If you live in or near Columbus, Ohio (where James Thurber was born waaaay back in 1894), you can honor him this coming Saturday while helping out Thurber House by attending a fundraiser. All the info here. About the fundraiser from The Columbus Dispatch (where Thurber worked before heading off to the bright lights and big city): “The event will
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Debut Video Series Of Interest: “Talk & Draw With Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson” Long time New Yorker contributor, Liza Donnelly and historian, Heather Cox Richardson debut a collaborative series centering on history and politics. See the first episode here (it’s approx 4 minutes).
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cartoonists and Cartoons Twelve cartoons, thirteen cartoonists (Harry Bliss has illustrated a Shouts & Murmurs). There are two duos (the Spill counts duos as one cartoonist). No newbies. The longest active contributing cartoonist is Roz Chast, whose first New
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Video Of Interest: Eldon Dedini Here’s a a half hour video of Ken Kearney interviewing Eldon Dedini back in 2005 (Mr. Dedini died in 2006): “The New Yorker and Playboy Cartoonist” An example of Mr. Dedini’s work from The New Yorker, January 14, 1991. Eldon Dedini’s A-Z Entry: Eldon Dedini ( Photo source: Esquire Cartoon Album, 1957) Born 1921, King City,
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