In the new (Aug. 13) issue, the picture shows a dad in living room admonishing son: “We don’t want you inviting friends over to play. There are liability issues.”
More: reader James Fulford notes in comments:
This is visible online at at the New Yorker Store. You can buy a print or in some cases, the original art. In the same issue, there’s defensive medicine: “I don’t like the look of these. I better send them up to legal.” (A doctor holding x-rays and a patient sitting on the examination table.)
And the criminal defense bar:“Make eye contact with the jury, but not homicidal-maniac eye contact.” (Lawyer to client.)
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Was the Dad a lawyer? If not, he’s offering legal advice w/out being a lawyer and the kid should sue.
This is visible online at at the New Yorker Store. You can buy a print or in some cases, the original art. In the same issue, there’s defensive medicine: “I don’t like the look of these. I better send them up to legal.” (A doctor holding x-rays and a patient sitting on the examination table.)
And the criminal defense bar:“Make eye contact with the jury, but not homicidal-maniac eye contact.” (Lawyer to client.)