Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Attempted Bloggery at Fifteen

Fifteen years ago today, I launched an endeavor called Attempted Bloggery. All aboard!

"My God! Somebody's launched us."
"Peter Arno's Side-Show," College Humor, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 1936, p. 11



Back on June 14, in anticipation of this milestone. I sought out ChatGPT for an Artificial Intelligence perspective on these nearly 5,300 posts. I tried to keep the prompt neutral in tone: "In about 100 words, comment on the blog Attempted Bloggery over the past fifteen years." Here's what I got in return:



Why, thank you. It was not my intention to go fishing for compliments here, yet I do find myself feeling somewhat flattered by the machine's kind words. I suppose I'll keep this blogging adventure going for a while longer—for my own sake if not the bot's.



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Sunday, June 29, 2025

eBay 101: Know Your New Yorker Cover Artists

Readers of this blog are no doubt familiar with the classic depiction of Eustace Tilley which graced The New Yorker's first cover in 1925. The artist, of course, was Rea Irvin and the cover was reproduced annually until 1994. Take, for example, the 1964 anniversary issue, as currently listed on eBay:

Rea Irvin
The New Yorker, February 22, 1964


Call me snobbish for saying so, but eBay sellers who deal in back issues of the magazine should be able to learn the essential cover illustrators. Even if they do not, the information is certainly easy enough to look up in any number of ways. At any rate, there is no excuse for the title of this eBay listing, which manages to misidentify the cover artist as Peter Arno:

"Peter Arno"
eBay listing accessed June 27, 2025





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Friday, February 21, 2025

The New Yorker at One Hundred

The New Yorker's first issue was dated February 21, 1925, exactly one hundred years ago today. Rea Irvin's inaugural cover illustration must have mystified many people who saw it at the newsstand. Today, of course, we can see it for what it is: a classic. Happy birthday to The New Yorker.

Rea Irvin
The New Yorker, February 21, 1925

 



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Saturday, June 26, 2021

The Attempted Bloggery Tenth Anniversary Index

No one has ever said a Google search is the next best thing to Attempted Bloggery's tenth anniversary index, but I'm still hoping. Enjoy.

The Attempted Bloggery Index
"Never index your own book."
—Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle, 1963

"And what, may I inquire, were
you doing in my house?"
Peter Arno
Preliminary New Yorker cartoon art, c. 1949




New Yorker Artists
Pat Achilles
Marisa Acocella
Harry Haenigsen
Kaamran Hafeez
Tim Hamilton
William Hamilton



Eyvind Earle
Concept painting from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959
Other Cartoonists, Comic Strip Artists, Comic Book Artists, and Animators



Dr. Seuss
Thoober



Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Baigneuse, 1888




Sander, August 
Konditor [Pastry Chef]
Photographers
Rockers
America
Women's Wear Daily




A Walt Disney celluloid from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 1937
Favorite Subjects



Balloons for sale, Main Street, USA
Walt Disney World, 2014
The Seasons

The Calendar 📅
New Year's Day 🎉


The Attempted Bloggery Centennial Posts 💯
Blog Post No. 100
Blog Post No. 200:  A Shaggy Dog Story

Blog Posts Missing Vital Information (Can you help out, Kind Reader?)

Selected Blogs and Websites of Interest

Selected Podcasts of Interest
The Cartoon Pad


Note:  Kindly report any misbehaving links to the management.

Since its initial posting this index has been updated numerous times.


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