Weekend Spill: Today’s Shouts: Cartoon Editor Emma Allen “So You Want To Be A New Yorker Cartoonist”; Latest ToonStack: “Summer Lovin'”; A Mary Petty Catalog

Daily Shouts Today’s Daily Shouts: from the magazine’s cartoon editor, Emma Allen, “So You Want To Be A New Yorker Cartoonist”* it features drawings by Evan Lian (who did the caricature of Ms. Allen you see here), Hilary Campbell, J.A.K., Victor Varnado, Amy Kurzweil, Jason Chatfield, Kendra Allenby, Ellis Rosen, and Navied Mahdavian. *the ‘So’ part of the piece’s title

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Wednesday Spill: Latest Addition To The Spill Library…A 1930s New Yorker Promotional Book: “The Costume That Was A Sensation At Auteuil”; Video Of Interest With Maddie Dai; Daily Cartoonists

It’s always surprising when an ancient New Yorker promotional book shows up online that I’ve never seen before. Such was the case when the below recently turned up on Ebay. Until last week I’d never heard of The Costume That Was A Sensation At Auteuil…But Was Never Seen On Fifth Avenue.   An online search produced this Worldcat.org entry: And

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Weekend Spill: Latest ToonStock; Latest The Bob Newsletter; Interview Of Interest: Amy Hwang; Case For Pencils Spotlights Jon Adams

Latest ToonStack If it’s Sunday, it’s Toonstack time. A bunch of (mostly) New Yorker cartoonists shower us with cartoons on a theme.  This week’s: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Contributors include Hilary Campbell, Navied Mahdavian, Felipe Galindo (aka Feggo), Amy Hwang, Ellis Rosen, Kendra allenby, Johnny DiNapoli, Amy Kurzweil, Sofia Warren, Madeline Horwath, and J.A.K.. ___________________________________________________________________ New The

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Tuesday Spill: Kendra Allenby Walks The Walk; Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon

Kendra Allenby Walks The Walk  Kendra Allenby, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016, has begun her five month Continental Divide Trail adventure. Sign up to her newsletter here for updates, including photos, and drawings. _______________________________________________________________ Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Yesterday’s Daily: J.A.K. on masking. Mr. K. began contributing to The New Yorker in 2014.

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