Friday Spill: Fave Photo Of The Week: Millsap, Kenseth, Arroyo, Ehlers, Levine, Diffee; Latest Addition To The Spill Library…Kuper’s “Wish We Weren’t Here”; At SPX 2025…Campbell, Karasik, Ukazu, Kuper; Harry Bliss In Conversation

Fave Photo Of The Week Ken Levine posted the below on social media the other day. A quintuple of cartoonists showed up to see Mr. Levine’s play, Back To The Drawing Board. — L-r: Lonnie Millsap, Lars Kenseth, Jose Arroyo, Ivan Ehlers, Mr. Levine, and Matt Diffee.  _____________________________________________________________________ Latest Addition To The Spill Library: Peter Kuper’s Wish We Weren’t Here

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Friday Spill: Jason Chatfield Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; New Yorker Illustrator, Mark Zingarelli, 1952-2025; Lonnie Millsap At The L.A. Times Festival Of Books; Book On The Horizon…Bob Eckstein’s “Inspired By Cats: Writers And Their Mews(es)”

Jason Chatfield Is The Latest Guest on The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast celebrates its 200th episode. Jason Chatfield, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017, is on hand for the festivities. Listen here.  — Photo: clockwise from top left…co-host Nicole Chrolavicius, co-host Paul Nesja, Jason Chatfield, co-host Vin Coca, and co-host Beth Lawler. 

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Wednesday Spill: Eustace Blows Out 100 Candles

      Eustace Blows Out 100 Candles   The New Yorker magazine put on the Ritz last night (or, more specifically, put on the Jean’s) for its 100th birthday party. Happily, the weather cooperated — no freak winter storms, sub-freezing temps, or torrential rain — just a good old fashioned chilly dreary Winter’s night in Manhattan. My favorite kind

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Friday Spill: New Yorker Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration”

Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” A boffo opening reception last night at The Society of Illustrators for their Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration exhibit. Over 500 folks jammed into the Society (a record for any event ever held there). Above is a group photo (spliced together from a video taken by

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