The Empty Chamber
For George Packer’s brilliant piece in today’s New Yorker. The broken System in all its horror.
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John Callahan
Sad news today that one of the greats has gone. John Callahan, quadriplegic and alcoholic and used his suffering to create cartoons of the most shockingly honest kind. After physical therapy he could use a pen and created a body of work that is astonishing. The humor was what we used to all sick humor. … Read more
ILLUSTRATION NEXT
Here, finally, is the video version of the Illustration Next talk given last spring at SVA. The evening was devoted to ways artists are now working away from the editorial market. Some of the biggest stars in our field showed up that night as well as four of the brilliant up and coming variety. It … Read more
Obama, Where Art Thou?
Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
FORD
Today, on his birthday, we remember Pres. Gerald R. Ford, 1974-77. “Not a Lincoln”, he said, “but a Ford”. A good stab at autobiography. In fact he was a place-holder while the country caught its breath after 6 years of Nixon. He promised to Whip Inflation Now, told NY City to Drop Dead, sort of, … Read more
