Fave New Yorker Holiday Party Pix

It happened last night: The New Yorker’s first Holiday Party way downtown near its new offices in The World Trade Center.  The venue was dark (see photos), small, and filled with throbbing music. The joint was packed (yes, like sardines) with happy folk. Saw Calvin Trillin  anchored near the entrance, while the magazine’s editor, David Remnick shouldered through the crowd,

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Cartoonists & Their Pencils

From A Case For Pencils, a look at the tools used by four cartoonists: Edward Steed, Chris Cater, Julian Rowe, and Jason Adam Katzenstein (links to their websites found on the linked site).                 [Photo of pencil sharpener with SpongeBob SquarePants pencil by Liza Donnelly]

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