“It Was A Nice Christmas…” The last of the year’s traditional Spill cartoon posts. This one appeared in The New Yorker issue of January 28, 1991
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Tag: Cartoonists
Thurber Thursday: Thurber And Christmas
Yesterday, after the last of the egg nog was polished off, I gave some thought to James Thurber, Thurber Thursday, and Thurber and Christmastime. I could only think of a handful Thurber-related Christmas-related pieces (I’m betting there are more!): An ad for the Franklin Simon department store. Four Christmas cards from his pre-New Yorker days (you can see them
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Wednesday Spill: The More the Merrier
Here’s one I’ve rarely posted before. It was published in The New Yorker issue of December 12, 1983. Happy Holidays to all!
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Tuesday Spill: Partying 95 Years Ago
Partying 95 Years Ago As much as I look forward this time of year, I also look back, most especially when talking about The New Yorker. With a very big anniversary now just half a dozen issues away, my inclination is to think even more about the magazine in its earliest years. Sometimes, all I’ll need to do is see
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