Fave Photo of the Day: George Booth at His Desk; The Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; BEK Talks about Summertime Television; Ellis Rosen, Emma Allen, and Colin Stokes On a Bench; Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 5: Helen Hokinson

Fave Photo of the Day: George Booth Sarah Booth recently took this photo of her father, the one-and-only George Booth.  My thanks to Sarah for permission to post here. Below left: a “Booth Dog” Here’s Mr. Booth’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z : George Booth (photo above taken in NYC 2016, courtesy of Liza Donnelly) Born June 28, 1926, Cainesville,

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Alex Noel Watson: 1929- 2017

  The Professional Cartoonists Organisation  has posted the sad news that Alex Noel Watson has passed away. You will read that he was a delightful person, a real character –and that was exactly the case; he was a high-spirited exceptionally friendly man of many talents.    Read the announcement here. Mr. Watson’s work appears in The New Yorker Cartoon Album

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Bob Eckstein Named Writer’s Digest Columnist; The Tilley Watch: A Steed Full Page; Emma Allen Plays Ball

    Writer’s Digest has announced that Bob Eckstein, whose latest book (shown to the left) has received great notices, will become their recurring columnist beginning this summer. Read all about it here. Visit Mr. Eckstein’s website here (where you’ll find links to his New Yorker work, and work elsewhere) ___________________________________________________________________________             …In the latest

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