The Latest American Bystander; Jason Chatfield’s Covid-19 Diary; Daily Cartoon & Daily Shouts Cartoonists (Yesterday’s & Today’s)…And Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook

The latest American Bystander (March 2020) has landed on my desk —  it’s a treat!  Here are The New Yorker cartoonists whose contributions you’ll find in the issue (and in the case of John Cuneo, on the issue’s cover): George Booth (besides a full-page Booth drawing there’s a lovely photo of Mr. Booth on the very last page), Roz Chast

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More New Yorker Cartoonists Helping Out: NYC Draws

Several New Yorker cartoonists (Liza Donnelly, Amy Hwang, and John Donohue) have lent their support and drawing ability to this good cause. From the Funds site: Air has partnered with The New York Community Trust to raise awareness for the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund. The Fund supports NYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet the new and urgent

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Audio Interview Of Interest: John “Man With A Pan” Donohue; Daily Shouts Video Of Interest: Mark Philippe Eskenazi & Co…”Dinner Party”; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Trailer For Wes Anderson’s New Yorker Inspired “The French Dispatch”

Audio Interview Of Interest: John “Man With A Pan” Donohue From WHRB 95.3FM, February 11, 2020,  “Interview with New Yorker Editor and Writer John Donohue” Mr. Donohue edited Man With A Pan and is the author of All The Restaurants In New York. He began contributing cartoons to The New Yorker in October of 2004. Visit his website here. _____________________________________________________________

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Two Webbys For The New Yorker; An Addams Family Movie Art Book; Tonight At Word Bookstore: A Trio Of New Yorker Cartoonists!; Today’s Daily Shouts By…Ed Steed; Book Of Interest: John Donohue’s “All The Restaurants In New York”; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Avi Steinberg

Congrats to The New Yorker on their dual Webbys (“international awards honoring excellence on the Internet”). The People’s Voice Award is for “How To Write A New Yorker Cartoon Caption: Child Prodigy Edition”   Webby People’s Voice Award for Magazine: The New Yorker Webby People’s Voice Award for News & Magazines: The New Yorker Today app ___________________ An Addams Family

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