Video Of Interest: Frank Cotham From WKNO -TV, “A Conversation With Frank Cotham.” Mr. Cotham’s first New Yorker drawing appeared in the issue of December 13, 1993 (read a Spill piece about the 20th anniversary of that debut here). ____________________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of November 4-8, 2024 An end of the
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Uncle Fester’s In The House The other day I mentioned that Burger King was offering up six different Addams Family toys. I’ve made it
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A Good Book I discovered Joe Mitchell‘s delightful My Ears Are Bent when I was researching my biography of Peter Arno. All of the pieces were written when Mitchell was a newspaperman, before he joined The New Yorker in 1938. Of particular interest to Spill readers are Mr. Mitchell’s three pieces on three stellar New Yorker artists: William Steig, Helen
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New Yorker Cover Artist, Istvan Banyai: 1949-2022 The New York Times has reported the death of Istvan Banyai, who, contributed “more than a dozen” covers to The New Yorker, including the one shown here. The Times notes that Mr. Banyai died in mid-December of 2022. From The Norman Rockwell Museum: “Istvan Banyai” Wikipedia entry: “Istvan Banyai” From The Conde
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