Today’s New Yorker Daily cartoon, a mix of politics and this Sunday’s supah-de-dupah football game, is by Bob Eckstein, the World’s Greatest Snowman Expert. See it here, and visit his website here. Mr. Eckstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007. _____________________________________ Radio Interview of Interest: Paul Noth From WUWM89.7, January 31, 2019, “Cartoonist Paul Noth Explores Love and
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New Yorker Caption Contest Friday
This being the end of the traditionally news-less week (for New Yorker cartoons and cartoonists) leading up to the new year, I thought why not dedicate today’s post to the New Yorker‘s Caption Contest. Last time I checked, the contest had reached its 644th offering (with a windmill drawing by Bob Eckstein). Background: every time I’ve been
Read moreBob Eckstein’s Book Tour Diary; More Rare Rea Irvin!
Something fun: Bob Eckstein’s “Tragical Mystery Book Tour” (Pt.1). In this Writer’s Digest piece the world’s greatest snowman expert (and New Yorker cartoonist) shares his experiences on the book tour circuit. ___________________________________________________________ More Rea Irvin Here, courtesy of Steve Stoliar, is another Rea Irvin illustration from the rare 1929 Robert Benchley pamphlet, Busy In Conference : And speaking of
Read moreInk Spill’s 2018 Book Round-Up
Gathered below, in no particular order, are some of the books published this year by New Yorker artists, or including New Yorker artists. In The Wild by Edward Koren. Ampress. Mr. Koren began contributing to The New Yorker in 1962. I Love You: Stories and Cartoons by Sara Lautman. Retrofit Comics. Ms. Lautman began contributing to The New Yorker
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