Friday Spill: Rich Sparks Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Lots Of Olddens On Attempted Bloggery; “A New Yorker State Of Mind” Looks at The New Yorker’s Issue Of May 5, 1934

Rich Sparks Guests On The Caption Contest Podcast –Screen grab, clockwise from top left: Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Vin Coca, and Rich Sparks.  Rich Sparks is this week’s guest on the always entertaining Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. In this episode the “Ten A Week” faux commandment comes up yet again!  Listen to the Rich Sparks episode here.  Mr. Sparks began

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Weekend Spill: Live Event Of Interest With Ali Fitzgerald; The Tilley Watch Online, January 30 – February 4, 2023; Addams Talk Of Interest; Update: Addams Originals On Ebay…An Unsigned Addams…A Gahan Wilson Redraw

Live Event Of Interest With Ali Fitzgerald From The University of Nebraska, “Comics and Coffee — Ali Fitzgerald”  Ali Fitzgerald began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. Visit her website here.  _____________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online is an end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Brooke Bourgeois,

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Tuesday Spill: Interview Of Interest: Sophie Lucido Johnson; A Photo From The Spill Archive; Bob Eckstein’s New “Cartoon Shop Talk” Newsletter

  Interview of Interest: Sophie Lucido Johnson   From Inside Hook, January 10, 2023, “Sophie Lucido Johnson Writes (and Draws) About Parenting and Polyamory) Better Than Anyone” — a short interview with the writer/artist who began contributing (most often as part of a duo) to The New Yorker in 2020.   –drawing (from the article): Sophie Lucido Johnson _______________________________________________________________ A Photo

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Weekend Spill: Sempe NYC Exhibit Indoors & Outdoors; Peter Arno’s 119th B’Day; Addams 101st B’day; Eckstein’s New York Times Book Review Sketchbook, “Cat People”; The Tilley Watch Online, January 2-6, 2023

Sempe Indoors & Outdoors Exhibit In New York City From The French Institute, news of an exhibit, “Signature Sempe” coming to New York City this month, featuring original art in their gallery as well as art on the street.  Mr. Sempe, who died in August of 2022, began contributing to The New Yorker in 1978. (His Wikipedia entry here). _________________________________________________________________________ Peter

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