Article Of Interest: “Can Joy Of The Arts Bring Us Together?” From The Washington Post, November 10, 2023, “Can Joy Of The Arts Bring Us Together?” — this piece on The Jar, (with Liza Donnelly content). — photo by Eric Korenman ____________________________________________________________________ Book Spotlight Talking with a tableful of New Yorker cartoonists yesterday, Frank Modell’s name
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Cassettes, Anyone? Back in the late 1970s, early 1980s, cassettes seemed to be giving vinyl records a run for their money — they were the next big thing. Altho I had been buying vinyl albums for decades, the idea of the cassette — especially buying blank tapes and making your own mix — was appealing. I had the beginnings of
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_______________________________________________________________________ Attempted Bloggery & Buying Books “Sight Unseen” Here’s another installment in the Attempted Bloggery series “Sight Unseen” which describes books bought despite patchy info provided by the seller. This particular purchase turned out well for Stephen Nadler (the fellow behind the Attempted Bloggery curtain). Go here to read more. Two lions of The New Yorker cartoon world, and the
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The New Yorker Issue Of January 1, 1979 Yesterday, while in the Spill library, I closed my eyes for a moment and grabbed a bound volume of New Yorkers off the shelf. By happy accident, I selected January-February 1979. Opening to the first issue I saw this: Although there have been many many great New Yorker New Year’s covers
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