Television Appearance Of Interest: Tom Toro
Tom Toro, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 2010 appears on KOIN in Portland to discuss his brand new book, Crocodiles Need Friends, Too!...and there’s a little bit of cartoon talk as well. See it here: “Portland-based New Yorker Cartoonist, Author Releases New Children’s Book”
Mr. Toro appears on Paula Poundstone’s podcast, Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone: Tom enters at the 44:50 mark. Listen here.
Visit Tom Toro’s website here.
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue Of May 11, 1935
A New Yorker State Of Mind does its usual bang-up job of taking a good long look at a past issue of the magazine. In this case it’s the issue of May 11, 1935.
Lots and lots of interesting reading here.
— cover: William Cotton
From the Spill’s A-Z:
William Cotton Born, 1880, Newport, Rhode Island; died, Sergeantsville, New Jersey, January 1958. 55 covers for The New Yorker (Mr. Cotton was strictly a cover artist for the magazine). Besides The New Yorker he was also known for his work appearing in Vanity Fair. His New York Times obit tells us he was also a playwright — his “The Bride the Sun Shines On” was produced in 1931.
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More On Peter Kuper’s Insectopolis: A Natural History
Peter Kuper, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011, has been garnering a lot of attention for his just published new book, Insectopolis: A Natural History.
Reminder: The Society of Illustrators opening for the Insectopolis exhibit is this Thursday (the 22nd). All the information here. Meanwhile, here’s plenty to read: