Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Sight Unseen: Lea and Everett Raymond Kinstler's Copy of Here at The New Yorker by Brendan Gill

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Brendan Gill's Here at The New Yorker was published in 1975 to celebrate the magazine's fiftieth anniversary. It served as my intr...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Sight Unseen: Lore's Copy of Edward Koren's Do You Want to Talk About It?

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The idea behind Sight Unseen posts is pretty simple: I select a book that sounds visually appealing even though I actually cannot see what i...
Monday, October 20, 2025

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #964

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In  The New Yorker  Cartoon Caption Contest #964 from the issue of October 20, 2025, we are looking at a baseball park's outfield. Two g...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Bob Wilson's Copy of The Very Fine Clock by Muriel Spark and Edward Gorey, Plus Another

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The Very Fine Clock (1968) by Muriel Spark with pictures by Edward Gorey is now being reissued in a beautiful new edition from Transit Ch...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Sean Thackrey's Copy of Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge by Ralph Steadman

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Doodaaa:  The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge (2002)  is, I believe,  Ralph Steadman's satirical prose take on the arts in general and Dad...
Friday, October 17, 2025

"Something Else Entirely: The Illustration Art of Edward Gorey" Opening Reception

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Last night the Society of Illustrators hosted the official opening reception for the exhibition "Something Else Entirely: The Illustrat...