Weekend Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, September 18-22, 2023: Juan Astasio Guests On The Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Book On The Horizon: “Funny Stuff: Great Cartoons And Cartoonists And How They Work”

The Tilley Watch Online, September 18-22, 2023 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Maggie Larson, Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby (a duo), Avi Steinberg, Felipe Galindo, Sarah Kempa. Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Scenes From An Impeachment”  _______________________________________________________________________ Juan Astasio Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption

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Weekend Spill: Dan Misdea Guests On Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw’s Cartoon Pad Pod; The Tilley Watch Online, June 6-11, 2022; Congrats To Liam Walsh on “Red Scare”; Saturday Morning Reading

Dan Misdea Guests On Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw’s Cartoon Pad Pod Mr. Misdea began contributing to The New Yorker in the July 26, 2021 issue. Listen here! Visit his website here.  Bob Eckstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007.  Michael Shaw began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999. ___________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, June 6-11, 2022 

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The Wednesday Spill: WSJ’s Charles Preston, 1921-2020; Video Of Interest: Liza Donnelly Speaks To The International Center For Journalists; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Today’s Daily Shouts

WSJ’s Charles Preston, 1921 -2020 Charles Preston,The Wall Street Journal’s “Pepper…and Salt” cartoon editor passed away last Friday at age 98. For 70 years (yes, 70!) he edited the “Pepper…and Salt” feature. The Journal‘s obit  quotes Mr. Preston as once saying: “I’ve looked at more cartoons than anyone in the history of mankind.” A number of New Yorker artists found

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Cartoon Companion Goes On Hiatus; More Price, Close Up; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Brooke Bourgeois

The Cartoon Companion  fellows, Max and Phil (and now revealed as Rex Hesner, and the cartoonist, Phil Witte), have announced they are moving on to another pasture. The Spill wishes them well as they delve ever deeper into this peculiar art form.  Read about the move here.   The departure of Cartoon Companion leaves the internet devoid of a site

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