From Buzzfeed, February 4, 2013, “The Ten Most Interesting Things on John Boehner’s Desk” — A drawing, “The kid’s good” by Paul Noth that appeared in the March 21, 2011 issue of The New Yorker is on the Speaker’s desk. (my thanks to Liam Walsh for the link). Ink Spill asked Paul Noth if he’d care to comment and
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Super Bowl Sunday treat: Bob Eckstein drawing live for The New York Times
From New York Magazine, January 31, 2013, “Beyond the Bud Light — Super Bowl Parties with a Twist” — Bob Eckstein will take up residence at the BB King Blues Club and Grill where he’ll be drawing for the party goers and for the online New York Times community. You can follow Eckstein’s work here on the New
Read moreAnatomy of a Cartoon: Robert Leighton on His Escher Cartoon in This Week’s New Yorker
The last time Ink Spill singled out a particular New Yorker cartoon it was Bob Eckstein’s terrific 3-D Thanksgiving drawing in the issue of November 26, 2012. There are always a good number of drawings in each issue of the magazine that should be applauded, but every so often one of them deserves a standing ovation. Robert Leighton’s drawing
Read moreDanny Shanahan: The Ink Spill Interview
Danny Shanahan, Rhinebeck, NY, January 2013 (Photo by Michael Maslin) This year Danny Shanahan celebrates the 25th anniversary of his first contribution to The New Yorker (the issue of September 19, 1988). He’s in that small group of the magazine’s cartoonists who’ve done just about everything that can be done in The New Yorker, cartoon-wise: spreads, single panel cartoons,
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