Friday Spill: A Roundup

  …Marc Philippe Eskenazi, who once upon a time worked in The New Yorker’s Cartoon Department, is interviewed by the Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast folks. Listen here. … Here’s a tie-in piece for Roz Chast’s latest book, I Must Be Dreaming: The New York Times visits Ms.Chast At Home.  …Here’s a piece about AddamsFest 2023. …and this, on November 2nd,

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Weekend Spill: Helen Hokinson Inducted Into Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame

  Helen Hokinson, one of The New Yorker‘s earliest and greatest artists, was inducted into The Society of Illustrators  Hall of Fame last night in a ceremony at the organization’s home in Manhattan. Ms. Hokinson’s award was accepted by New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, who delivered the remarks (shown below). Here’s a fun photo (by Ms. Donnelly) from the evening:

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Friday Spill: Attempted Bloggery On An Auctioned Arno; Catching Up With A New Yorker State Of Mind; Exhibit Of Interest At The Society Of Illustrators

Attempted Bloggery On An Auctioned Arno It’s always fun to see original New Yorker art up for grabs, especially something from one of the grand masters. A Spill favorite site, Attempted Bloggery tells us about a recent sale of the 1964 Peter Arno drawing shown here. Read it here.       __________________________________________________________   Catching Up With…A New Yorker State Of

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Thurber Thursday: Alarms & Diversions…An Abandoned Robbery Attempt; Fave Throwback Photo Of The Day: Some Very Funny Ladies

A summertime place we’ve stayed for years has had two Thurber books on its shelves forever. One is The Seal In The Bedroom, and the other is a 1964 paperback copy of Alarms & Diversions. This title always reminds me of a college-era abandoned theft attempt (by me) of that particular Thurber title.  My graphic account appeared in the Spring

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