It happened last night: The New Yorker’s first Holiday Party way downtown near its new offices in The World Trade Center. The venue was dark (see photos), small, and filled with throbbing music. The joint was packed (yes, like sardines) with happy folk. Saw Calvin Trillin anchored near the entrance, while the magazine’s editor, David Remnick shouldered through the crowd,
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Tom Toro @ Litquake Tonight!; Andy Friedman’s Catskills Bungalow Slide Show
Tom Toro makes an appearance tonight at Litquake. Link here to the LitQuake site for info. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From newyorker.com, October 10, 2015, “Closing Down the Bungalow” — this charming illustrated piece by Andy Friedman (who has published cartoons in The New Yorker under the name Larry Hat). Mr. Friedman’s website.
Read moreAndy Friedman’s Baseball Cards; Chast Exhibit at The Norman Rockwell Museum; Books of Interest: Byrnes, Haefeli
Here, by way of newyorker.com‘s Culture Desk, is a terrific piece, with slideshow, by Andy Friedman. Mr. Friedman has worn a number of hats outside of the magazine as well as within the magazine, including cartoon assistant to Bob Mankoff, illustrator, and cartoonist (often under the name, Larry Hat). Link here to Mr. Friedman’s website
Read moreMick Stevens illustrates The Lobster Theory; Chast & Mankoff Meet in Brooklyn; Andy Friedman Interviewed
The New Yorker cartoonist, Mick Stevens, has illustrated a musical instruction book, The Lobster Theory. Go to Mick’s site here to learn more about it (and more about Mick’s other work). __________________________________________________________________________________________ Bob Mankoff, the New Yorker‘s current cartoon editor, and the cartoonist, Roz Chast will be speaking at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Time Out
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