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Philosophical Musings on the Upper West Side

October 5, 2025 | 9:02 AM
in ABSURDITY, ART, COLUMNS
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By Gary Martin

Death had a point, though it rarely got credit for its sense of irony.

Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com

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Paula Sahli
Paula Sahli
11 months ago

lol

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Lisa
Lisa
11 months ago

Yes, definitely seems so

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Rosie
Rosie
11 months ago

I guess the Grim Reaper was unprepared for audience participation. Love this.

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Mark
Mark
11 months ago

Merely a generalization of “youth is wasted on the young,” right?

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Deb
Deb
11 months ago

LOVE this!!! Wanna hang it on my wall.

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Laurie K
Laurie K
11 months ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mia T
Mia T
11 months ago

Haha. Definitely!

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Neal
Neal
11 months ago

Gary thinks The Seventh Seal is an animal act.

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Gary
Gary
11 months ago
Reply to  Neal

now THAT is funny!

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Stacey W
Stacey W
11 months ago

Now that’s the Gary I know and love!

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Ellen
Ellen
11 months ago

Yup!

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Corcoran Byrne
Corcoran Byrne
11 months ago

Nice nod to the Galaxy. Cosmic irony, indeed.

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Debfrombrooklyn
Debfrombrooklyn
11 months ago

Hahaha. You sound like George Bernard Shaw.
“Youth is wasted on the young.” I love to see your Sunday cartoons.

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Nina
Nina
11 months ago

Agreed. Like youth is wasted on the young!

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Nancy
Nancy
11 months ago

Good thought, as always

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Ken
Ken
11 months ago

So…. Let’s all live it to the Max!

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David
David
11 months ago

“I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen

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Don
Don
11 months ago

So very true!!!!

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