A Little More Updike On Thurber I really enjoy following the breadcrumbs often found in books of collected letters (and biographies). An interesting mention can lead me to leave the book in hand and begin searching elsewhere. This morning I came across this footnote on page 333 in the newly published Selected Letters Of John Updike: “Updike’s piece, ‘On Meeting
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Early Release…The New Yorker Mamdani Cover Every so often The New Yorker early releases its upcoming cover. This latest release, posted within hours after Zohran Mamdani was declared the winner of New York City’s mayoral race, comes just one day after the magazine’s November 10th cover was published; it’s possibly (probably!) The New Yorker‘s earliest early release cover. — Artist:
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Steven Heller Interviews Liza Donnelly “The New Yorker’s Witty Women” from Print Magazine’s “The Daily Heller”… Steven Heller interviews Liza Donnelly upon the upcoming New York City premier of Ms. Donnelly’s documentary film, Women Laughing at DOCNYC. Ticket info here for Women Laughing.
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover Watch: This week’s cover (on the left) brought to mind one of Edward Gorey‘s (two) New Yorker covers: The Cartoonists and Cartoons A dozen cartoons, and a dozen cartoonists. One duo that we know of (the Spill considers
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