Items Of Interest About Peter Kuper: Mr. Kuper, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011, has received The Jean Strouse/ Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public library (the fellowship runs from September to May). Mr. Kuper will be working on his next graphic novel. Also: World War 3, co-founded by Mr. Kuper & Seth Tobocman, and now
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The Cover: Nice to be back to the weekly…those double issue weeks seems endless. So fun to be greeted by Wayne Thiebaud’s ice cream cone cover when the digital issue filled-in on the screen. Read a Q&A with the artist here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Fifteen cartoonists, fifteen cartoons. Generally speaking, more than half are placed well on the page
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The Spill wishes the great cartoonist Sam Gross a very very Happy Birthday! Here’s Mr. Gross’s Spill A-Z entry: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited a large number of collections, including Dogs
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It’s a funny thing: in all these years of mentioning Thurber’s classic “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” as a life-changer when I was about 16 (most recently in last night’s Norman Rockwell live stream) I’ve always failed to mention that my first encounter with Thurber was several years earlier, when my 10th grade English class was instructed to
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UPDATE (@4:00pm) Due to weather issues in the Stockbridge, Massachusetts area, the Conversation with Liza Donnelly and myself is postponed until tomorrow evening at 5:30 on The Norman Rockwell Museum’s YouTube channel for “Cartoon Marriage: A Conversation”… Note to Readers: Continued apologies for the site experiencing issues with links & graphics. Technicians working to solve the problem. ______________________________________________________________________________ Today’s
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