Decades ago, in the William Shawn era, New Yorker cartoonists celebrated the holidays in-house (specifically, in-department). They’d show up at the office and drink punch provided by the art editor Lee Lorenz and his assistant, Anne Hall. Cartoonists would sample rum balls brought in by their colleague, Henry Martin. During the Tina Brown years the holiday party went big time,
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New New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt.2: Edward Steed
And here’s part two of Ink Spill‘s look at some of the newest New Yorker cartoon contributors. If you saw the piece about Liana Finck the other day you’ll remember I’ve asked a trio of fresh faces to tell us a little about themselves and how it was they ended up at The New Yorker. Today we hear from Edward
Read moreNew Yorker Cartoonists Turn Out for Holiday Party
New Yorker cartoonists turned out in time honored fashion to celebrate the holidays last night. Corey Pandolph gets a heap of credit for procuring a corner of the Upper East Side Hi Life Restaurant where nearly two dozen contributors came together in good cheer. Among those attending, including Mr. Pandolph: Joe Dator, David Borchardt, Liam Walsh (who brought and
Read morePizza Island over; Interview: Pete Holmes
From juliawertz.com., January 23, 2012, “The Disbanding of Pizza Island” — this post on the end of the studio once home to the likes of Karen Sneider and Kate Beaton. From AVClub.com, January 26, 2012, “Interview: Pete Holmes”
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