Each week The New Yorker receives more than five hundred submissions from its regular cartoonists; who are all vying for one of the twenty coveted spots in the magazine. So what happens to the 75 percent of cartoons that dont make the cut? Some go back in a drawer; others go up on the refrigerator or into the filing cabinet...but the very best of all the rejects can be found right here in these pages. The Rejection Collection Vol. 2: The Cream of the Crap is the ultimate scrap heap of creative misfires -- from the lowbrow and the dirty to the politically incorrect and the weird; these rejects represent the best of the worst...in the best possible sense of the word. Handpicked by editor Matthew Diffee; these hilarious cartoons are accompanied by handwritten questionnaires and photographed self-portraits; providing a rare glimpse into the minds of the artists behind the rejection. With appendices that explore the top ten reasons why cartoons are rejected and examine the solitary nature of the job of cartooning -- plus a special bonus section of questions asked of and answered by cartoon editor Robert Mankoff -- this sequel to The Rejection Collection offers even deeper insight into the exercise in frustration; patience; and amusement that is being a New Yorker cartoonist. Warped; wicked; and wildly funny; The Rejection Collection Vol. 2 will appeal to every New Yorker fan -- and everyone with a taste for the absurd.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Peabody Essex Museum features this Chinese home.By MoccasinIf you have yet to tour this Chinese house moved to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem; put it on your itinerary. We toured the home on two separate occasions; because it is so fascinating.I am pleased to find this book available as an e-book for my Kindle. It was published around 2003; when the home was opened to the public at the Museum. Since they allow no picture taking in the home; the pictures in this book are very helpful. I enjoy reading the book; and submit this review before Ive read all of it. It would be nice if theyd update the title to include more features that Ive noticed during my tours of the home. Like the use of the giant bamboo to provide downspouts for rain runoff; which winds up in the two sisterns inside the courtyard. The tour guides also explained the security measures of the home; and how the women who resided there while the men of the family were away as merchants traveling all over the world. How the grandmother was head of the family then. I loved the enclosed courtyard and the two and three stories of the house; the use of shutters and the use of folding door panels and bed hangings to provide privacy and warmth as conditions required. The book explains the circumstances which led to the men becoming merchants and not farmers; and why it was a home composed primarily of women.Read about one family surviving many periods--centuries really--of Chinese history; which includes troubled times of the more recent generations. The home survives to tell the tale. Well worth understanding what this book offers.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating story of one womans love of Chinese culture.By Webb ScottNancy Berliner has written a marvelous book about the finding of an architectural gem in China and the journey that took both the writer and the building to their new home in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts!For those of us who are lucky enough to live in the area...the Yin Yu Tang House offers a step back into the rural history of China. Walking through the house and listening to the excellent narrative provided by the author; really makes the house come alive. The architecture is a wonder to Western eyes...the scale of it; the light and dark of it; the tiny cramped kitchen; the open roof with pools and plantings below; the second story balcony that wraps around the open space and provides access to the bedrooms; all make for a personal experience of a life and time long gone. But it is not just experiencing the house itself...but learning how the many generations lived in it and the traditions of their times.If you cant walk through the house in person; this book will do a darned good job of bringing it to you...everything that happened before ( and it is a pretty amazing story ) to what is happening now. For anyone who is interested in the social history of architecture and wants to read about a creative curator who really understands the value of what it can teach us about the past...this is the book for you!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love visiting this house and bringing my friends and family ...By Ruth DaterIf you visit the Peabody Essex Museum and want to know more about the Chinese house; this is the book for you. It has lots of pictures of the house as it was in China when it was purchased and tells the story of the family who lived in the house and were its primary owners. I love visiting this house and bringing my friends and family to see such an interesting historical setting. It brings alive Chinese history as one looks at the Mao posters and sees the intricate carvings of the windows. The baby minder is especially ingenuous.