The end of summer means different things to different folks. One of the things it means to me is a new crop of books coming out by New Yorker artists. Over the past month or so the Spill has mentioned various early release covers and/or spoken of advanced copies received. I thought it would be fun this weekend before
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: A somewhat bleak urban scene. Read a short Q&A with the artist, Tom Gauld. The Cartoonists: Seventeen cartoonists, seventeen cartoons. No collaborations (that we know of); one newbie: Sam Hurt. Mr. Hurt is the 5th addition to
Read moreHere are a few scenes from last night’s merry New Yorker Holiday Party. A happy throng filled a giant room on the 33rd floor of 1 World Trade Center. All photos courtesy of Liza Donnelly, unless otherwise attributed. My thanks to cartoonists Liza Donnelly, Joe Dator, Felipe Galindo, and Jason Chatfield for their photos. Left: New Yorker editor, David Remnick
Read moreThe Cover: Bruce McCall returns with a cut-away cover. I can’t think of a New Yorker cut-away drawing without thinking of this Charles Addams classic from April 28, 1951 (found on the left, mid-way down the link page). The Cartoonists: Some random thoughts on some of the cartoons in this week’s issue: …as a P.S. Mueller fan, and as someone
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