The Tilley Watch Online; Lost then Found

The Tilley Watch Online Two Blopers this week on the Daily.  It’s actually Brendan Loper — he signs  his work “Bloper” which to this cartoonist’s eyes and ears involuntarily suggests “blooper” (sorry, Mr. Loper)… Nice elephant in the brush drawing by Mr. Loper.  Other drawings feature Putin (by Loper), the Clintons and our president (by Lars Kenseth) and the Panamanian

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George Booth on CBS Sunday Morning; John Held’s 1927 Cover; More Spills: Lars Kenseth, Tom Toro

The one-and-only George Booth, whose life work, as regular visitors to the Spill know, is currently being celebrated at The Society of Illustrators, will be featured in a CBS “Sunday Morning” segment this weekend.  Info here. _______________________________________________________________________________ Attempted Bloggery continues to find fun stuff.  Today it’s a John Held, Jr cover for a 1927 Yale- Princeton Football game. Below is

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Jack Ziegler New Yorker Covers: Hits & Misses; The Tilley Watch Online

Jack Ziegler’s daughter, Jessica has posted five covers submitted to, but alas, rejected by The New Yorker  over the course of Mr. Ziegler’s long career (one of them appears above).  To see the others and to sign up for the Ziegler newsletter go here. ____________________________________________________________ It’s been a interesting week on newyorker.com.  Some highlights:  Emily Flake weighing in on the

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Podcast of Interest: Liza Donnelly with Susan Orlean & Sarah Thyre; Update: MAD Panelists at “Satire and the City” Cartoon Festival; Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; New Animated Addams Family Planned; The Tilley Watch Online

Podcast of Interest: Liza Donnelly with Susan Orlean and Sarah Thyre Liza Donnelly visits writer, Susan Orlean and actress, Sarah Thyre.  Hear it here. ____________________________________________________________________ Update: MAD Panelists at “Satire and the City” Cartoon Festival As promised in yesterday’s post about the upcoming Association of American Editorial Cartoonists “Satire and the City” Cartoon Festival, here are the MAD magazine panelists

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