The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Back in February of 1996, the New Yorker celebrated its 71st anniversary with a “Special Women’s Issue.” Of the 23 cartoonists in the issue, 20 were men. The three women cartoonists were Victoria Roberts, Roz Chast, and Liza Donnelly. The cover, a
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The Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of October 2, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. October already? Well yes — that’s the way it is on magazine covers. Always one week ahead of reality (or if it’s a monthly, one month ahead of reality). The cover of this weeks issue, graphically speaking, reminded me of Gretchen
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker issue of September 25, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. As this is the Style Issue I decided to tackle the issue while listening to Starring Fred Astaire, a set of songs recorded by Mr. Astaire between 1936 through 1940. What a great photograph. What style. What a great top hat.
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of September 11, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. We’ve come to expect, in these modern New Yorker times, that the cover will likely be a graphic comment on the biggest news of the week, and so it is with this new issue, featuring Chris Ware’s reflection on Hurricane Harvey.
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