My Crumb Collection Goes to Vassar— But Is It Art?
Considering all the trouble cartoons have caused in the world lately, it was with some trepidation that I entertained James Mundy’s request. James is both a friend and the director of the Francis...
View ArticleMy Crumb Collection Goes to Vassar- But Is It Art?
Considering all the trouble cartoons have caused in the world lately, it was with some trepidation that I entertained James Mundy’s request. James is both a friend and the director of the Francis...
View ArticleDon’t Change the Channel! When Alone at a Bar, That Is
There are some risks attached to changing the TV channel at your local bar—not all of them involving some drunk cracking a bottle over your head because he objects to your choice of programming—as one...
View ArticleDon’t Change the Channel! When Alone at a Bar, That Is
There are some risks attached to changing the TV channel at your local bar—not all of them involving some drunk cracking a bottle over your head because he objects to your choice of programming—as one...
View ArticleStrawberry Fields-Forever? Potholed Plot Jolts My Mom!
As I’ve been waiting for the right occasion to call 311, the Mayor’s complaint hotline, and it came when my mother recently almost took a header out of her wheelchair in Central Park. Let me explain....
View ArticleStrawberry Fields—Forever? Potholed Plot Jolts My Mom!
As I’ve been waiting for the right occasion to call 311, the Mayor’s complaint hotline, and it came when my mother recently almost took a header out of her wheelchair in Central Park. Let me explain....
View ArticleIt's the Turkey Parade! We Have C.P.W. Seats, But Will Stars Wave?
We celebrate the holiday shopping season slightly differently at our house. Instead of storming the Short Hills Mall at 6 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving, we scream at celebrities. Allow me to explain....
View ArticleIt’s the Turkey Parade! We Have C.P.W. Seats, But Will Stars Wave?
We celebrate the holiday shopping season slightly differently at our house. Instead of storming the Short Hills Mall at 6 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving, we scream at celebrities. Allow me to explain....
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Her Thieving Junkie Brother’s Memoir of Veronica the Great
THICK AS THIEVES: A BROTHER, A SISTER—A TRUE STORY OF TWO TURBULENT LIVESBy Steve Geng Henry Holt, 292 pages, $24 Several of New Yorker satirist and editor Veronica Geng’s friends—among them Philip...
View ArticleHillary’s Would-Be Assassin Tries Bank Robbery Instead
Some people excel at journalism or poetry but strike out when they try their hand at fiction. Others are talented shoplifters but quickly find themselves behind bars when they turn to armed robbery....
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It’s Always the Broken Headlight: Dotty Pothead Nabbed on Road
One mistake crooks frequently make is that they attract unnecessary attention to themselves. They get pulled over for something preventable, such as running a red light, and then when the cop searches...
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It’s Always the Broken Headlight: Dotty Pothead Nabbed on Road
One mistake crooks frequently make is that they attract unnecessary attention to themselves. They get pulled over for something preventable, such as running a red light, and then when the cop searches...
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Not the Watergate Break-In, But a Plumber All the Same
It’s bad enough when workmen enter your apartment, don’t fix your problem and leave behind a mess. But what’s really irritating is when they also burglarize the place. That’s what happened to one...
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Not the Watergate Break-In, But a Plumber All the Same
It’s bad enough when workmen enter your apartment, don’t fix your problem and leave behind a mess. But what’s really irritating is when they also burglarize the place. That’s what happened to one...
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Hillary’s Would-Be Assassin Tries Bank Robbery Instead
Some people excel at journalism or poetry but strike out when they try their hand at fiction. Others are talented shoplifters but quickly find themselves behind bars when they turn to armed robbery....
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