I just turned in this drawing for the announcement postcard for the next edition of The Thalia Follies’ political cabaret, entitled “Race To The White House,” directed by Isaiah Sheffer, coming soon, in May, to Symphony Space, in New York City.  Check their website for details.  Isaiah was still reluctant to identify the Republican candidate although the postcard deadline had arrived, so he requested a mask.  I offered him Groucho Marx but he opted for basic black.

This week’s issue (3/26/12) of The New Yorker carried the announcement of the winner of the February 27 cartoon caption contest, of my drawing of the two pea hens talking about a peacock proudly showing off his gorgeous green plumage.  The winner was Brendan Powers, of Ithaca, New York, whose caption was, “He’s had work.”   Mr. Powers sent me an email, saying that his victory had turned him on to caption writing and cartooning and that he was so interested in learning more about it, he had bought a copy of my book,”Cartooning:  The Art and the Business,” and wondered if I was still teaching, or planning to teach a cartooning class in the near future. (Oh-Oh.  Now what have I done?)  By the way, just for the record, my own caption for the cartoon was, “In bed, he’s black and white.”

The March 19, issue of The Nation includes a letter I wrote, praising a review written by Edward Sorel about a caricature show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, called “Infinite Jest.”  Sorel criticized the Met for including only one David Levine in its exhibit.  I seconded Sorel’s sentiments and added my own criticism of the Met for leaving out Sorel completely.