Audio Of Interest: from WSHU Public Radio, August 11, 2025, “Ordinary Lives” a short (audio) essay, in which David Bouchier cites James Thurber’s most famous (non-seal) character, Walter Mitty. Video Of Interest: From Ohio State University, “Thurber’s Columbus” — a short charming video about Thurber from his alma mater’s library’s Special Collections. –Above, an original Thurber drawing from OSU’s
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Liza Donnelly On Emily Flake Long time New Yorker contributor, Liza Donnelly continues her series of mini-essays on the cartoonists featured in her upcoming documentary, Women Laughing. Here’s her latest entry: “The Cartoons Of Emily Flake.” Ms. Flake (shown left) began contributing to The New Yorker in 2008. Visit her website here. –Above: An Emily Flake drawing from The New
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A Mick Stevens Exhibit On Martha’s Vineyard One of the funniest people on the planet will be exhibiting (some of) his New Yorker work beginning this week. Mr. Stevens began contributing to The New Yorker in 1979. Mick Stevens A-Z Entry: Mick Stevens Born March 11, 1942, Portland, Oregon. New Yorker work: December 17, 1979- . Key collections: If Ducks
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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 Cartoonists & Cartoons: Fifteen cartoons, fifteen cartoonists. No newbies. No duos, that we know of. The longest active contributing cartoonist in the issue is P.C. Vey, whose first drawing appeared in the issue of November 22, 1993. This week’s
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