The return of the New Yorker after a double issue break brings the return of the Cartoon Companion‘s “Max” and “Simon” and their rating system of 1 (bad — my word not theirs) to 6 (the polar opposite of bad). In this first issue of 2018 the examined and rated cartoons include mattress shoppers, one of the three bears on
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Tom Toro in The Paris Review; Blogs of Interest: Attempted Bloggery, New Yorker State of Mind
Tom Toro in The Paris Review Mr. Toro is illustrating a series, Life Sentence, for the Review, illustrating one sentence at a time. See his work here. _____________________________________________________________________________ Two blogs of note today, both very familiar to Spill visitors by now. The first is Stephen Nadler’s Attempted Bloggery where he has posted, “Anatol Kovarsky: Leda and the Swan” — in
Read moreThe Tilley Watch Online; Attempted Bloggery Uncovers Sizzling Platters
This week’s Daily cartoons (these are cartoons that appear only online and are not in the print version of the magazine) include appearances by David Sipress (businessmen in D.C.), Chris Weyant (a fortune teller sees law & order ahead), Zach Kanin (a pantsless sovereign), and Ellis Rosen (two drawings: Santa watching the results of the recent Alabama senate race, and
Read morePretty in Pink: The New Yorker’s 25th Anniversary Album; More Spills: Moore Tweets Out a Ziegler… More Soglow
Judging by what I’ve noticed over many years of visiting used book stores, The New Yorker 25th Anniversary Album must have been the most popular in the series of their cartoon anthologies. This is the one you’re likely to find if you find any at all. Bonus: it’s easily found online for just a few bucks. The Album sports a
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