The Issue: This is the “Power Issue,” appropriately enough for an issue dated the day before the election. The issue includes a star contributor: Barack Obama, The 44th President of The United States. The Cover: Richard McGuire’s cover design reminds me a little of the 1960s television show, The Time Tunnel. You can read a Q&A with Mr. McGuire here
Read moreAn end of week listing of New Yorker artists (both print and those exclusive to newyorker.com) contributing to online features The Daily Cartoon: Yasin Osman*, J.A.K., Adam Douglas Thompson, Millie von Platen*, Brendan Loper. Daily Shouts: Eugenia Viti (& Ginny Hogan) …and: Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Trump Jumps The Shark” From The Culture Desk, Andy Friedman’s “The Return of Kathleen Edwards”
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It’s a funny thing: in all these years of mentioning Thurber’s classic “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” as a life-changer when I was about 16 (most recently in last night’s Norman Rockwell live stream) I’ve always failed to mention that my first encounter with Thurber was several years earlier, when my 10th grade English class was instructed to
Read moreToday’s Culture Desk Cartoonist From Ali Fitzgerald, The Dad Archive. Ms. Fitzgerald began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. A brief bio of Ms. Fitzgerald here ___________________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, June 15-19, 2020 An end of week listing of New Yorker artists who have contributed to newyorker.com online features The Daily Cartoon: Tim Hamilton (twice), Adam Douglas Thompson,
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