Edward Koren’s Supermarketing Packet The Spill‘s archives are so much richer because of folks who send objets d’New Yorker cartoon art this way. I’m so grateful for the generosity shown the Spill. A recent arrival is this small postcard size advertising packet featuring the late great Edward Koren‘s art. I looked though all the materials within the packet but could
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Charles Addams’ Biographer Linda Davis On MAD Article of Interest: Charles Addams’s biographer, Linda Davis, on the MAD exhibit currently up at the Norman Rockwell Museum. From The Jewish Federation Of The Berkshires, “Mad About Mad: An Iconoclast Comes To The Norman Rockwell Museum” More information about the exhibit here. _______________________________________________________________________ Maddie Dai, who began contributing to The New
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Liana Finck Guests On The Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Liana Finck, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2013, is interviewed on the always entertaining Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (#158, for those keeping track). Listen here. –Above, from top left, going clockwise: co-host Beth Lawler, co-host Paul Nesja, Ms. Finck, and Nicole Chrolavicius. __________________________________________________________________________
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Larry Wood’s Your Caption Has Been Selected Text from the publisher: A behind-the-scenes look at The New Yorker cartoon caption contest, its history, how it’s judged, and the secrets to writing a winning caption. Mr. Wood has advanced to The New Yorker‘s Cartoon Caption
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