The Cover: The second cover in a matter of weeks by newcomer (to The New Yorker) Grace Lynne Haynes. Read a Q&A with her here. The Cartoonists: Six cartoons by six cartoonists. As you can see by the graphic, there’s a bit of Tilley Trivia to be squeezed out of this lineup. I believe (and as always I ask that
Read moreLooking at the new issue I felt a bit like “Vacuum Man” from the Beatles animated film Yellow Submarine — you know, the creature who sucks up everything around it, including itself. After what seemed like eternity during the double issue two week span, I was eager to in-take and take-in the cartoons. Left: Vacuum Man is the guy
Read moreThe Cover: a beauty by Diana Ejaita. Her third for the magazine — read about her others here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: The Bruce Eric Kaplan drawing — it’s on page 39 — ever-so-vaguely reminded me of this National Lampoon “Vacation” scene (and that reminded me of the whole movie — not a bad way to begin the week). Charlie
Read moreIt’s become (almost) the norm during these strange days, weeks, and months that the online digital edition of The New Yorker is not as yet posted by this time of day (early morning that is). Back in the pre-shutdown days it usually appeared in the wee hours (usually around 3 a.m.). There was even a time before that when it
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