‘Who are we performing for?’: Will McPhail on the strange art of small talk
by Elle Hunt from World news | The Guardian on (#5JH05)
The New Yorker cartoonist's debut graphic novel In follows an aimless artist who struggles to connect with others. He talks about his own experiences, and his love for drawing characterful' pigeons
One morning this week, Will McPhail went out to buy a coffee. While fishing for his keys, he rested the takeaway cup on the roof of his car. A passerby spotted him.
Oof," the man said, with a convivial, wotcha-cobber gesture at the coffee. Don't drive off!"
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