R. Crumb Says No To New Yorker This is something I hadn't caught at all on the first go-round, but apparently Robert Crumb has severed his every-so-often relationship with The New Yorker over principles he derived from watching Harvey Kurtzman freelance oh-so-many years ago. The interesting thing about it is that it's not news except in an obtusely publishing-news sense, because as much as you can debate what is right for a magazine to do and what's not right, this break isn't due to some great act of malfeasance but more from the stresses of everyday relationships tons of artists have with tons of publications. Mostly, though, I'm glad that Crumb is able to do what he wants as he heads into the Lion In Winter phase of his long and legendary career.
