After breezing through a book or three of Thurber’s drawings, it’s sometimes fun to settle down with either of the two books of his letters. The first published, Selected Letters Of James Thurber (Atlantic, Little & Brown, 1981) was edited by his second wife, Helen Thurber, and Thurber’s friend (and Atlantic editor), Edward Weeks. Although Selected Letters was published half
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Early Release: Next Week’s New Yorker Cover Every once in awhile The New Yorker early releases a timely cover. This is one of those times. Here’s Bob Staake‘s RBG cover for the issue out next Monday. __________________________________________________________________ Interview Of Interest: James Stevenson Film Doc Producer From The Block Island Times, September 17, 2020, “The Life And Art Of Jim Stevenson
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A William Hamilton Marx Brothers Drawing Here’s a fun post on Stephen Nadler’s Attempted Bloggery regarding a Marx Brothers-centric William Hamilton New Yorker drawing that appeared in the issue of December 11, 1971 (see below). According to author Steve Stoliar, it once belonged to Groucho Marx. But whither post-Groucho? Read all about it here. ________________________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoonist &
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Interview Of Interest: Madeline Horwath From solrad, September 17, 2020, “Exploring Queer Culture Through Cursed Images: An Interview With Madeline Horwath.” Madeline Horwath began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 2019. _______________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Emily Flake on a Trump Slim Pickens (postal) ride. Ms. Flake began contributing to The New Yorker in 2008.
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