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Scratch was an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. For five years, it appeared in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aimed to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. Artwork hand-painted using acryla-gouache and Uniball pen ink. Lettering hand-written. Select columns by year below. See all columns here.

2019

Scratch is an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. Every other week, it appears in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aims to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. See all columns here.

These are selects published in 2019.

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2020

Scratch is an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. Every other week, it appears in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aims to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. See all columns here.

These are selects published in 2020.

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Scratch 2021 Samples

Scratch is an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. Every other week, it appears in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aims to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. See all columns here.

These are select columns from 2021

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6Nostalgia,2021-07-11,BU,008,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
3AnAmericanDreamTarnished,2021-02-28,BU,004,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
1HowtoMoveaGiraffe,2021-01-17,BU,003,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
10Fir,2021-12-12,BU,005,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
4ARoughRide,2021-04-11,BU,005,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
2YouDontTakeBreaks,2021-01-31,BU,003,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
5WinOscar,2021-04-25,BU,004,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
7Accessible,2021-07-25,BU,006,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg
9FashionClimate,2021-11-14,BU,006,Bs-C-4C,E1.0.jpg

2022

Scratch is an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. Every other week, it appears in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aims to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. See all columns here.

These are selects published in 2022.

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2023

Scratch is an ongoing illustrated bi-weekly column in The New York Times created by Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg. Every other week, it appears in the Sunday Business section and also online. The column aims to put a spotlight on people and small businesses that don’t often get their stories told. All concepts, interviews, artwork and layout done by Julia and Shaina. See all columns here.

These are selects published in 2023. The column is now two pages in print.

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2024

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