Wednesday Spill: A Kickstarter Campaign For “Women Laughing” A Documentary Film By Liza Donnelly

Kickstarter Campaign Begins For “Women Laughing” A Documentary Film By Liza Donnelly Well this is fun news. As someone who has always delighted in seeing New Yorker cartoonists and their work on the big screen (and has been, at times frustrated that there is so little footage of our founding mothers and fathers) I’m delighted to report that long-time New

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Monday Spill: The New Yorker Issue Of July 1, 2024

The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: If you can’t stand the heat stick your feet in the refrigerator, on top of some books The Cartoonists and Cartoons: Thirteen cartoons, fourteen cartoonists (Emily Flake has a Sketchpad). Two duos, that we know of. One newbie:

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Weekend Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, June 17-21, 2024; Some Swann Auction Results

The Tilley Watch Online, June 17-21, 2024 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Adam Douglas Thompson (twice), Brendan Loper, Liam Walsh, Mort Gerberg, Ali Solomon. Shouts & Murmurs: Dahlia Gallin Ramirez… “Self-Help Books From Ancient Times” Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Send In The Clowns”    ____________________________________________________________________________ Some

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Thurber Thursday: Ebay Item Of Interest: a “Male Animal” Program; More MAD…Flake & Chatfield In Conversation

Ebay Item Of Interest: Male Animal Program I don’t see these on Ebay all that often, so it deserves mentioning here. A really nice program for  James Thurber and Elliot Nugent’s play, The Male Animal. James Thurber’s A-Z Entry: James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work: 1927 -1961, with several pieces run

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