The Cover: It’s the Food Issue and it’s the Thanksgiving issue, so surprise: a turkey. You can read a Q&A with the cover artist here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons… random comments on a few of the cartoons in this issue: …Mick Stevens delivers a fab caveman drawing (it’s on page 69). Beautiful drawing with a great caption. …another fine drawing/caption
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The Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of October 21, 2019; Head-Scratching Quote Of The Year; Addams’s Wednesday
The Cover: a somewhat menacing image by Mark Ulriksen that could’ve easily been used for Halloween (all it needs is a witch riding through the sky on a broom). But its title “Towering Wealth” heavily suggests a tie-in to this special Money Issue. Read a Q&A with Mr. Ulriksen about his cover here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Random thoughts after
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The Cover: The most recent cover by Barry Blitt has drawn a bit of press. Here’s Mr. Blitt talking about his latest contribution. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Sharp-eyed Spill visitors might’ve noticed the “Spots” artist is included this week. It’s a special treat to have R.O. Blechman‘s work in the issue. Mr. Blechman is one of the giants of this
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The Cover: How great it is to see a J.J. Sempe cover. A very short Q&A with Mr. Sempe here. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Some random thoughts: Enjoyed Amy Hwang’s guillotine/watermelon drawing (p. 30) — guillotine drawings are rare but usually memorable (Tom Cheney’s from February 24, 1997 for instance, or this one from George Booth, also published in 1997,
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