Latest Addition To The Archives…First Day Of Issue Thurber Stamps Through the generosity of Michael Rosen, Thurberista par excellence, the Spill has received a commemorative folder containing a sheet of first day of issue Thurber stamps, dated September 10 1994, along with various materials related to celebratory events on the occasion (Fran Lebowitz* delivered “Remarks”). My thanks to Mr. Rosen
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Attempted Bloggery On A Recently Auctioned Arno From Attempted Bloggery, January 20, 2026, “Peter Arno: A Bit Of Wisdom For Poffinger” Stephen Nadler, the fellow behind the Attempted Bloggery curtain, and keen observer of NewYorkery art things auctioned, takes a look at a recent sale of a Peter Arno drawing that appeared in the magazine April 15, 1939.
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Title Reveal…Paul Noth’s Debut Cartoon Collection Coming this September, published by Union Square & Co., Paul Noth’s debut cartoon collection, I Am Going To Eat You…And Other Awkward Truths: A Cartoonist’s Romp Through The Lunacy Of Our Times. The “I am going to eat you” part of the title comes from Mr. Noth’s August 29, 2016 New Yorker drawing (shown
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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 and Cartoons Fourteen cartoons, fifteen cartoonists (Liana Finck has a Sketchpad). This week’s cartoons (in a slideshow). One duo, that we know of (the Spill considers duos as one cartoonist). No newbies. Always so good to see a drawing
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