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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #15
Members of the Academy, may I present the award for the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #15? The laudable drawing is by Drew Dernavich. "And the Goliath award goes to...""And the award for reckless...
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Last Laughs Signed by Mort Gerberg
We've all got to depart this world sometime but while we're here we might as well try to enjoy our mortal predicament. Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement...and the Great Beyond is an...
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Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker's Perspective
Last week I stopped by the New-York Historical Society to see the exhibition "Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker's Perspective." The retrospective fills the second floor hallway gallery. All the...
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Mort Gerberg in the Gift Shop
After enjoying the retrospective "Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker's Perspective" at the New-York Historical Society one naturally wants to see the related merchandise available in the gift shop....
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Tiffany Lamps at the New-York Historical Society
I was overwhelmed by the New-York Historical Society's new gallery space for its matchless collection of Tiffany Studios lamps. These lamps are objects of breathtaking beauty. I took many photos, all...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #655
Don't bother to analyze my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #655 for March 25, 2019. The drawing is by Frank Cotham."Fortunately, our time is up."This one showed no insight:"You haven't...
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My Copy of Menasseh ben Israel by Steven Nadler
Years after reading his book Rembrandt's Jews (2003), I finally got to meet Dr. Steven Nadler and hear the professor of philosophy discuss his new biography Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #16
Is it an office tussle or merely the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #16? The drawing is by Charles Barsotti. "Owens, I say we close up shop early today. What do you say?""The Carruthers deal fell...
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James Thurber: Lawn Scarf
The design of a scarf featuring various charming figures by James Thurber—men, women, dogs, and rabbits—takes drawings apparently created for other purposes and arranges them in a plain geometric...
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James Thurber: Clover Scarf
A silk scarf featuring the dogs of James Thurber in various poses and attitudes was sold on eBay in December of 2018. For discussion purposes we can refer to this design as the Clover scarf for its...
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National Doctors' Day 2019: Ronald Searle
Every year on March 30 we celebrate National Doctors' Day. While managing the many maladies that afflict their patients, doctors have always strived to keep up with the latest technology. British...
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Claude Smith: Are You an April Fool Victim?
A 1942 magazine advertisement illustrated by cartoonist Claude Smith cautions against being an April Fool victim every day of the year. Sponsored by America's Independent Electric Light and Power...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #656
I'll try not to get out over my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #656 for April 1 2019. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."Henry's giving up snow."These captions were unseasonable:"We're...
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Edward Sorel: The English Language Tower of Babel
Mistress Quickly: What, John Rugby! I pray thee, go to the casement and see if you can see my master, Master Doctor Caius, coming. If he do, i’ faith, and find anybody in the house, here will be an...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #17
I wrote two captions for the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #17, but I neglected to enter them. The drawing is by Kim Warp. "You couldn't have created better site gags?""Your sense of humor isn't...
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Four Books by Mark Alan Stamaty from the Stephen Kroninger Collection
Stephen Kroninger has submitted photographs of four books with original sketches by Mark Alan Stamaty.MacDoodle St. (1980) consists of collected comic strips originally published in the Village Voice....
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Three Books on Writing, Two Signed by Mary Norris and One by Benjamin Dreyer
After work Tuesday I headed over to the Corner Bookstore for the book launch of Greek to Me by Mary Norris, the former copy editor of the New Yorker who is popularly known as the Comma Queen. I had...
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MoCCA Arts Festival 2019
Today is the first day of the MoCCA Arts Festival 2019 in New York City. If you can find the Battleship Intrepid, you can find your way to the MoCCA Fest at Metropolitan West this weekend. When you get...
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Saul Steinberg: Speech
Saul Steinberg salutes the speech balloon as only he can. The original 1966 art for Speech was offered for sale last August at the Mary Ran Gallery in Cincinnati for $4500. It was sold earlier this...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #657
Here is my dogged entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #657 for April 8, 2019. The drawing is by Jeremey Nguyen."On the Internet, nobody knows you're a human."Of course, this caption alludes...
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