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Claude in Playboy: The Ascent of Man
On the demise of the Playboy cartoon:"I think it’s a stupid move," says Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer, who drew for Playboy in the late 1950s to early 1960s. "If it’s simply...
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Blog Post No. 1800: The Wrong Bag
Last week on his blog, Mike Lynch published all the Best of the Post: 1946-1960 postwar cartoons collected in the Saturday Evening Post issue of January 2, 1960. One of them by Irwin Caplan may sound a...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #512
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #512 for March 7, 2016. The drawing is by Harry Bliss."I don't care how many it sleeps."Note: Last week Jack Ziegler got out the mismatched...
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Something Rotten!
On Tuesday evening we saw the musical "Something Rotten!" (2015) at the St. James Theatre. It was a very enjoyable show. Illustrations for the production are by Peter de Sève. I've collected a few of...
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Fiddler on the Roof 2015 Revival
Wednesday night I had tickets to the new revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Broadway Theatre. Why didn't you join us?Behind The Recording of "Tradition!"Just to the north is the Ed Sullivan...
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Legends
On Friday evening, we attended the Greatest Show on Earth!http://www.realmomreviews.net/2014/05/ringling-bros-and-barnum-bailey-present-legends/The Torres FamilyAcrobats Attempt Four Back-to-Back...
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And Then There Was Trump
It's time for a postscript to Barry Blitt'sNew Yorker cover of July 27, 2015. Blitt shows Donald Trump entering the Republican Presidential candidate "pool" with a graceless belly flop as Rand Paul,...
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Good Fences... Part 3
This is not your ordinary spring cleaning. Our uphill neighbors continue to ravage their property to no known end.Note: There's more here on subject of the garden, including the original "Good...
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Barney Tobey's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Don't you love a parade? Barney Tobey commemorates the St. Patrick's Day Parade in this 1962 New Yorker cartoon.Barney Tobey,"When you need a cop, there's never one around."The New Yorker, March 17,...
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Edward Koren's Eye Exam
Contributor David from Manhattan provides the following scans from a copy of Edward Koren'sAre You Happy? The book is inscribed to Manhattan ophthalmologist David Pearce, who passed away in...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #513
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #513 for March 14, 2016. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."She asked for a three-way."Don't hate me for that. I didn't have many good caption...
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The Three Pets
I never dreamed my household would one day have three pets. As you can see, the place is more theirs than mine.Note: Check out the archives for the truth about cats and dogs.Spring has sprung.01810
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At Columbia University
Earlier this month I made my first visit to Columbia University in order to do some research in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. The first fruits of that labor will be published here this week...
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Peter Arno's Side-Show for July 1936
In its July 1936 issue, the magazine College Humor announced "a brand new feature by the inimitable Peter Arno." It was called "Side-Show" and it occupied a two-page spread in the magazine typically...
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Peter Arno's Side-Show for May 1937
In 1939, Peter Arno's second marriage would end in divorce as his first did in 1930. After that, he didn't marry again. His lead cartoon for "Peter Arno's Side-Show" from the May 1937 issue of College...
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Peter Arno's Side-Show for July 1937
The July 1937 issue of College Humor has three more cartoons by the splendid Peter Arno. For the full-page lead-in, Arno reminds us that we should never be oblivious to the mating habits of our...
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Peter Arno's Side-Show for September 1937
A couple of readers noted that Peter Arno's College Humor cartoons don't look entirely like his more celebrated New Yorker work. The cartoons in College Humor seem edgier and angrier. They are a little...
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Peter Arno's Side-Show for October 1937
Peter Arno's cartoons for the October 1937 issue of College Humor are wordless; they tell their story without the use of any captions. In the first drawing, a secretary is shocked to learn that all is...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #514
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #514 for March 21, 2016. The drawing is by Liam Francis Walsh."What does cartoon logic say about us using our guns?"These captions didn't...
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Charles Addams: Rabbit Ears
The New Yorker's Easter 1983 cover was created by Charles Addams. The bunny family of four are gathered in front of the television set, a jeweled egg reminiscent of Fabergé. Cable television was not...
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