On Broadway in 1930 (the original program appears above), this Peter Arno inspired musical returns for a short run in March. Here’s the description from the New York Theatre Guide: NEW YORKERS, THE A Sociological Musical Satire Music & Lyrics by
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The Tilley Watch: New Yorker’s 16th new cartoonist of 2016; An Arno Ad
The inclusion of a cartoon by Ellis Rosen in the December 12th issue of The New Yorker marks a record-breaking moment for new cartoonists added to the magazine’s stable; so far in 2016 16 new cartoonists have been published. Last year 15 new cartoonists were added. In 2014, 13 new cartoonists were added. Between 1997, when Bob Mankoff became Cartoon
Read moreGil Roth’s Virtual Memories Ink Spill Podcast
From the Department of Self-Promotion: Gil Roth (shown standing in our kitchen last week) has an awful lot of cartoonists on his podcast,Virtual Memories. He visited recently to tape two more (with Liza Donnelly and myself). The interview with Ms. Donnelly will show up a few Tuesdays from now, but in the meantime you can hear Gil grill me here.
Read moreGlen Baxter, Ben Katchor, Emily Flake, Michael Maslin at The Brooklyn Book Festival
New Yorker contributors Ben Katchor, Glen Baxter, Emily Flake and yours truly will be part of the 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival. Here’s a link to the festival’s website. When there’s further info on the events attached to these folks I’ll post links* *for starters, here are the details of my participation: 12:00pm Brooklyn Historical Society Auditorium (128 Pierrepont St)
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