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A New Case for a New iPhone
The case arrived today for my new iPhone 6. Like the last case I had for the iPhone 5S, it is a George Booth design featuring an English bull terrier. If you recognize me about town carrying my new...
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The Runner-Up iPhone Case
When I sat down to select my new iPhone case, I had to choose between one with a gorgeous 1974 New Yorker cover by George Booth and one with a brilliant New Yorker cartoon by Charles Barsotti. The...
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Ed Arno's Superman
Superman goes to a fortuneteller in this original cartoon art by Ed Arno. It was first offered on eBay in 2013 for $50. When it received no bids, the seller lowered the price to $25 and it sold.Ed...
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Ed Arno's Blind Beggar
Ed Arno's 1985 oil on canvas Blind Man Begging shows the hazard of not being able to see where the money is going. It was offered for sale on eBay in 2013, eventually selling for $49. Two years earlier...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for January/February 2015
Well, now I've done it. Having used this very public platform to endorse New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff for President--admittedly a long shot but nevertheless an excellent choice--the Federal...
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Ed Arno's Cover Mock-Up for The Magic Fish
This Mock-Up for the front and back covers to Ed Arno'sThe Magic Fish (1967) was offered for sale on eBay in 2013. It is called original cover artwork in the eBay listing, and as far as the fish is...
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A Look at the New Yorker's Seventh Issue: April 4, 2015
Ilonka Karasz was making beautiful covers for The New Yorker within a few weeks of its founding, and she is making beautiful covers for The New Yorker today. For almost forty years I have been grateful...
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The Greenwich Village Art Show: Helen E. Hokinson New Yorker Cover Art
The Greenwich Village Outdoor Art Show is a perennial New York event which takes place in the vicinity of Washington Square Park. Helen Hokinson's uptown matron seems a bit out of place down in the...
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A Look at the New Yorker's Ninth Issue: April 18, 1925
H. O. Hofman's first New Yorker cover plays to one of the magazine's strengths: its theatre coverage. Fred and Adele Astaire are captivating Broadway audiences in 1925 and this cover illustration may...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #467
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #467 for March 23, 2015. The drawing is by Paul Noth."I told him no way you're flying south without me."Here are some other working captions I...
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A New Case for a New iPhone
The case arrived today for my new iPhone 6. Like the last case I had for the iPhone 5S, it is a George Booth design featuring an English bull terrier. If you recognize me about town carrying my new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Runner-Up iPhone Case
When I sat down to select my new iPhone case, I had to choose between one with a gorgeous 1974 New Yorker cover by George Booth and one with a brilliant New Yorker cartoon by Charles Barsotti. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ed Arno's Superman
Superman goes to a fortuneteller in this original cartoon art by Ed Arno. It was first offered on eBay in 2013 for $50. When it received no bids, the seller lowered the price to $25 and it sold.Ed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ed Arno's Blind Beggar
Ed Arno's 1985 oil on canvas Blind Man Begging shows the hazard of not being able to see where the money is going. It was offered for sale on eBay in 2013, eventually selling for $49. Two years earlier...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for January/February 2015
Well, now I've done it. Having used this very public platform to endorse New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff for President--admittedly a long shot but nevertheless an excellent choice--the Federal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ed Arno's Cover Mock-Up for The Magic Fish
This Mock-Up for the front and back covers to Ed Arno'sThe Magic Fish (1967) was offered for sale on eBay in 2013. It is called original cover artwork in the eBay listing, and as far as the fish is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Look at the New Yorker's Seventh Issue: April 4, 1925
Ilonka Karasz was making beautiful covers for The New Yorker within a few weeks of its founding, and she is making beautiful covers for The New Yorker today. For almost forty years I have been grateful...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #468
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #468 for March 30, 2015. The drawing is by Mick Stevens."I love Roswell in the spring."Here's another close caption encounter:"You're...
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Captioning: Learning from George Booth
Two years ago today I entered my first cartoon caption contest. While my caption entries have had no impact on the New Yorker's weekly contest, they have enjoyed modest success in the bimonthly Moment...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #470
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #470 for April 13, 2015. The drawing is by Frank Cotham."You know perfectly well there's nobody here named Miley."Alternatively, I thought of...
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