Post of Interest: David Sipress’s Cultural Comment on newyorker.com, February 3, 2017: “How To Stay Sane As A Cartoonist in Trumpland” See Mr. Sipress’s New Yorker work here on the magazine’s Cartoon Bank site. __________________________________________________________ Attempted Bloggery updates a post looking into Libby Tomato Juice ads featuring some of the all-time great New Yorker cartoonists. See it all
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Blog of Interest: A New Yorker State of Mind– Reading Every Issue of The New Yorker; Appearance of Interest: Bob Eckstein in Massachusetts; An Otto Soglow Treasure Trove
How lucky we are that someone has been reading every issue of The New Yorker since its inaugural issue, highlighting and exploring certain aspects of each issue along the way.* I may have mentioned
Read moreCartoon Chocolate; New Additions to Ink Spill’s New Yorker Cartoonists Library
Over the years Danny Shanahan has generously donated New Yorker cartoon “stuff” to Ink Spill‘s archives (a Thurber eraser, New Yorker stamps, an Al Ross wristwatch, books, artwork, etc.,etc.), but I believe this is the first time he’s handed over something edible. What you see above is a one-and-a-half ounce chocolate bar distributed by the magazine’s Cartoon Bank back in
Read moreA Reminder: There’s A Mary Petty Exhibit Happening in Pensacola
I was reminded today while reading an article that there is right this very moment an exhibit of Mary Petty’s work at the Pensacola Museum of Art. Here’s a link. Shown here is my favorite cover of hers (I’ve no idea if it’s in the exhibit), and one of my favorite New Yorker covers of all-time (let’s say it’s in
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