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The New Yorker Book of Political Cartoons Signed by Four New Yorker Cartoonists
An extraordinary copy of The New Yorker Book of Political Cartoons (2000) was sold last month on eBay and is worth looking into. The book is signed and inscribed by no fewer than four New Yorker...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #454
After two weeks of failing to submit my caption, I've finally gotten my act back together. Here then is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #454 for December 8, 2014. The heavenly...
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Frank Sullivan and George Price: A Moose in the Hoose
Humorist Frank Sullivan wrote for the New Yorker and was a member of the Algonquin Round Table. In 1959 he published A Moose in the Hoose, a Christmas story illustrated by cartoonist George Price, who...
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Ronald Searle: Santa at the Shrine
What does Santa Clause do in the off season? Here he ventures to warmer climes and finds his way to a Santa shrine with the help of a guidebook and a perplexed reindeer. Ronald Searle pencilled in the...
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A Ronald Searle Christmas Inscription
A fine copy of Ronald Searle dans Le Monde bears an original inscription from the Searles to Ronald Searle's American representative. This book is the original French edition collecting Searle's...
View ArticleAn Anniversary
Shortly after my parents' 57th wedding anniversary last year my mother passed away following a long illness. Today would have been Mom and Dad's 58th anniversary but instead it has become an...
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Matthew Diffee's Life of the Party
An unpublished 2013 cartoon by Matthew Diffee carries a timely warning for Chanukah. The drawing was sold early this year in a charity auction for Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai and his wife Sharon....
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Book Review: The Pothunters and Other School Stories by P. G. Wodehouse
The Pothunters and Other School StoriesP.G. WodehouseP. G. Wodehouse famously wrote ninety-two books. This volume collects the first three of them. These early books are school stories. They were...
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Grinch Storyboard Drawing: Singing Without Any Presents at All
Who can forget when the Grinch realizes he hasn't stolen Christmas after all? Chuck Jones's 1966 animated television special of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" remains the most successful screen...
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Caroling Out in the Snow: Charles Saxon Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
Charles Saxon's flower children do some colorful caroling on a 1967 New Yorker cover. The preliminary artwork shown here belonged to writer Thomas Gallagher (1918-1992), a friend of Saxon's. Reader...
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Christmas Tree Chase: R. O. Blechman Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
A Christmas tree chasing an axe is the simple yet unlikely subject matter of a 1988 New Yorker cover by R. O. Blechman. The preliminary cover art was offered by Swann Galleries in January where it did...
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A Trojan Christmas: R. O. Blechman Original New Yorker Cover Art
http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/virgil_a007.htmR. O. Blechman's witty 1990 New Yorker cover depicts the personal battle we wage each year over Christmas gift wrapping and decorating. The...
View ArticleI Believe in Father Christmas
Greg Lake performs his seasonal single "I Believe in Father Christmas" in St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull joins him on flute. Other musicians are David Arch and Florian...
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The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons with a Bob Mankoff Self-Portrait
In a copy of The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons sold on eBay, cartoon editor Bob Mankoff has merged his signature with his self-portrait. The B in Bob forms a part of his left-facing profile. Bob...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #455
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #455 for December 15, 2014. The drawing is by David Borchart."See? My ex-wife has anger issues too."I considered these insightful captions as...
View ArticleTen Improbable News Headlines of 2015
So this guy comes up to me and says he has a little something for the blog. He shows me a list of headlines that will make the news in 2015. I take a quick look at it and say no way, this is utterly...
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My Best New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Captions of 2014
The truth is I'm not very funny. If you don't believe me, just ask my wife. Or else ask one of the judges of the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest where almost two years' worth of my most earnestly...
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The Best Attempted Bloggery Posts of 2014
I'm going to let you in on a little secret: When I start to write a blog post, I don't know where it will take me. I almost never use an outline, but instead rely on the particular features of...
View ArticleThe Attempted Bloggery Year-End Link Index for 2014
After three and a half years of blogging pretty much every day, I find it has become somewhat difficult to navigate the blog's extensive archives. Therefore, as a public service to those who don't know...
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Constantin Alajálov: Midnight Approaching
It's that time again....Constantin Alajálov,The Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1940http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/constantin-alajalov01385
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