James Thurber’s Last New Yorker Caption By the late 1940s, early 1950s, when Thurber’s eyesight had deteriorated to the point where he could no longer see to draw, he would occasionally send cartoon ideas to The New Yorker. In an interview
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Tag: Whitney Darrow Jr.
Wednesday Spill: A Trusty Summertime Quartet
A Trusty Summertime Quartet I’ve written before about the summertime New Yorker reading that awaits when my cartoonist colleague (and wife) Liza Donnelly and I make our annual trek to Maine. In that piece about summer reading I didn’t mention the quartet of older New Yorker magazines that also remain year after year in “Vacationland” (we continue working while here, so
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Tuesday Spill: A Soglow Miscellany; Attempted Bloggery On An Auctioned Whitney Darrow, Jr. Classic
A Soglow Miscellany Otto Soglow’s been gone for quite awhile now (he died in 1975) but his Little King lives on, at least in hearts, minds, “vintage” merch, books, and through online searches (Google
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Monday Tilley Watch: A Quick Look At The January 9, ’78 New Yorker
We’re halfway through the two weeks of a double issue (January 2 & 9, 2023), meaning no “Monday Tilley Watch” til next Monday. The good news for cartoonists is that we’re back to submitting work this week after two weeks “off” (many of us do not stop working and continue on). In the meantime, here’s George Booth’s fabulous January 9,
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