John Cuneo Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast John Cuneo, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2009, is the latest guest on The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. Listen here (it’s episode #215 for those keeping track). Visit Mr. Cuneo’s website here. –above, clockwise, from top left: John Cuneo; co-host, Paul Nesja; co-host, Nicole Chrolavicius.
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Thurber Thursday: Personal History…”The Years With Ross”
Personal History: Thurber’s The Years With Ross Up in Maine, briefly, as summer ends, I wandered this morning over to a row of books in the cabin we’re in and was surprised to see a paperback copy of James Thurber’s The Years With Ross. I didn’t
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Wednesday Spill: “A New Yorker State Of Mind” On The New Yorker Issue Of August 7, 1935; Article Of Interest…Gabrielle Drolet’s “Look Ma, No Hands”
A New Yorker State Of Mind On The New Yorker Issue Of August 17, 1935 It’s always a treat reading A New Yorker State Of Mind, a Spill favorite blog. Take a guided tour through the issue here. –Left: the issue’s cover by Julian De Miskey ______________________________________________________ Article Of Interest: Gabrielle Drolet From The
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Tuesday Spill: “We’ll Draw Anything”
We’ll Draw Anything Two Saturdays ago, Liza Donnelly and I were part of the 50th anniversary celebration for our wonderful local indy bookstore, Oblong Books. We sat at a table and drew whatever anyone wanted us to draw (except caricatures*). Liza has had a ton of experience drawing out in public (but perhaps not in too many “draw whatever you
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