Government Cheese’s Fake New Yorker Cover My New Yorker colleague (and wife), Liza Donnelly recently noticed a New Yorker magazine shown for a second (maybe a second-and-a-half) in the very first episode of the Apple TV series, “Government Cheese.” I took a screenshot of the moment the magazine appears, turned the image upside down, and sharpened it a little. It’s
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Television Appearance Of Interest: Tom Toro Tom Toro, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 2010 appears on KOIN in Portland to discuss his brand new book, Crocodiles Need Friends, Too!…and there’s a little bit of cartoon talk as well. See it here: “Portland-based New Yorker Cartoonist, Author Releases New Children’s Book” Mr. Toro appears on Paula Poundstone’s podcast, Nobody
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Happy 96th, Edward Sorel! The Spill wishes the one-and-only Edward Sorel a very happy 96th birthday! Above left: Mr. Sorel at The Century Cub in 2021, celebrating the release of his memoir, Profusely Illustrated. on the right: Mr. Sorel’s first book, Moon Missing, published in 1962. Below: Mr. Sorel’s New Yorker cover
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_______________________________________________________________________ Ad Of Interest: “The Cream Of New Yorker Art” Here’s a fun ad found in The New Yorker issue of November 27, 1937. Here’s what the Spill’s copy of the book looks like (alongside the Album’s original cover appearance on the New Yorker issue of December 14, 1935. Artist: William Galbraith). And here’re the Albums, up to 1975.
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