Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Sports Not Cancelled by Bob Eckstein, who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2007. Visit his website here. …and Yesterday’s Daily Cartoon — outer space distancing, by Avi Steinberg, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2012. Yesterday’s Daily Shouts Cartoonist From Paul Karasik, “It’s Time To Start Talking
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The Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue of March 23, 2020: No GOAT
The Cover: This week’s cover, by Christoph Niemann is right on the money. The New Yorker‘s art editor, Francoise Mouly, has a Q&A with the artist here. Historical Note: this is the first issue of The New Yorker not to include a Goings On About Town section. A notice appears on this week’s Table of Contents. A potted history of
Read moreThurber Thursday; James Stevenson’s Hat Trick Issue Of The New Yorker: March 22, 1969; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; From The Department Of “What The…?”
Thurber Thursday Here’s an oddity from the Spill’s archive. An eight page pamphlet containing James Thurber’s speech delivered upon receiving the Ohioana Sesquicentennial Medal. The Citation reads (in part): In appreciation of your generosity of spirit…originality of concept…your matchless satire…at times pure wit…oft times gentle humor…your priceless gift of laughter…boon to disturbed mankind…In recognition of the world wide fame you
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of September 30, 2019
The Cover: Christoph Niemann returns for the Technology Issue. Read Francoise Mouly’s Q&A with him about his cover. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Electronically flipping through this new issue (appropriately enough for the Technology Issue) I was happy that the cartoons just kept-a-comin’; there are seventeen of them to be exact. All of them are placed well (i.e., they have plenty
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