Two favorite blogs, both in the holiday spirit. A New Yorker State of Mind with its ongoing fascinating deep dives into the magazine, issue by issue, beginning with the very first number. In this case it’s the issue of December 7, 1929 (cover by Julian de Miskey). Read here. And Attempted Bloggery shows us an E. Simms Campbell cartoon from
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Bob Eckstein Is The Erma Bombeck Humor Writer Of The Month; Article Of Interest: Cartooning Thriving In Vermont; More Spills With Barbara Shermund, Cartoon Companion, Roz Chast, Arno & Company
Bob Eckstein Is The Erma Bombeck Humor Writer Of The Month Bob Eckstein, who began contributing his cartoons to The New Yorker in 2007 has been named the Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month. Read here. Mr. Eckstein’s most recent books are shown above. ___________________________________________________ Article Of Interest: Cartooning Thriving in Vermont From the Bennington Banner, December 5, 2018,
Read moreBlack Friday Reading; Black Friday New Yorker Cartoon Slideshow; Video Of Interest: Edward Koren
Black Friday Reading Still recovering from yesterday (or not) you might want to settle in with the latest post on the wonderful blog, A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue of The New Yorker Magazine. This installment covers the issue (shown above) dated November 9, 1929. Also shown: a coffee ad from the issue by the one-and-only Helen
Read moreThe Tilley Watch Online, November 5-9, 2018; Site Of Interest: A New Yorker State Of Mind; Short Interview Of Interest: Art Spiegelman
The emphasis was, of course(!), on the political this week, with at least half of the Daily Cartoons specifically Trump-centered (Farley Katz‘s Amazon drawing referencing hometown baseball and “Midnight Cowboy” (?) was an exception). The other contributing New Yorker cartoonists were Ellis Rosen, Kim Warp, Lars Kenseth, Brendan Loper, and Mort Gerberg. Over on Daily Shouts, Olivia de Recat and
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