Saturday Spill: Video… Donnelly & Maslin On the 4th; Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of June 30 – July 4, 2025; Books On The Horizon…Toro, Chatfield

Video: Donnelly & Maslin On The 4th Liza Donnelly invited me to join her live, on her July 4th Substack. We talked about all sorts of things New Yorkery, then drew our takes on a 1941 James Thurber July 4th New Yorker cover. Watch here. _______________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, June 30 -July 4, 2025 An end of the week

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Saturday Spill: Video Chat Of Interest: Tom Toro & Christopher Weyant; 84 Year Old Photo & News Article Surfaces Of Roberta MacDonald

Video Chat Of Interest: Tom Toro & Christopher Weyant A short but fun conversation between these two cartoonists — some of the discussion centers about their recent childrens books. Watch it here.  *** From the Dept. of Shameless Plugs: Both Mr. Toro and Mr. Weyant are profiled in At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker   ________________________________________________________ 84 Year

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Wednesday Spill: Television Appearance Of Interest: Tom Toro; A New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of May 11, 1935; More On Peter Kuper’s “Insectopolis”

Television Appearance Of Interest: Tom Toro Tom Toro, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 2010 appears on KOIN in Portland to discuss his brand new book, Crocodiles Need Friends, Too!…and there’s a little bit of cartoon talk as well. See it here: “Portland-based New Yorker Cartoonist, Author Releases New Children’s Book” Mr. Toro appears on Paula Poundstone’s podcast, Nobody

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