The Tilley Watch Online, November 5-9, 2018; Site Of Interest: A New Yorker State Of Mind; Short Interview Of Interest: Art Spiegelman

The emphasis was, of course(!), on the political this week, with at least half of the Daily Cartoons specifically Trump-centered (Farley Katz‘s Amazon drawing referencing hometown baseball and  “Midnight Cowboy” (?) was an exception).  The other contributing New Yorker cartoonists were Ellis Rosen, Kim Warp, Lars Kenseth, Brendan Loper, and Mort Gerberg. Over on Daily Shouts, Olivia de Recat and

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Events of Interest: Finck in Philly; Kurzweil, Rosen, and Katzenstein in NYC; Cartoon Companion’s Latest New Yorker Cartoon Ratings

This announcement from Liana Finck’s Twitter feed: _________________________________________________ …and this announcement via Amy Kurzweil’s Twitter feed: Here’s a link to the page with all the info. ____________________________________________________ Cartoon Companion’s Latest New Yorker Cartoon Ratings The CC‘s “Max” and “Simon” pause to reflect on this week’s cartoons (the issue of November 5, 2018).  Read it all here.  

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Fave Photos Of The Day: Funny Ladies At The Society Of Illustrators

Here are a number of photos from last night’s terrific Society of Illustrators event, Funny Ladies: The Changing Landscape of Cartooning [at The New Yorker]. All photos courtesy of Stephen Nadler, who runs the essential New Yorker cartoon/cartoonist-centric blog, Attempted Bloggery. Above, the panelists standing in the aisle, pre-talk: Emily Flake, in mango-colored shirt, her back to the camera, ala

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