Ilana Lidagoster

Last illustration of 2024

I hope Milo Rossi is doing well. I haven’t seen any new Miniminuteman videos in a while, and I hope that either because my subscription page is glitching, or he’s spending time on a project.

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Process for the article illustration! Thumbnail -> kitty sketching -> clean lines -> Final

My shelter cat heist: How "Adopt, Don't Shop" almost became my villain origin story A 16-month quest to bring home two cats only ended with chicanery. Turns out I'm not alone in encountering barriers

What should have been heartwarming became a 16-month ordeal of ghosted applications, missed connections, and a crushing face-to-face rejection. bit.ly/49tinG6

Navigating the new sober lifestyle When I cut back on drinking for health reasons, wise bartenders helped me find my way

My latest illustration for D Watkin’s reporting project focusing on our complex and varied relationships with alcohol and sobriety. Give it a read!

www.salon.com/2023/12/16/n...

Taylor Swift gets it: Men should be more like cats The pop star's feline-centric Time cover triggers right wing men, who have lost their dumb "cat lady" insult

It’s been a fun week for image edits. My magnum opus, everybody:

From drag queens to guyliner-wearing rock stars, eyeliner aids in "rebelling against societal norms" "Eyeliner" author Zahra Hankir spoke to Salon about the many messages that eyeliner can convey beyond beauty

For an article that went up today about eyeliner, male self-expression, drag and rock n’ roll

Update: finished the day with an edit of Taylor Swift positively surrounded by cats

I got to edit together images of Trixie Mattel and David Bowie today, so I’m going to let that energy carry me through the rest of my shift 😊