In the New Yorker...

[serious crayons]

Thanks. I'll have to try to find it on YouTube. I would still like to have a copy for "the library," as I understand from a friend that these online things can eventually "go away."

Well, the other danger is that the things that allow you to play the library contents may go away. Eight-track tapes, VHS movies, etc.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Well, the other danger is that the things that allow you to play the library contents may go away. Eight-track tapes, VHS movies, etc.

It is something to think about, but they'll still be around for quite a while, courtesy of eBay at least and probably Amazon as well. I have one on Watch on eBay right now (new in an unopened box). Many older TVs that are still around will have the ports where you can plug in a player. As long as the TV works, you can use it as a monitor.

You didn't mention music cassettes specifically, but I would bet you can still find plenty of players for cassettes, too.

[serious crayons]

You didn't mention music cassettes specifically, but I would bet you can still find plenty of players for cassettes, too.

I figured so too, which is why I didn't mention them.

[Jeff Wrangler]

I admit to being surprised. I just took another look at eBay. I didn't spend a lot of time looking through listings, but I saw that now you can buy DVD players that connect to smart TVs and have HDMI connections.

[Jeff Wrangler]

I admit to being surprised. I just took another look at eBay. I didn't spend a lot of time looking through listings, but I saw that now you can buy DVD players that connect to smart TVs and have HDMI connections.

I didn't think to ask when he got it (  ), but I learned today that a friend has a fairly new-looking VCR. He uses it to transfer old tapes of performances of his Brazilian music group to DVDs.

[Jeff Wrangler]

For when I get to the fiction issue (June 8 ), are there any stories in particular that are recommended?

Can anybody recognize the literature references in the cover art?

In the top row "Alice in Wonderland" and "Moby-dick" are pretty obvious. I think maybe the second from the right is a reference to "The Raven." I have no clue as to the steamboat and the butterflies.

In the second row I believe the second from the left is one of the "Little House" books, either "In the Big Woods" or "On the Prairie." I guess "On the Prairie" is more likely. The characters in the third panel from either end are clearly Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, but I don't get the significance of that thing they're staring at. I have no clue as to the other panels.

The bottom row of my copy is mostly obscured by the mailing label, except for the book signing in the right panel.

[Front-Ranger]

I've read two of the fiction pieces so far. Both involved child abuse and were depressing.

What I find funny about the cover is the little child in the corner outside the house looking at their phone.