In last night’s installment of 60 Minutes, Morley Safer & Company brought us “The Cartoonist” — a look at the weekly selection process for New Yorker cartoons, a glimpse of some of the cartoonists who show up at the magazine’s office every Tuesday, a peek at Editor David Remnick choosing which cartoons to buy, and a min-profile of the magazine’s
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NYTs Review: Bob Mankoff’s Memoir; New Yorker Cartoons Live on Late Night with Seth Meyers
From The New York Times, March 19, 2014, “If He Says It’s Funny, It’s Funny” — Janet Maslin (no relation) reviews a memoir by The New Yorker‘s current cartoon editor. The Entertainment Weekly review, March 19, 2014, “How About Never — Is Never Good For You?” by Darren Franich. And…
Read moreHappy Birthday, Mr. Arno
The late great New Yorker artist, Peter Arno was born 110 years ago today at home in Morningside Heights, New York. As many regular visitors to Ink Spill know, I began a biography of Mr. Arno back in 1999. Someday, a publisher willing, Mad At Something: The Life and Times of Peter
Read moreNoth ends Daily Cartoon stint & Tom Toro takes over; Sam Gross & Liza Donnelly part of R. Sikoryak’s Carousel
Paul Noth announced on Facebook that today’s Daily Cartoon will be his last. Tom Toro is up next. and… Among the participants in the upcoming Carousel hosted by R. Sikoryak, are Liza Donnelly and Sam Gross. Details here.
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