The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: a George Booth Santa Claus. Read Sarah Booth’s reflections on her father. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: A dozen cartoons, a dozen cartoonists. The lead drawing is by Lee Lorenz whose passing last Thursday is noted on the
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Above: Thurber in Life magazine, March 14, 1960 How serendipitous that James Thurber’s birthday falls on Thurber Thursday! The great artist and humorist was born 128 years ago today in Columbus, Ohio. The Thurber House in Columbus is celebrating today with “seasonal music, carols and hot chocolate.” I think of the above books as must-haves for anyone interested in Thurber.
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Finishing up the Spill’s Thanksgiving traditional cartoonathon, here’s Liza Donnelly’s wonderful day after Thanksgiving New Yorker drawing from the issue of November 26, 2007 (used with her permission). Link here to Liza Donnelly’s website, and here to “Seeing Things” her Substack Newsletter. _______________________________________________________________ Article Of Interest “Magazines Done Well…Lessons From Harold Ross, Founder And Editor Of The New Yorker”
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Latest Addition To The Spill Library For decades a small book (5 1/4″ x 7″), published in 1932, Another Ho Hum: More Newsbreaks From “The New Yorker”, has sat on the Spill‘s shelf without its predecessor (published the year before) Ho Hum: Newsbreaks From “The New Yorker”. This week (finally!) the 1931 volume has joined its partner. New Yorker history
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