Lately, while rummaging around through my own New Yorker history, I’ve spent a lot of time re-reading what other contributors had to say about the transitional period of Shawn to Gottlieb to Brown to Remnick. There were a number of books, all published in the late 1990s, early 2000s: Renata Adler’s Gone, Lillian Ross’s Here But Not Here, Ved Mehta’s
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Personal History: Ink Never Sleeps
There are probably as many different work habits among New Yorker cartoonists as there are New Yorker cartoonists. I’ve heard of colleagues who are nine-to-fivers, and those who’ve worked the night shift. There was even a rumor of a colleague, now long gone, who did his batch of cartoons on the train as he headed down from Connecticut to see
Read moreBiography Of Interest: Edward Gorey
Well this looks like a must read. Here’s a piece in yesterday’s New York Times that’ll whet your appetite (the book is out November 6th). Long-time New Yorker readers will remember Mr. Gorey’s New Yorker cover, published December 21, 1992. Special Note: that issue contained William Shawn’s obituary.
Read moreThe Tilley Watch
Last week in this spot I noted and silently wondered about the latest issue of The New Yorker (dated October 29) barely touching on Halloween (other than a witches and broomstick drawing by Seth Fleishman). This week’s issue, dated November 5, solves the mystery with its trick-or-treating Trumpian cover. I think we’ve now seen enough of him on the cover to
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