- Distinctive humor from a well-known artist: Bruce Eric Kaplan is one of the most popular cartoonists at The New Yorker . Known for his observational sense of humor and distinctive design, Kaplan's work plays on modern foibles, juxtaposing droll, slice-of-life dialogue with slightly surreal situations. . - Just in time for Valentine's Day: This latest collection from Kaplan employs his trademark incisive wit on the volatile passions and comic banalities that plague relationships of all kinds. As Kaplan notes in the Introduction, "everything we do, we do for one of three reasons: because we love someone, because we hate someone, or because we're hungry." No one can argue with that, or anything else in this wickedly funny new collection..