A Saxon Santa Cover I usually associate Charles Saxon covers with The New Yorker (and no wonder — he had 93 covers), but here’s a terrif TV Guide cover from the issue of December 24-30, 1977 featuring Saxon’s art. Saxon’s A-Z entry: Charles Saxon (self portrait from Best Cartoons of the Year 1947) Born in Brooklyn, Nov 13, 1920,
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Latest Cartoon Pad Guest: Shannon Wheeler Mr. Too Much Coffee Man himself joins hosts (and New Yorker colleagues) Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw in this latest episode of the Pad. Hear it here. Mr. Wheeler began contributing to The New Yorker in 2009; Mr. Shaw in 1999; Mr. Eckstein in 2007. _____________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoonist … is Yasin Osman,
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The October 22, 1932 Issue A fun Sunday read from the always informative blog, A New Yorker State OF Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine. The issue’s cover is by Peter Arno. Mr. Arno’s entry on the A-Z: Peter Arno Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr., January 8, 1904, New
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Event Of Interest: Ken Krimstein At The Strand An excellent time & place to catch Mr. Krimstein, who began contributing his cartoons to The New Yorker in 2000. When I Grow Up is receiving rave reviews and has landed on a number of best of the year lists. Link here to Ken Krimstein’s website. _________________________________________________________________ Video Of Interest: Edward Sorel
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