Arantza Pena Popo Nominated For An Ignatz Award Arantza Pena Popo, who began contributing to The New yorker in 2020 has been nominated for an Ignatz Award in the category of Outstanding Minicomic, forThe Mole, her self-published comic. On Instagram, Ms. Popo said The Mole is “about a depraved lesbian who falls in love with women’s mole and has
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Latest Addition To The Spill Archive: A Chon Day Original Drawing It’s not unusual for a Chon Day original cartoon to show up online; this particular one captured my attention because of one word in the caption (if you’re on this site, you’ll immediately figure out which word it is). Of Mr. Day’s 1000+ drawings contributed to The New Yorker,
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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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