–photo: Michael Maslin The New Yorker’s centennial included all kinds of interesting doings. Here’s the lot of them. The Special Issues: There were four special anniversary issues this year (called “centenary” issues on the magazine’s Table of Contents). The keepsake of the four for most readers is likely the Feb.17 & 24, 2025 (double) issue, shown above, which marked the
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Now That’s A Cover! 97 years ago today, this cover, by the great Rea Irvin, welcomed in the new year (and decade): …and in that issue, this full page cartoon by Otto Soglow: _______________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, December 22-26, 2025 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features Daily Cartoon:
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–From The New Yorker, January 28, 1991
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— From The New Yorker, December 23, 1985 ____________________________________________________________________ Over my near half-century at The New Yorker I’ve paid tribute to James Thurber — sometimes in small ways — the art hanging in rooms — to more obvious ways (such as here and here). In this week’s New Yorker there’s another drawing of mine that came about from
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