Mr. Peanut Shelled 20 Years Ago Apparently, I was, unusually, way ahead of a developing story. Here’s a drawing of mine published by The New Yorker in 2000 (it was within a double issue: Dec. 25, 2000/January 1, 2001). _______________________________________________________________ Article Of Interest: Rich Sparks From Chicago Magazine, January 22, 2020, “The Weird, Whimsical World Of Rich Sparks” — this
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The Weekend Spill: Henry Martin’s New Yorker Spot Drawings; The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of December 30, 2019 – January 3, 2020
Henry Martin’s New Yorker Spot Drawings From Princeton University’s Firestone Library Special Collections, “Henry Martin’s Spots” — this piece on Mr. Martin’s considerable Spot Drawing contribution to The New Yorker during his thirty-five year run at magazine. Here’s a fun photo from the article: Henry Martin’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Henry Martin (Photo: 1984). Born 1925, Louisville, Kentucky.
Read moreQ & A Of Interest: Ellis Rosen; Today’s Daily Shouts Cartoonist; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon (And Yesterday’s)
Q & A Of Interest: Ellis Rosen From Unsettled, “Q & A With Ellis Rosen, Cartoonist and Illustrator For The New Yorker” Mr. Rosen began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. Visit his website here. ____________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Shouts Cartoonist “How To Mindfully Break Up With Your Meditation App” — a duo effort by writer, Julia Edelman and cartoonist,
Read moreThe Weekend Spill: Happy 125th James Thurber!; Three New Yorkers; New Cast Album For Arno’s 1930’s Musical “The New Yorkers”; The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of December 2-6, 2019
Happy 125th James Thurber! Anyone who follows the Spill knows that James Thurber is a mighty big deal around here. I’ve written numerous times over the years how seeing his drawing, “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” changed everything for me. Today marks the 125th anniversary of Thurber’s birth. Michael Rosen’s recently published A Mile and a Half of
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