________________________ A New York Times Pauline Kael 100th Birthday Graphic Tribute From The New York Times, June 19, 2019, “Happy Birthday, Pauline Kael, My Old Foe” — this graphic piece by Nathan Gelgud. Ms. Kael began writing for The New Yorker in 1967. She retired in 1991. Additional birthday reading: “The Electrifying Critical Mind Of Pauline Kael” by David Remnick.
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Esquire Lets Cartoon Editor Go; A New Yorker State Of Mind Two-Fer With Soglow, Arno, Thurber & More; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Kendra Allenby
Heads Roll At Esquire: Cartoon Editor Let Go From The New York Post, June 6, 2019, “Esquire Magazine Faces Turmoil Amid Masthead Exodus” — among those let go: the magazine’s cartoon and humor editor. _____________________________ A New Yorker State Of Mind Two-Fer A favorite blog looks at the two issues shown above. Peter Arno did the cover on
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I’ve always worked at home, sometimes in a dedicated corner of the living room, sometimes using the arm of any old comfortable chair as a desk. But for many years I worked in a converted 6′ x 8′ laundry room. My desk faced a wall, part of which is shown above. One day, after about twenty years of working in
Read moreHappy 89th Gahan Wilson!; A Soglow Scarf On Attempted Bloggery; A Q&A Of Interest: Julia Wertz; Pictures At An Exhibition: Booth, Gross, Harris, Roth, Blechman, & More
A Most Happy Birthday to Gahan Wilson, born on this day in 1930. Mr. Wilson began contributing to The New Yorker in 1977. Link here to his website. As well as The New Yorker, Mr. Wilson’s work is closely associated with The National Lampoon and Playboy. _____________________________________ A Soglow Scarf On Attempted Bloggery Stephen Nadler’s Attempted Bloggery continues its look
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