Peter Kuper’s “Insectopolis” Opening At The Society Of Illustrators A whiz-bang opening planned (dubbed a “Museum Mixer”) for Peter Kuper’s new book, Insectopolis: A Natural History. Mr. Kuper began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011 (visit his website here). Here’s what’s happening May 22 at The Society Of Illustrators: Even more information here! ______________________________________________________________________ Early Cover Release: As
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Over the years, my standard answer to the question, “How do you come up with ideas?” has always been the same: I don’t know. And that’s true. I don’t come up with ideas. What happens is this: I sit around everyday, waiting for the cartoon gods to bonk me, Krazy Kat-like, on the head with the promise of an idea.
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Now In The Public Domain: Is Sex Necessary? I just came across the four-and-a-half months old news that the original edition of E.B. White & James Thurber’s 1929 edition of Is Sex Necessary? entered the public domain as of this year. Above is the Spill‘s copy, swathed in a plastic protective cover. Seeing this edition on the shelf alongside other
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A few months back my New Yorker colleague, Paul Karasik, sent in a page from the November 18 1929 issue of Judge that included this drawing by James Trembath (I’m sorry to say I can’t find anything on Mr. Trembath): The artist was gently poking at The New Yorker as well as one of its artists, Otto Soglow, who by
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