The Weekend Spill: Fave Photo Of The Day: Gerberg & Booth; Thurber’s Art Celebrated!; The Tilley Watch Online; Event Of Interest: Roz Chast

Fave Photo Of The Day Courtesy of Sarah Booth, this fab photo of New Yorker artists Mort Gerberg and George Booth, taken this past Friday following Mr. Gerberg’s gig playing Cole Porter’s piano at The New York Historical Society. Mr. Gerberg began contributing to The New Yorker in 1965. Mr. Booth began contributing to The New Yorker in 1969. ________________________________

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The Monday Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of August 19, 2019; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Sara Lautman’s Daily Shouts

The Cover: Kara Walker’s early release Toni Morrison cover was mentioned here previously. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Good to see Tom Bachtell‘s fab “Spots” work this week…As you can see, there’s another duo effort from Pia Guerra and her husband, Ian Boothby…No Newbie (or Newbies) this week…Cartoon placement (sizing) in this issue: a few look just right (Bruce Kaplan‘s fun

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The Weekend Spill: More And More MAD; Photo: Chatfield At A Snazzy Drawing Board; Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of July 22-26, 2019; A New Comics Journal Column; Interview Of Interest: Paul “How To Read Nancy” Karasik

  More And More MAD From The Daily Cartoonist, July 27, 2019,  “We’re All MAD Here  (Paeans To The Magazine)” D.D. Degg gathers cartoonist MAD pieces. ____________________________________________ Chatfield At A Snazzy Drawing Board Courtesy of Marcie Jacobs-Cole, this photo of Jason Chatfield at a drawing board at Dick Blick Art Supplies* last Thursday. Mr. Chatfield began contributing to The New

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Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; A Cartoon Collection By New Yorker One-Clubber Ted Key

Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon A kitty face app by J.A.K. who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2014. _____________________________________ A New Yorker One-Clubber’s Cartoon Collection In today’s mail, courtesy of New Yorker writer, Bill Franzen, this never seen before (by me) 1956 Ted Key cartoon collection, Fasten Your Seat Belts!. Mr. Key will be forever known as

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