The Cover: Kadir Nelson‘s cover celebrates the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro leagues. A Q&A with him here. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Fourteen cartoons, fifteen cartoonists (Barry Blitt is the fifteenth, with a “Sketchbook”). The lead off cartoon is by one of our veteran cartoonists, Ed Frascino, who began contributing to The New
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
Read moreThe Cover: The ninth coronavirus-themed cover out of the last ten issues. Here’s a Q&A with cover artist, Christoph Mueller. From the Dept. of Broken Records: sorry, but do New Yorker covers really need titles? This one would be fine standing all by itself. The Cartoonists: Let Us Now Praise George Booth’s Auto Repair Shop Cartoons In a departure for
Read moreThe cover If you haven’t already seen the school busses on the road, or the signs posted everywhere advising that school is back in session, Chris Ware’s cover is yet another reminder that it’s back to school time. The cartoons Here, for the record, are the contributing cartoonists in the issue: A quick survey of each drawing: Ms. Suits gives
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