From Slate, August 24, 2011, “How Hard Is It to Get A Cartoon Into The New Yorker?” (Note: I posted a comment regarding Peter Arno on the site).
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Comics Journal interview: Lee Lorenz
From the Comics Journal continuing series Know Your New Yorker Cartoonist, this must read interview by Richard Gehr: “Lee Lorenz, Cartoonist, Editor, Writer, Jazzbo”
Read moreRobert Mankoff and the Benign Violation Theory
From the blog, Westword, July 15, 2011: “Peter McGraw, Humor Research Lab director, takes his comedy theory to the International Humor Conference” (Robert Mankoff content) …and in case you missed it on The New Yorker’s website, here’s Mr. Mankoff’s recent blog post, “Benign Violations and Distant Mishaps”
Read moreNew Book: The Story of Charlotte’s Web; Bob Mankoff on The Secret Science of Cartooning
From StarNewsOnline, the blog Bookmarks, July 2, 2011: “The Story Behind ‘Charlotte’s Web’” — this review of a new book by Michael Sims, The Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B.White’s Eccentric Life in Nature and the birth of an American Classic (Walker & Co., June 2011). [ The cover of the book can be found at Barnes and Noble.com; Amazon.com provides
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