Back in the old days, around the Fall of 1992 let’s say, when Tina Brown‘s very first edited issue of The New Yorker hit the newsstand, much was made of the Edward Sorel cover showing a “punker” riding in a horse drawn carriage, often referred to as a Hansom cab. Some suggested it was symbolic: the old New Yorker (symbolized
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Liza Donnelly Speaks on “The Power Of Humor” From New Paltz News, October 4, 2022, “‘The Power Of Humor’: A Distinguished Speaker Series Event With Liza Donnelly, Oct 18” Ms. Donnelly’s first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 1982. Her latest book is Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Women Cartoonists Link here to her website. ____________________________________________________________ Catching Up With…A
Read moreOn this Super Bowl Sunday, thoughts turn to how football has intersected with my favorite magazine’s covers. Closing in on its fourth birthday,The New Yorker had run plenty of sports themed covers (baseball, tennis, horse racing, sculling, hockey…) but not anything football-related until I.G. Haupt‘s cover shown above. This was Mr. Haupt’s third cover for the magazine. He came on
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