The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At Some Of The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: Kids in Summer clothing at play on what looks like stryofoam snow among barren trees under pink clouds — or are they pink blossoms? (yes, they are blossoms, according to the title given to the
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At Some Of The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: Read a brief Q&A with the cover artist here. The Cartoonists: A baker’s dozen number of cartoonists (Emily Flake has a “Sketchpad); a dozen cartoons. No newbies, no duos (that we know of). The Cartoons:
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: Linier’s cover (below right) seems nearly a close-up, flowers-in-a-cityscape-wise, to Ed Steed’s cover of September 14, 2020: The Cartoonists Seventeen cartoonists, seventeen cartoons; no newbies, no duos (that we know of). The Cartoons Five cartoons immediately attracted
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Fave Photo Of The Weekend: Harold & Harpo (Ross & Marx) The below photo, dated June of 1931, hitherto unseen (by me) came to the Spill courtesy of Steve Stoliar, who knows his Marx Brothers. Here’s Mr. Stoliar on the photo: “Taken at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco when Harpo and Harold were staying while in town to greet
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On this Thurber Thursday I’m going to link you to two recent James Thurber*-centric Liza Donnelly broadcasts. I’ve asked Ms. Donnelly to explain what she was up to in these broadcasts. “A few times each week, I live-draw on InstagramTV and HappsTV. Usually I draw something in the news, but this past Tuesday, I decided to share my love of
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