Thurber Thursday Here’s an oddity from the Spill’s archive. An eight page pamphlet containing James Thurber’s speech delivered upon receiving the Ohioana Sesquicentennial Medal. The Citation reads (in part): In appreciation of your generosity of spirit…originality of concept…your matchless satire…at times pure wit…oft times gentle humor…your priceless gift of laughter…boon to disturbed mankind…In recognition of the world wide fame you
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The Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of October 30, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. We are definitely in the Halloween mode in the new issue, and it all begins with Carter Goodrich’s cover; a scary clown looking remarkably similar to our current president peers out from the woods. For some reason my thoughts drifted back
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker issue of September 25, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. As this is the Style Issue I decided to tackle the issue while listening to Starring Fred Astaire, a set of songs recorded by Mr. Astaire between 1936 through 1940. What a great photograph. What style. What a great top hat.
Read moreTom Toro: The Ink Spill Interview
New Yorker cartoonist, Tom Toro and I’ve been emailing now and then over the seven years he’s been contributing cartoons to the magazine, but it wasn’t until a month ago, when he came east from Kansas for Jack Ziegler’s memorial, that we finally met in person and were able to chat for awhile. The idea for an interview had been batted
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