Thurber Thursday: Personal History — The Thurber Article That Caused Me To Fly When I ran across the above small article in early 1987, I was in my mid 30s, and had yet to step foot in an airplane. I drove anywhere I needed to go outside of the New York/Metropolitan area. At the time the furthest south I’d traveled
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Thurber Thursday: Personal History… “To Catch A Book”
Back in late 2014, the cartoonist Mike Lynch kindly asked me if I’d like to contribute something to his publication, Raconteur, “a collection of true stories written and illustrated by cartoonists who usually specialize in other formats.” My first (and only) thought was to put down on paper a graphic report of a nutty Thurber-centric non-event in my college life.
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of April 20, 2020
A Note To Readers: Due to the times we’re in the digital edition of the magazine appears later in the day than usual. Thus, instead of the usual look through the magazine, I’m working off of the slide show of cartoons on newyorker.com, as well as the cover Q&A found there. If any mistakes are made on my part I’ll
Read moreThurber Thursday: New Yorker Cartoonist Stamps; Article Of Interest: Steinberg; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
I came across this block of Thurber stamps while looking through a bag of materials saved from an early 1990s trip to Columbus Ohio. Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, Danny Shanahan and yours truly attended an exhibit of cartoons at The Thurber House and gave a talk. It made me wonder how many other New Yorker cartoonists have been honored with
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