The Weekend Spill: Happy 125th James Thurber!; Three New Yorkers; New Cast Album For Arno’s 1930’s Musical “The New Yorkers”; The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of December 2-6, 2019

Happy 125th James Thurber! Anyone who follows the Spill knows that James Thurber is a mighty big deal around here. I’ve written numerous times over the years how seeing his drawing, “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” changed everything for me. Today marks the 125th anniversary of Thurber’s birth.  Michael Rosen’s recently published A Mile and a Half of

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Fave Photo Of The Day: Flake & Schwartz At Swann Galleries; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; 5 Days In The Life Of Liana Finck; Today’s Daily Shouts Cartoonist

Fave Photo Of The Day: Flake & Schwartz At Swann Galleries Above: Ben Schwartz and Emily Flake at last night’s cartoon event at Swann Galleries. Below:  two of the Charles Addams pieces up for grabs. Be sure to check out the online catalog for the upcoming auction (It’s December 10th). A lot to look at and much fun to be

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The Weekend Spill: The Online Watch, November 3-8, 2019; A Swann Galleries Teaser With Addams, Steinberg & More

The Online Watch: a listing of New Yorker cartoonists who’ve contributed to The Daily Cartoon and/or Daily Shouts, November 3-8, 2019. The Daily Cartoon:  Jon Adams, Ward Sutton, Ali Solomon, Kim Warp, Lila Ash. Daily Shouts: David Ostow, J.A.K. (with Erin Chack), Teresa Burns Parkhurst. ________________________________ Swann Galleries December 10th Teaser The upcoming December 10th Swann Illustration catalog is not

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