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Cartoonist and creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens https://linktr.ee/theoatmeal

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My Dog: The Paradox | Trailer
YouTube video by Matthew Inman My Dog: The Paradox | Trailer

The trailer for My Dog: The Paradox just dropped youtu.be/ZL1lcP_oY08

13.01.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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We’re going to try and bring this to other cities, so if you’re interested in attending future screenings, subscribe to my mailing list.

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16.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Subscribe directly to my newsletter - The Oatmeal

UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Subscribe directly to my newsletter - The Oatmeal

UPDATE: THE FIRST SCREENING HAS SOLD OUT!

Holy crap! We sold nearly 1,000 tickets in the first 24 hours and we are officially at capacity! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket. This is gonna be so much fun.

16.12.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I found it

16.12.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come join me and Allie Brosh for the world premiere of My Dog: The Paradox theoatmeal.com/blog/dog_par...

15.12.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 342    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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For anyone that needs to hear this. #demodex

08.12.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10
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Tunashamed

08.12.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 895    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
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All aboard the diet train!

02.12.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 498    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8
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Half-moon

17.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 437    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forbidden love

13.10.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 703    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7
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Treenis

12.10.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

This whole beautiful comic is *chef’s kiss* and this is my favorite bit.

09.10.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 375    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

@theoatmeal.bsky.social absolutely nailing the sadness in AI art and dissecting the myth of β€œtalent” in art/artist discourse.

Art is "emotional nutrition" and "consuming AI art is like eating Styrofoam."

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

08.10.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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Helpful

08.10.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 577    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

Hahaha

07.10.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal This is a comic about AI art.

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

07.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1114    πŸ” 541    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 129

Good morning. For anyone that needs to hear this:

Boobytrap spelled backwards is partyboob.

04.10.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1217    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 15
A person is having a conversation with their brain floating in space. The person says β€œhello friend your job is to keep me happyβ€œ the brain replies β€œnah. my job is to keep you safe from real and imagined threatsβ€œ in the final panel. The person is in bed saying to themselves β€œI’m home it’s bedtime. I am totally safe”. The brain replies β€œOK, but what if… β€œ

A person is having a conversation with their brain floating in space. The person says β€œhello friend your job is to keep me happyβ€œ the brain replies β€œnah. my job is to keep you safe from real and imagined threatsβ€œ in the final panel. The person is in bed saying to themselves β€œI’m home it’s bedtime. I am totally safe”. The brain replies β€œOK, but what if… β€œ

What you think your brain is supposed to do

02.10.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 599    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
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Bear stress

22.09.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 617    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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A comic about a ghost πŸ‘»

17.09.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 433    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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And so it begins

01.09.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 788    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 21
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Tiny arms

31.08.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Hello friends. Here is another batch of comics that were rejected by the New Yorker.

29.08.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 366    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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πŸͺ°

21.08.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 380    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
How to walk a human being - The Oatmeal A guide for dogs.

A comic about my dog theoatmeal.com/comics/how_w...

17.08.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 238    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5
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CPAP dreams

29.07.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 388    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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Turbulence

16.07.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 510    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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A comic about a rat

25.06.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1170    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14

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