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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Jason Patterson Guests On The Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast On the latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (episode #156 for those keeping track), Jason Patterson, shown bottom right above, is joined by his collaborator, Dan Abdo (below left). Co-host Nicole Chrolavicius is on the top left, and co-host Paul Nesja, top right. Listen here.
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Dahlia Ramirez Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Dahlia Ramirez, who began contributing to The New Yorker in January of 2022, is interviewed on the latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (episode #153, for those keeping track). Listen here. Photo above, clockwise from top left: co-hosts Beth Lawler and Paul Nesja. Dahlia Ramirez, co-host, Nicole Chrolavicius. Link here to Dahlia
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Gluyas Williams’s Benchley Covers Robert Benchley books and Gluyas Williams drawings go together like soup and sandwich. Yesterday I looked up the dust jacket art for Benchley’s collections (first editions, and only those books published before his death in 1945). Here’s what I found (still looking for the Williams cover art appearing on Benchley’s first collection, 1921’s Of All
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