A new feature in the new week. Around here at the Spill this roller coaster cartoon life begins anew every monday with the publication of the latest issue of the New Yorker. The latest issue is the klieg light for cartoonists; we go to it with some higher level of curiosity: to see who’s in and what our colleagues have
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Cartoonists Gather for The New Yorker’s Holiday Party
Once or twice a year New Yorker cartoonists gather to do something other than show their work. Yesterday was one of those days — the annual holiday party (which includes all of the editorial staff, not just the artists). In years past the party has been mostly out-of house; this year
Read moreNew Yorker Cartoons of the Year 2016 Index
An Ink Spill tradition continues with the posting of an Index for the Cartoons of the Year bookazine. Why an Index you might ask. Mostly because I always enjoyed seeing them in the
Read moreFave Photo of the Month: George Booth, Paul Noth & Joe Dator
Here are three very fine fellows (left to right): George Booth, Paul Noth and Joe Dator. The photo was taken by George’s daughter, Sarah Booth last week at a burger joint way way up on the east side of Manhattan. Missing from the photo, alas, is David Borchart, who left before the snapping began. My thanks to Sarah Booth for
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