Women Laughing, “a documentary film about the women cartoonists of The New Yorker, past and present,” will have its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival, October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM (est) at The Woodstock Community Center. (It will also be shown at two other, as yet unannounced, NYC/ Metro area festivals later this Fall). Text from the Festival
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Liza Donnelly On Emily Flake Long time New Yorker contributor, Liza Donnelly continues her series of mini-essays on the cartoonists featured in her upcoming documentary, Women Laughing. Here’s her latest entry: “The Cartoons Of Emily Flake.” Ms. Flake (shown left) began contributing to The New Yorker in 2008. Visit her website here. –Above: An Emily Flake drawing from The New
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Event Of Interest: Harry Bliss In Conversation With Emma Allen Harry Bliss began contributing to The New Yorker in January of 1998. Emma Allen is The New Yorker‘s cartoon editor. Related: From Literary Hub, April 28, 2025, “A New York Moment: Harry Bliss On His Close encounters With Sy Hersh” _____________________________________________________________ Cover Artist Eric Drooker Event More information here. Eric
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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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