From The Gazette (Iowa), August 3, 2014, “What’s So Funny?” — a review of The New Yorker‘s current cartoon editor’s memoir, How About Never — Is Never Good For You?
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Peter Arno’s Poetic Appearance
From the Summer 2014 Southern Review, a poem, “Carefully” by David Petruzelli, with Peter Arno as its focus. (Link to it here — scroll down past the first poem to see it). Note: the photograph of Arno referenced in the poem appears in Brendan Gill’s
Read moreRoger Angell in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Roger Angell, the New Yorker editor and writer, who at one time was close to becoming the magazine’s cartoon editor, was honored in Cooperstown, New York. Here’s how The New York Times covered it: “Revered Essays on the Game Lead to Hall of Fame Honor”
Read moreBlogspotting: Ronald Searle Tribute
An interesting site here with material regarding Mr. Searle as well as Andre Francoise.
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