Weekend Spill: A New Yorker State Of Mind Deep Dives The Issue Of Oct. 22, 1932; The Tilley Watch Online, December 6-10, 2021; Ken Krimstein’s NYT’s Book Review “Sketchbook”

A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The October 22, 1932 Issue A fun Sunday read from the always informative blog, A New Yorker State OF Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine. The issue’s cover is by Peter Arno. Mr. Arno’s entry on the A-Z: Peter Arno Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr., January 8, 1904, New

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Tuesday Spill: Edward Graham, Discovered, Added To The A-Z; Monday & Tuesday Daily Cartoonists & Cartoons

Edward Graham, Discovered, Added To The A-Z Looking through (way way) back issues of The New Yorker seems a distant cousin of panning for gold. I’m not sure I’ve ever gone through an issue from the past without finding something that stirs up my brain cells. After coming across the mystery cartoonist mentioned here yesterday, I came upon another cartoonist

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Weekend Spill: Two Podcast Guests Of Interest: Emily Flake & Ellis Rosen; Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of November 29 – December 3, 2021

Two Podcast Guests Of Interest: Ellis Rosen & Emily Flake New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw, interview their colleague Ellis Rosen in the latest episode of The Cartoon Pad. Listen here.  Mr. Eckstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007; Mr. Shaw in 1999, and Mr. Rosen in 2016. _____________________________________________________________ And over on the Cartoon Caption Contest

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Wednesday Spill: Monday’s, Tuesday’s, & Wednesday’s Daily Cartoon Cartoonists; Daily Shouts Cartoonists

Catching Up With The Daily Cartoonists & Cartoons  Monday’s Daily cartoonist: J.A.K., who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2014.  Tuesday’s Daily cartoonist: Zoe Si, who began contributing to The New Yorker in February of 2020.  Visit her website here.  Wednesday’s Daily cartoonist: Dan Misdea, who began contributing to The New Yorker in July of this year. Visit his

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