Fave Photo Of The Day… Here’s a photo I took of Liza Donnelly on blustery chilly East 63rd Street about to bring a fairly large Barbara Shermund New Yorker original drawing into The Society of Illustrators. It will join other work in the “Drawn From The New Yorker” exhibit opening this month. Ms. Donnelly has curated a truly fab show
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99 Years Ago This Week In The New Yorker Here’s a quick look at the issue of January 16, 1926 — the second time The New Yorker published in January (any January). The magazine hadn’t yet settled on the Rea Irvin Talk
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We’re halfway through two weeks covered by the New Yorker double issue of December 26th, 2024 & January 6th, 2025. The regular Monday Tilley Watch will return next Monday, January 6, 2025. Video Of Interest…Peter Steiner Draws! Here’s a fun short video the terrif Peter Steiner posted on social media. Mr. Steiner began contributing to The New Yorker in 1979.
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Partying 95 Years Ago As much as I look forward this time of year, I also look back, most especially when talking about The New Yorker. With a very big anniversary now just half a dozen issues away, my inclination is to think even more about the magazine in its earliest years. Sometimes, all I’ll need to do is see
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