Friday Spill (On Thursday Night): Early Cover Release; Drew Dernavich Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Early Cover Release The New Yorker occasionally early posts next week’s cover. Here’s The February 9th cover, by Till Lauer. The issue will be published Monday morning. ________________________________________________________ Drew Dernavich Returns To The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Drew Dernavich, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2002, returns to the Cartoon Caption Contest this week. Listen here (It’s episode #236

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Tuesday Spill: A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The Issue Of December 21, 1935; Attempted Bloggery Looks At Addams’ Unicorn And Bliss’s; The Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; A Note Of Thanks

A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The Issue Of December 21, 1935   A New Yorker State Of Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine closes out 2025 with its patented close look-see of an issue from long long ago. In this case it’s the issue of December 21, 1935 Read here.  –Cover: Ilonka Karasz    __________________________________________________

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Friday Spill: Ed Himelblau Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Interview Of Interest…And Dual Congrats To Peter Kuper; Reminder: Liza Donnelly’s “Women Laughing” NYC Premiere Is Tomorrow At DOC NYC!

Ed Himelblau Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Ed Himelblau, who began contributing to The New Yorker in December of 2021, joins the always fun CCCP crew this week (it’s Episode #226 for those keeping track). Listen here. Photo above: from top left and going clockwise: Mr. Himelblau, co-hosts Paul Nesja, Vin Coca, Beth Lawler, and Nicole Chrolavicius. ____________________________________________________

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Friday Spill: Anjali Chandrashekar Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of October 12, 1935; Bob Eckstein Heads To Miami; Attempted Bloggery On A Chast Cover Rough

Anjali Chandrashekar Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Anjali Chandrashekar, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2022 is this week’s guest on the always fun Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (it’s Episode #225 for those keeping track). Listen here. Link to Anjali Chandrashekar’s website here. ____________________________________________________________ A New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of October

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