Fave Photo of the Day: George Booth Sarah Booth recently took this photo of her father, the one-and-only George Booth. My thanks to Sarah for permission to post here. Below left: a “Booth Dog” Here’s Mr. Booth’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z : George Booth (photo above taken in NYC 2016, courtesy of Liza Donnelly) Born June 28, 1926, Cainesville,
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Two Cartoon Paths Diverge in the Publishing Woods
Here are two articles on the two major publications most identified with cartoons in this country. Sadly one of them, Playboy, has recently decided to discontinue its use of cartoons, while The New Yorker is finding ways to explore the use of cartoons in other ways beyond print. From The Columbia Review, March 9, 2016, “Using video, The New
Read moreThe New Yorker’s First Nipples
If you’ve watched the latest Cartoon Lounge video, “Nakedity and Nudedness” you’ll note there’s some particular attention paid not just to nudity but to nipples. Although we tend to think of The New Yorker as generally shying away from both, it’s interesting to note that the magazine took no time at all diving into nudity and nipples. Both appeared in
Read moreTomine, Burns, Spiegelman in Brooklyn; The Cartoon Lounge Episode #3
Beginning tomorrow, November 8th and running through November 9th, with guests including Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomine, and Charles Burns. All the info here on their website. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Filmed deep within the center of The New Yorker’s Cartoon Universe, episode 3 of The Cartoon Lounge, featuring a special appearance by the fellow who reads every single cartoon caption entry.
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