Tuesday Spill: A J.C. Duffy Promo Video; Latest Addition To The Spill Archives…Gomez Addams; Substack Debut Of Interest: Tina Brown’s “Fresh Hell”

A J.C. Duffy Promotional Video Here’s a two-and-a-half minute slideshow of J.C. Duffy’s work on Curated Cartoons (where you can buy original New Yorker cartoon art). Mr. Duffy created the video and also provided his own original music. He began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998. I believe that the very first meta-New Yorker cartoon was drawn by Mr.

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Wednesday Spill: Latest Guest On The Cartoon Pad…Lars Kenseth ; Cartoon Caption Contest Celebrates Its 100th Episode; A “Comic Chat” With Harry Bliss

Latest Guest On The Cartoon Pad…Lars Kenseth New Yorker cartoonists and Cartoon Pad co-hosts, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw speak with funny guy Lars Kenseth in this latest episode. Lars talks about sports, cartoonists, and his creepy clown drawing (published November 14, 2016) — the first ever New Yorker cartoon referencing the magazine.  Listen here.   Lars Kenseth began contributing to

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Friday Spill: Curated Cartoons Announced; Latest “Case for Pencils” Features Emily Bernstein; Books: Re-Reading; Seen On The Silver Screen: Remnick & Ross (Harold)

Curated Cartoons Announced Beth Lawler, a name you might recognize from her dual online cartoon affiliations, as a co-host of The Cartoon Contest Podcast and founder of the Facebook group, The Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects (and Enthusiasts), has announced “Curated Cartoons.”  The announcement describes Curated Cartoons as a “gateway to acquire original cartoon art published in The New Yorker Magazine…Curated

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