William Steig’s 1934 New Yorker cover celebrating the 4th of July seems to capture the mood of this particular 4th when we have been urged to stay at home, away from gatherings. It was, of course, published during another deeply troubled time in our history. Here’s William Steig’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: William Steig Born in Brooklyn, NY, Nov.
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Wednesday’s Spill: Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon…And Yesterday’s; Two New (Old) Additions To The Spill’s Cartoon Library
Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon…And Yesterday’s Julia Suits on turning the page. Ms. Suits began contributing to The New Yorker in 2006. Yesterday’s Daily cartoonist was Sara Lautman. Ms. Lautman began contributing to the magazine in 2016. ______________________________________________________________________ Two New (Old) Additions To The Spill’s Cartoon Library Just arrived here at Spill headquarters: two books from the 1940s (Madam
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker (Double Issue) June 8 & 15, 2020
The fiction issue, and it’s a double. The next Monday Tilley Watch won’t be posted til the 15th, which seems like a long way away at the moment. As has been the case since the magazine became a work-at-home situation, the digital issue is not yet posted (writing this noonish). I’ll use the slideshow found here (you’ll have to scroll
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of May 4, 2020
The Cover: In Francoise Mouly’s Q&A with this week’s cover artist, Chris Ware, she informs us that the issue is anchored by “a kaleidoscopic account of a single day in New York.” And so we see a cover, in Mr. Ware’s patented style, loaded with snapshots of the city — a cover nearly devoid of people. The Cartoonists: Liza Donnelly,
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