Happy 95th, Ed Frascino! Wishing the terrific New Yorker artist, Ed Frascino a very very happy birthday. He began contributing to The New Yorker in 1965 (his debut cartoon appeared in the issue of September 4th). Read the Spill’s November 2020 interview with him here. Below: A Frascino New Yorker drawing, published November 21 1988 _________________________________________________________________________ The
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Where Is Dr. Millmoss? I was looking through the very first New Yorker “Cartoon Issue” this morning (the issue dated December 15, 1997), rereading Roger Angell’s terrif piece, “Congratulations! It’s A Baby” (p.132) in which he wrote: “After I went to boarding school, he [James Thurber] gave me a great interview for the school paper, along with the original of
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Fave Photo: Krimstein, Byrnes, and Eckstein A photo of three terrif New Yorker cartoonists taken this week in the Toddlin’ Town. From left to right: Ken Krimstein, Bob Eckstein, and Pat Byrnes. Mr. Krimstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2000. Visit his website here. Mr. Eckstein began contributing in 2007. Visit his website here. Mr. Byrnes began contributing
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Interview Of Interest: Liza Donnelly Talks Women Laughing On WNYC Long time New Yorker contributor, Liza Donnelly joined WNYC’s Brian Lehrer yesterday to discuss her documentary film, Women Laughing. Listen here! The film is making its New York City premiere this Saturday at DOCNYC. More about the film here. ____________________________________________________________________ Children’s Book Reading Of Interest Matt Diffee writes in
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