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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
This reminds me of the cartoon caption contest. The submitted captions are often actually funny. But the setups are challenging because they're things like a caveman riding a subway or an alien talking to a cow. Whereas most actual New Yorker cartoons feature mundane scenes of two people walking down the street, or talking at a cocktail party, or sitting in a living room and the humor is all in the words.
Front-Ranger:
In the new issue I read the article about the Oscar streaker. Surprised about how long it was but it turns out that the guy, named Robert Opel, had a pretty eventful life. Too bad he and so many of his generation are gone so soon.
Also surprising that the magazine reviewed Spare so favorably. They give a lot of credit to the ghostwriter for making the story almost Shakespearian in scope.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on February 04, 2023, 12:09:30 pm ---In the new issue I read the article about the Oscar streaker. Surprised about how long it was but it turns out that the guy, named Robert Opel, had a pretty eventful life. Too bad he and so many of his generation are gone so soon.
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I really enjoyed that one. I hadn't thought of the streaker craze for years on years. I recognized the name Jack Fritscher.
Front-Ranger:
I started the article on Salman Rushdie in the latest issue. It is definitely a must-read, written by the editor, David Remnick.
Front-Ranger:
Maybe I recommended the article a bit too early. It kind of fizzles after the attack.
Back on the "What's funny" topic, this from Garrison Keillor on A.I. is pretty funny although I didn't LOL:
https://garrisonkeillor.substack.com/p/a-column-written-by-a-man-pen-on?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
I know Keillor wrote for the New Yorker a lot. I think he's funny as a fellow Midwesterner, but I know there are people who revile him.
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