☕️ LONG READS

New York Cartoons 2025 Wrapped: The Best, The Weirdest, The Most Beloved

Cartoons, road trips, hell gigs, dogs, robots, and the year you somehow kept reading

Dec 23, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

I’ve Been Crossing the Pacific for Over 11 Years and Still Haven’t Cracked The Code on Jetlag

How to Survive a Flight That Lasts Longer Than Some Relationships...

Dec 16, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

Day of the Dog: Two Australians, One Rental Car, and a Surprise Visitor That Now Lives in My Nightmares.

Our doggo book signing event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Dec 9, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

An Evening with Sam Harris

Ruminations on Sam Harris' "Truth and Consequences" live essay reading at the Beacon Theatre in October 2025.

Nov 9, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

The Mayoral Candidates Ranked by How Much Ink They Cost Me.

Republished from June: Adventures in political portraiture for Substack's coverage of the New York mayoral election.

Nov 4, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

Anatomy of a Hell Gig

Twenty-seven minutes on a sticky stage in rural Pennsylvania.

Sep 29, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

Artist Spotlight: Sergio Aragonés

Still proving that the best art comes from the margins.

Sep 27, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

Al Hirschfeld, the Algonquin, & Why I Moved to New York City

Hunting for NINAs at the Algonquin

Sep 15, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

New York's Tech Influx is Real... Is it Draining The Culture?

It's a cycle as old as time, but that doesn't make it any less of a bummer.

Jul 16, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

I landed in America on the 4th of July.

11 years ago today, I started a new life in this insane experiment of a country. How do I feel about it now?

Jul 4, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

The Mayoral Candidates Ranked by How Much Ink They Cost Me.

Adventures in Political portraiture for Substack's New York Mayoral Election coverage.

Jun 12, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

The Key Habit of the World’s Greatest Artists

Plus! A big announcement of an upcoming guest on Draw Me Anything...

Jun 6, 2025 • Jason Chatfield

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