A Visit to “Jim’s Bench” The filmmaker Sally Williams recently asked me if I’d like to meet with her at “Jim’s bench” on Central Park West and 77th Street, right across the street from the Museum of Natural History. I couldn’t possibly resist the invitation. Ms. Williams has been working on a documentary about James Stevenson for quite some time
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Good Cheer and Pizza Aplenty at the New Yorker’s Holiday Party
Thanks to New Yorker cartoonist colleague and official Spill photographer, Liza Donnelly, we can peek into last night’s holiday party at The New Yorker‘s editorial offices at 1 World Trade Center. Below: Joe Dator, David Sipress, and Jeremy Nguyen Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell and Brendan Loper Below: action shot of long time staffer, Bruce Diones alongside a festive beverage cart: Below:
Read moreInterviews of Interest: Roz Chast, Jason Adam Katzenstein; The Tilley Watch Online
Interview : Roz Chast From The Rumpus, November 30, 2017, “The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #122: Roz Chast” _________________________________________________________________________________ Interview: Jason Adam Katzenstein From jewcy.com, December 1, 2017, “Cartooning’s Jewish Je Ne Sais Quoi” _________________________________________________________________________ …This past week’s Daily featured a slightly animated cyber drawing by Sharon Levy; a media-centric drawing by Emily Flake, and lotsa politics, from David Sipress, Brendan
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of November 20, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Wow, three weeks in row without a political cover. This latest cover, of two children chalking out a hopscotch pattern on the ground, has a title, as have all covers since Tina Brown instituted the practice. I’ve always wondered why it’s
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