Here’s To Rea Irvin! Above: various objets d ‘Eustace Tilly I threw together this morning, perhaps feeling a bit sentimental as 2025 draws to a close, and with it, much of the hoopla associated with The New Yorker’s 100 anniversary (technically, I suppose, the confetti isn’t swept up til February of 2026). Rea Irvin, who created the fellow we’ve come
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cartoonists and Cartoons A dozen cartoons, a dozen cartoonists. No newbies, and no duos (that we know of). The longest active contributing cartoonist in the issue is this cartoonist (I began contributing in 1977). This week’s cartoons (in a
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“The New Yorker At 100” Debuts On Netflix As of today, The New Yorker At 100 is available for home viewing. I’ve watched it through twice this morning and have a number of thoughts; I’m going to let them brew for a bit (and perhaps watch the film once more) before writing at any length about it. In the meantime,
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A New Yorker State Of Mind On The Issue Of November 2, 1935 Need some fun post-Thanksgiving, post- Black Friday reading? Look no further than this latest entry from A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine. — Cover by Constantin Alajalov The Spill‘s Alajalov A-Z Entry: Mr. Alajalov’s
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