Weekend Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, November 30-December 4, 2020

The Tilley Watch Online: The Week Of November 30 -December 4, 2020 An end of week listing of New Yorker artists contributing to newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Yasin Osman, Ben Schwartz, Emily Flake, Brooke Bourgeois, Teresa Burns Parkhurst Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Trump’s Explosive Tell-All” Video Department: “How To Draw A Wedding” Another in a series featuring The New Yorker’s

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Wednesday’s Spill: Amy Kurzweil Meets A Robot; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon

Amy Kurzweil Meets A Robot From Believer Magazine, December 1, 2020, “(Me)chanical Reproduction: Technofeelia Vol.3”— Ms. Kurzweil travels to Vermont to meet Bina, a robot. Amy Kurzweil began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. Visit her website here. _________________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Emily Flake, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2008, on social distancing at

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The Weekend Spill: Early Richter; New Blitt; Attempted Bloggery On Thurber’s Riddle; Article Of Interest: “Artist Portfolio: Amy Kurzweil”; Article Of Interest: Forgotten Caricatures Of Covarrubias; Article Of Interest: Emily Flake On Kids & Rules; Video Of Interest: “Power Of Black Ink” Panel

Early Richter I’ve always thought that the late Mischa Richter’s cartoon roots were heavily influenced by Peter Arno’s work (something he vehemently denied when I interviewed him in 1999).* This early Mischa Richter drawing currently on Ebay is interesting in that it seems to show a Steig influence. The fellow staring at the wall thermometer is right out of William

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