Shortly after the first Rejection Collection appeared I was at a party and someone asked me if I was in the book. “Nope,” I said. “Why,” my persistent inquisitor asked, “because The New Yorker never rejects you?” Yeah, right. The truth is, of course, that I have a mountain of rejected work – a mountain as high
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Mick Stevens’ Illustrated song; Peter Steiner’s blog Hopeless but not Serious; New Yorker’s Cartoon Issue out
From Mick Stevens’ site mickstevens.com, October 24, 2011, this illustrated song And a reminder that Peter Steiner has a brand new blog, Hopeless but not Serious, wherein he posts daily energetic graphic swipes at politics, politicians, etc.. Finally: The 15th annual New Yorker Cartoon Issue hits the stands today. It features a wonderful cover by George Booth, and
Read moreAl Ross turns 100
The great cartoonist, Al Ross, turned 100 yesterday. Ross, born in Vienna, Austria, began contributing to The New Yorker in November of 1937. He has contributed over 600 drawings since. (photo above from the NY1 video) From NY1, a brief video of Ross celebrating yesterday To see some of Mr. Ross’s New Yorker work, visit the magazine’s Cartoon Bank here.
Read moreNew book: Julia Suits’ Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions
Here’s Amazon’s listing for Julia Suits’ forthcoming book (November 1, 2011): The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions: The Curious World of the Demoulin Brothers and Their Fraternal Lodge Prank Madness- from Human Centipedes and Revolving Goats to Electric Carpets and Smoking Camels
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