Wednesday Spill: The (Mostly) Best Of The Best in 1950

A Look At The New Yorker’s 25th Anniversary Issue This morning I grabbed a bound volume of New Yorkers off the shelf that includes the magazine’s 25th anniversary issue.   Hmmmm, I thought to myself…1950. interesting time for the magazine, with the semi-modern wave of cartoonists (Saxon, Weber, Lorenz, Miller, etc.) yet to arrive. If we remember that Harold Ross (the

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The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Koren

                  The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Koren Of the nearly 700 artists who have contributed cartoons to The New Yorker in its 97 years, Edward Koren is among the half-dozen who have contributed 60 years or more. 60 years of cartoons and covers! That is a massive amount of commitment, resilience, artistry,

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Friday Spill: New Yorker Cartoon Dept. News; Upcoming Chast Lecture At Amherst: “Can’t We Talk About Something More Jewish?”; Bookstore Find Of The Week: “The Years With Ross”

New Yorker Cartoon Department News We learned yesterday, in an email to cartoonist contributors, that Rachel Perlman has joined the New Yorker staff as Assistant Cartoon Editor. She joins Colin Stokes, who is the Associate Cartoon Editor, and Emma Allen, the Cartoon Editor. Ms. Perlman had previously worked free-lance for the magazine.  I believe that this is the first time,

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