New (To Me) Book Jackets It sometimes seems there’s a bottomless well of Thurber book jacket art. Here are four more that popped-up on a recent search. Never seen them before today. I believe that the jackets are — someone please correct me if I’m wrong — in order of their appearance, from Czechoslovakia, Turkey, Croatia, and Germany. More:
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The New Yorker Celebrates Its 98th Birthday It’s been too many years since New Yorker contributors, staffers, and editors have been able to gather ’round together. Last night’s party at the magazine’s home at 1 World Trade Center, an evening dedicated to celebrating
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Curated Cartoons Website Launched Curated Cartoons (mentioned on the Spill last week), an online gallery featuring original New Yorker cartoon art, has just launched its website. If I’m counting correctly, the site features original art from
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: Steedy indeedy. The Cartoonists & Cartoons Thirteen cartoons, fourteen cartoonists (Ed Steed has the cover). Two duos, that we know of (the Spill counts duos as one cartoonist). No newbies. The longest active contributing cartoonist in the
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