Friday Spill: Article Of Interest…Bob Eckstein; Lynn Hsu & Carol Lasky Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Event Of Interest…Paul Karasik & Co.; Attempted Bloggery On Three Al Ross Originals
Article Of interest: Bob Eckstein
From the Winter 2026 Milford Journal, this article on Bob Eckstein. Besides contributing to The New Yorker (since 2007), Mr. Eckstein wears many other hats: editor, designer, author, World’s Leading Snowman expert!
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Lynn Hsu & Carol Lasky Are The Latest Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
A rare guest duo appearance on the CCCP! Lynn Hsu (lower left) and Carol Lasky upper left) join co-hosts, Paul Nesja (top, middle), Vin Coca upper right), and Nicole Chrolavicius, (bottom, right). It’s Episode # 240 for those keeping track). Listen here.
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Event Of Interest: Karasik & Co.
Paul Karasik began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999. Visit his website here.
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Attempted Bloggery On Three Al Ross Original Drawings
A Spill fave site, Attempted Bloggery takes a look at three recently auctioned Al Ross original drawings (I’m showing you one of them here). Read here!
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Al Ross’s A-Z entry:
Al Ross Born Al Roth, Vienna Austria, October 19, 1911. Died, March 23, 2012. One of four Roth brothers, all of them cartoonists (Ben, Salo, and Irving are the other three). New Yorker work: 1937- 2002. Collections: Sexcapades – The Love Life of the Modern Homo Sapiens (Stravon Publishers, 1953), Bums vs Billionaires (Dell, 1972). Ink Spill‘s Al Ross Appreciation