The Thurber Prize For American Cartoon Art Announced From long-time New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, April 29, 2023, this piece on last night’s announcement onstage in Thurber’s hometown of Columbus Ohio. __________________________________________________________________________ Early Release: Barry Blitt’s Cover for The New Yorker’s May 8th ’23 Issue As happens every so often, The New Yorker shows us next week’s cover a
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Off To Thurberville! I’ve only made four plane trips in my life. Two of those trips have been to Columbus, Ohio, the birthplace of James Thurber. Today, along with my wife and New Yorker colleague, Liza Donnelly, I’m off to Columbus on my fifth plane trip, and the third visit to Columbus, to witness and take part in the Thurber
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A few Thurber Thursdays ago I wrote about a 1977 Thurber boxed set produced in England that caught my attention. It arrived from across the seas this week; the seller even did a little bit of repair to the box (thank you, thoughtful bookseller!). I slipped the books out of their cardboard box and let them sit on my work
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Ken Levine’s Play In May From Broadway World, April 25, 2023, “Ken Levine’s ‘Guilty Pleasures: An Unapologetic Comedy’ Premieres At The Black Box” Mr. Levine began contributing to The New Yorker in January of 2022. Visit his blog here. ________________________________________________________________ Latest Addition To The Spill Library It took me five years to get around to John McPhee’s Draft
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