Article of Interest: “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?”; Fave Photo of the Day: Five New Yorker Cartoonists in Times Sq (2002)

From Slate, October 25, 2017, “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?” — a piece by Matthew Dessem on the evolution of “specific people” New Yorker covers. The first one, Nov 22, 1941, by Rea Irvin: Top of the post, left: the second one: October 31, 1942 by Rea Irvin ; on the right, the most recent by Carter

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Weekend Roundup: Chast, Bob Staake, Paul Wood, Thurber, Dorothy McKay, Clowes

From NYC-ARTs: The Complete Guide, “Selected Shorts: Roz Chast Presents ‘What I Hate dfrom A – Z’”  at Symphony Space,  February 8, 2012.  Details here.   From Wickedlocal, February 3, 2012, “Profile: Chatham artist Bob Staake”   From Sixtynine degrees, February 2012, “Paul Wood exhibition!”   From Playbill.com, February 5, 2012, “On the Record: A Thurber Carnival and ‘David Merrick

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