Roger Angell, the New Yorker editor and writer, who at one time was close to becoming the magazine’s cartoon editor, was honored in Cooperstown, New York. Here’s how The New York Times covered it: “Revered Essays on the Game Lead to Hall of Fame Honor”
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Van Doren’s Ross & Thurber Films Released
Two Adam Van Doren films: James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times and Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of The New Yorker will be available on iTunes as well as on dvd, June 17. Here’s a piece about the films from filmfestivals.com. And here’s the First Run Features website where you can learn more about ordering.
Read moreThe New Yorker, Baseball & the Mob: Catching Up with Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford has two cartoons in The New Yorker’s last issue of the year, but the one above really caught my eye. As I was lingering over and appreciating the drawing, I realized it was high time to check in with Michael and find out what he’s been up to, and if there was anything he’d care to
Read moreThurber Is #1
It’s silly to rate cartoonists, but around here, as anyone who follows Ink Spill knows, James Thurber is the #1 New Yorker cartoonist. Thinking about him on the eve of his birthday (he was born in Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894) I stood in front of the Thurber
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