A Soglow Miscellany Otto Soglow’s been gone for quite awhile now (he died in 1975) but his Little King lives on, at least in hearts, minds, “vintage” merch, books, and through online searches (Google
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Tag: Attempted Bloggery
Friday Spill: Attempted Bloggery’s Stephen Nadler Guests On Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; A Kovarsky Proposed New Yorker Cover
Stephen Nadler, who is the fellow behind the curtain at New Yorker cartoonist/cartoon-centric Attempted Bloggery, is this week’s guest on the always interesting Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. Above, bottom left: Stephen Nadler. Clock-wise from top left: CCCP co-hosts, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Vin Coca. And be sure to check out today’s Attempted Bloggery. It looks at yet another beautiful
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Thurber Thursday: How Much Is That Doggie?; A Proposed Kovarsky New Yorker Cover On Attempted Bloggery
How Much Is That Doggie? This lovely Thurber dog is listed by Between The Covers, a bookseller of interest (the catalogs are always fascinating). The seller declined to date the drawing, but it’s very safe to say it’s later Thurber, but not as late as the Thurber dog shown below. Thurber dogs drawn near the end of his life
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Friday Spill: Rich Sparks Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Lots Of Olddens On Attempted Bloggery; “A New Yorker State Of Mind” Looks at The New Yorker’s Issue Of May 5, 1934
Rich Sparks Guests On The Caption Contest Podcast –Screen grab, clockwise from top left: Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, Vin Coca, and Rich Sparks. Rich Sparks is this week’s guest on the always entertaining Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. In this episode the “Ten A Week” faux commandment comes up yet again! Listen to the Rich Sparks episode here. Mr. Sparks began
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