Tuesday Spill: Interview Of Interest: Sophie Lucido Johnson; A Photo From The Spill Archive; Bob Eckstein’s New “Cartoon Shop Talk” Newsletter

  Interview of Interest: Sophie Lucido Johnson   From Inside Hook, January 10, 2023, “Sophie Lucido Johnson Writes (and Draws) About Parenting and Polyamory) Better Than Anyone” — a short interview with the writer/artist who began contributing (most often as part of a duo) to The New Yorker in 2020.   –drawing (from the article): Sophie Lucido Johnson _______________________________________________________________ A Photo

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Weekend Spill: Sempe NYC Exhibit Indoors & Outdoors; Peter Arno’s 119th B’Day; Addams 101st B’day; Eckstein’s New York Times Book Review Sketchbook, “Cat People”; The Tilley Watch Online, January 2-6, 2023

Sempe Indoors & Outdoors Exhibit In New York City From The French Institute, news of an exhibit, “Signature Sempe” coming to New York City this month, featuring original art in their gallery as well as art on the street.  Mr. Sempe, who died in August of 2022, began contributing to The New Yorker in 1978. (His Wikipedia entry here). _________________________________________________________________________ Peter

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Tuesday Spill: 78 Years Ago Today…The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Broadcast; The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Begins To Post Videos

78 Years Ago Today: “The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” Broadcast From The Algonquin Roundtable, this audio clip of James Thurber’s The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, read by Robert Benchley (as part of a 1944 CBS Radio Broadcast series, “This Is My Best”). The audio clip is just 19 minutes — not the full performance.   — my thanks

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