The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: Debris caught in bare tree branches. (To me) the cover seems more like something that would appear in the Fall. Just sayin’. The Cartoonists And Cartoons: Seventeen cartoonists, seventeen cartoons.
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“The Funniest Funeral Ever” Above: Liza Donnelly, and Rick Meyerowitz The f-bombs were flying fast and funnily at cartoonist Sam Gross’s funeral on Thursday. A number of other choice words were delivered in the spirit of celebrating Mr. Gross, who was famous
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Note: The usual Monday Tilley Watch, the weekly post that takes a look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker, has temporarily moved to Tuesday’s Spill due to the passing of Sam Gross. _________________________________________________________________________ The New Yorker’s Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen, On Sam Gross: “Funny To The End” From The New Yorker‘s
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The below letter, written by political cartoonist, Jeff Danzinger, was sent to Liza Donnelly this morning. I asked Mr. Danzinger’s permission to share it with the Spill’s readers, and he graciously obliged. My thanks to him for this wonderful piece on Ed Koren, who passed away last week. “Some thought and remembrances: Ed Koren was my neighbor up here
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