In Conversation: Roz Chast & Alison Bechdel Circle your calendar for May 4th: Long-time New Yorker contributor, Roz Chast (shown above right) will be in (online) conversation with Alison Bechdel via the 92nd St. Y. All the info here. _______________________________________________________________ Felipe Galindo’s “Taking Liberties” Exhibition & Book Felipe Galindo, (akak Feggo) who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2002,
Read moreCartoonists On Abbey Road As today is the 50th (!) anniversary of the photo shoot for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album I thought it was a good time to link to a piece I wrote back in 2011 about the Abbey Road live webcam (the piece appeared on The New Yorker‘s site). Today’s a great day to
Read moreKen Krimstein’s New York Times Book Review Sketchbook From The New York Times Book Review, May 12, 2019, “How Questioning Hannah Arendt Made Me Question Myself” Mr. Krimstein on writing his latest book,The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth Mr. Krimstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011. Visit his website here. _________________________ Exhibit
Read moreFrom Slate, October 25, 2017, “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?” — a piece by Matthew Dessem on the evolution of “specific people” New Yorker covers. The first one, Nov 22, 1941, by Rea Irvin: Top of the post, left: the second one: October 31, 1942 by Rea Irvin ; on the right, the most recent by Carter
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