I love the New Yorker oddities out there in the world. This most recent addition to the Spill‘s collection is one of the most curious I’ve seen. Someone had various Talk of The Town sections professionally bound. The only identification on the volume — getting right to the point! — is The Talk of The Town printed on the spine.
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“The Place Was Especially A Mess After The Weekly Art Meetings”
… “The artists, who waited for the verdicts, scrambled for desk space where they could retouch their cartoons and spots according to what Wylie, or Katharine Angell, told them what Ross wanted.”* — So said New Yorker editor and writer Rogers Whitaker to Thurber biographer, Harrison Kinney. He was describing a wonderfully fun and exciting time and
Read moreCharlie Hankin Speaks; Christoph Niemann Profiled on Netflix’s “Abstract”; Eustace Tilley’s Non-Anniversary Cover Appearances
This piece on Charlie Hankin, who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2013: “Catching Up with New Yorker cartoonist and Park School grad Charlie Hankin” (The Baltimore Sun, March 4, 2017) Link here to Mr. Hankin’s website. ________________________________________________________________________________ Christoph Niemann, who’s contributed nearly two dozen covers
Read moreLatest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; Tom Toro Talks Trump; Messing Around With The New Yorker’s Logo
In the latest installment of The Cartoon Companion: Ed Steed’s fowl: chickens or ducks?…plus Dernavich’s refrigerator, Cotham’s stairway to heaven, and more. _______________________________________________________________________________ Tom Toro has been drawing a lot of Trumps lately. He talks about the experience on the Huffington Post: “New Yorker Cartoonist Explains Why Humor is the Heartbeat of Democracy”
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