Weekend Spill: Video Of Interest “A Century Of The New Yorker” From The New York Public Library; The Daily Cartoonist Gathers Centennial Articles; Tilley Watch Online, February 17-21, 2025; Bill Maher (Tries To) Decode Old New Yorker Cartoons; Liza Donnelly…”Happy Birthday To The New Yorker”; Appearance Of Interest…Bob Eckstein To Discuss “The Art Of Humor”; Attempted Bloggery Looks At Anatol Kovarsky and Ilonka Karasz Original Art

Video Of Interest From The New York Public Library “A Century Of The New Yorker” Here’s a link to “A Century Of The New Yorker” a nearly 15 minute film produced by the NYPL on the occasion of its exhibit of the same name. _____________________________________________________________________ The Daily Cartoonist Gathers New Yorker Centennial Pieces D.D. Degg over at The Daily Cartoonist

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Tuesday Spill: Celebrating The New Yorker’s Centennial…Chatfield Ages Eustace; The Daily Cartoonist On The New Yorker’s Debut Cartoons; Attempted Bloggery Shows Us Edward Koren And Charles Addams Art On Exhibit; Tilley Wristwatch Watch

                                        Celebrating The New Yorker’s Centennial  Jason Chatfield’s Aged Eustace   From Jason Chatfield, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017, “3 Covers To Celebrate The 100th Birthday Of Eustace Tilley”  — Mr. Chatfield fast forwards Eustace, age-wise. –Left:

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Friday Spill: Fave Photo Of The Week…Maggie Larson And The Sturgeon King; Attempted Bloggery’s Stephen Nadler Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; New Books On The Horizon… John Cuneo…Asher Perlman; New Yorker’s 100th Celebration…Wallace Morgan

Fave Photo OF The Week: Maggie Larson And The Sturgeon King Maggie Larson, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017, posted this photo on social media the other day. We see Ms. Larson standing with The Sturgeon King himself. Ms. Larson is holding an original New Yorker drawing that originally appeared in the December 24, 2024 issue. Visit Maggie

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Wednesday Spill: Celebrating The New Yorker’s 100th Anniversary…Alfred Leete; A Glass Case In A Westchester Cemetery

______________________________________________________________________ Celebrating The New Yorker’s 100th Anniversary: Alfred Leete As we lead up to the magazine’s birthday issue, I thought I’d occasionally toss the spotlight onto the cartoons (and cartoonists) appearing in the very first issue (February 21, 1925).   The above drawing by Alfred Leete appears on page 14 of that first issue. IDing Mr. Leete took some doing

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