Victor Varnado, who began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 2019, joins the always fun Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast crowd (above, clockwise from the top left: co-host, Beth Lawler, co-host, Paul Nesja, co-host, Nicole Chrolavicius, Mr. Varnado. It’s episode 203 for those keeping track… listen here! ___________________________________________________________________ Fave Photo Of The Week…Peter Kuper Here, courtesy of Attempted Bloggery‘s
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“Someone once asked Marc Connelly how you can tell a Thurber man from a Thurber woman, and he said the Thurber women have what appears to be hair on their head.” — James Thurber speaking to Alistair Cooke in 1956. Well here, in this 1935 Theatre Guild ad, is a fairly good comparison of a Thurber man and Thurber woman.
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Television Appearance Of Interest: Tom Toro Tom Toro, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 2010 appears on KOIN in Portland to discuss his brand new book, Crocodiles Need Friends, Too!…and there’s a little bit of cartoon talk as well. See it here: “Portland-based New Yorker Cartoonist, Author Releases New Children’s Book” Mr. Toro appears on Paula Poundstone’s podcast, Nobody
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Article Of Interest: Liza Donnelly & Ann Telnaes While in Switzerland for their joint exhibit at the Maison du dessin de presse in Morge, Liza Donnelly and Ann Telnaes spoke with Florence Millioud for 24 Hours: “Ann Telnaes, Liza Donnelly: Cartoonists, American, and Angry” Liza Donnelly’s first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 1982. Visit her website here. Ann Telnaes was,
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