________________________ A New York Times Pauline Kael 100th Birthday Graphic Tribute From The New York Times, June 19, 2019, “Happy Birthday, Pauline Kael, My Old Foe” — this graphic piece by Nathan Gelgud. Ms. Kael began writing for The New Yorker in 1967. She retired in 1991. Additional birthday reading: “The Electrifying Critical Mind Of Pauline Kael” by David Remnick.
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Audio Interview Of Interest: Edward Koren; Article Of Interest; Art Young; …and More Spills!
From Vermont Public Radio, November 26, 2018 “Ed Koren Talks Cartooning And His ‘Wild’ New Collection” — an enjoyable short interview (just under a half hour) with one of our modern New Yorker cartoon masters. _____________________________________________________ Book Of Interest; Art Young To Laugh That We May Not Weep: The Life and Times of Art Young has been around since the
Read moreInterview Of Interest: Liza Donnelly
From The Comics Journal, October 16, 2018, “Things Are Shifting” — an interview with Liza Donnelly by Alex Dueben. Ms. Donnelly talks about The New Yorker, the recent “Funny Ladies” exhibit and panels at The Society of Illustrators, children’s books, her numerous professional hats, and much much more. Read it here.
Read moreBiography of An Ink Spill One Clubber: John Stanley
Here’s something: a biography of John Stanley, a member of Ink Spill‘s One Club (a club made up of cartoonists who had only one cartoon published in the New Yorker during their career. The icon shown here accompanies the entry on the Spill’s A-Z for every cartoonist in the club ). Mr. Stanley had a much larger career in the
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