Saturday Spill: A New Yorker State Of Mind On The Issue Of November 2, 1935; Rea Irvin’s “The Smythes”; The Tilley Watch Online, November 24-28, 2025

A New Yorker State Of Mind On The Issue Of November 2, 1935 Need some fun post-Thanksgiving, post- Black Friday reading? Look no further than this latest entry from A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine.  — Cover by Constantin Alajalov The Spill‘s Alajalov A-Z Entry:           Mr. Alajalov’s

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Wednesday Spill: Eustace Blows Out 100 Candles

      Eustace Blows Out 100 Candles   The New Yorker magazine put on the Ritz last night (or, more specifically, put on the Jean’s) for its 100th birthday party. Happily, the weather cooperated — no freak winter storms, sub-freezing temps, or torrential rain — just a good old fashioned chilly dreary Winter’s night in Manhattan. My favorite kind

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Friday Spill: New Yorker Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration”

Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” A boffo opening reception last night at The Society of Illustrators for their Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration exhibit. Over 500 folks jammed into the Society (a record for any event ever held there). Above is a group photo (spliced together from a video taken by

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