Friday Spill: Anjali Chandrashekar Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of October 12, 1935; Bob Eckstein Heads To Miami; Attempted Bloggery On A Chast Cover Rough

Anjali Chandrashekar Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Anjali Chandrashekar, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2022 is this week’s guest on the always fun Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (it’s Episode #225 for those keeping track). Listen here. Link to Anjali Chandrashekar’s website here. ____________________________________________________________ A New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of October

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Thurber Thursday: A Little More Updike On Thurber

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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