, Fist-Bumping Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.21.2008 | Media


Presumably the readership is sophisticated enough to get the joke, but this going to upset a lot of people -- probably for the same reason it's going to delight a lot of others on the right.