The New Yorker Holiday Party 2020 I’ve missed just a few New Yorker holiday parties over the years. Weather did in several (a memorable evening in the early 1990s when my wife and I headed down the Taconic Parkway, cruising along at 20 mph in a snowstorm…we turned back at the Bull’s Head Road exit, with nearly 100 miles
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The Issue: This is the “Power Issue,” appropriately enough for an issue dated the day before the election. The issue includes a star contributor: Barack Obama, The 44th President of The United States. The Cover: Richard McGuire’s cover design reminds me a little of the 1960s television show, The Time Tunnel. You can read a Q&A with Mr. McGuire here
Read moreThe Cover: Here’s the magazine’s feature exploring this exceptionally powerful cover by Kadir Nelson. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: First, a little paperwork: sorry the screen grab above is fuzzy. I’ll attempt to fix before the day is done. Thirteen cartoons this week, plus a full page Sketchbook by Barry Blitt. Two of the cartoons caught my eye this week.
Read moreSam Gross Is On Facebook! The one, the only, the fabulous Sam Gross now has a Facebook page. Mr. Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited
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