Author:James Grover Thurber/Articles

Articles

1920s

• The Talk of the Town, ""Riders"," The New Yorker, September 24, 1927, p. 15
• The Talk of the Town, "Where Time Has Stopped," The New Yorker, February 25, 1928, p. 11
• "The Psyching of Mr. Rogers," The New Yorker, April 27, 1929, p. 22

1931

• The Greatest Man In The World, The New Yorker, February 21, 1931, p. 20
• The Talk of the Town, "A. A. of A. and L.", The New Yorker, April 4, 1931, p. 15
• The Talk of the Town, "Ruggles", The New Yorker, May 16, 1931, p. 11
• The Talk of the Town, "Big Buff," The New Yorker, August 22, 1931, p. 9

1932

• "Isn't life lovely!," The New Yorker, June 25, 1932, p. 15

1933

• "Recollections of Henry James," The New Yorker, June 17, 1933, p. 11
• The Talk of the Town, "No Parking", The New Yorker, August 26, 1933, p. 11
• The Talk of the Town, "Rough on Rats," The New Yorker, September 2, 1933, p. 6

1934

• "How To Tell A Fine Old Wine," The New Yorker, February 24, 1934, p. 17
• The Talk of the Town, "Life of a Star.," The New Yorker, March 3, 1934, p. 14
• "Hell Only Breaks Loose Once," The New Yorker, March 10, 1934, p. 19
• "Notes For a Proletarian Novel," The New Yorker, June 9, 1934, p. 17
• The Talk of the Town, "Heads Up!," The New Yorker, July 28, 1934, p. 12
• "Has Photography Gone Too Far?," The New Yorker, August 11, 1934, p. 13
• "A Fairly Interesting Envelope," The New Yorker, August 25, 1934, p. 20

1935

• "Producers Never Think Twice," The New Yorker, February 16, 1935, p. 17
• The Talk of the Town, "Herb Heaven.," The New Yorker, August 17, 1935, p. 10
• The Talk of the Town, "Fish Doctor.," The New Yorker, August 24, 1935, p. 13
• The Talk of the Town, "The Last Horse.," The New Yorker, August 31, 1935, p. 11
• "How To See A Bad Play," The New Yorker, September 14, 1935, p. 19
• ""Why Not Die."," The New Yorker, September 21, 1935, p. 21
• "Smashup," The New Yorker, October 5, 1935, p. 23
• "An Author Stands Corrected," The New Yorker, October 12, 1935, p. 50
• "How To Listen To A Play," The New Yorker, October 19, 1935, p. 21
• "Doc Marlowe," The New Yorker, November 2, 1935, p. 19
• "A Couple of Hamburgers," The New Yorker, November 16, 1935, p. 20
• The Talk of the Town, "Eldorado 5.," The New Yorker, November 23, 1935, p. 10
• "Guns and Game Calls.," The New Yorker, December 14, 1935, p. 25
• "Aisle Seats In The Mind," The New Yorker, December 21, 1935, p. 19
• "Street Scene," The New Yorker, December 28, 1935, p. 10

1936

• "Essays on Dignity," The New Yorker, January 4, 1936, p. 19
• The Talk of the Town, "The Great Chalice," The New Yorker, January 4, 1936, p. 9
• "The Breaking Up of the Winships," The New Yorker, January 11, 1936, p. 15
• "Nine Needles," The New Yorker, January 25, 1936, p. 17
• "The Admiral On The Wheel," The New Yorker, February 1, 1936, p. 16
• "My Day," The New Yorker, February 15, 1936, p. 17
• The Talk of the Town, "Ships and Shoes," The New Yorker, February 15, 1936, p. 11
• A Reporter at Large, "CRIME IN THE CUMBERLANDS," The New Yorker, February 29, 1936, p. 39
• The Talk of the Town, "Six Figures.," The New Yorker, February 29, 1936, p. 9
• The Talk of the Town, "Wired Seats.," The New Yorker, March 21, 1936, p. 11
• "Bateman Comes Home," The New Yorker, March 28, 1936, p. 21
• "Wake Up And Live, Eh?," The New Yorker, April 18, 1936, p. 17
• Where Are they Now?, "BOY FROM BOSTON," The New Yorker, April 18, 1936, p. 23
• "The Hiding Generation," The New Yorker, May 2, 1936, p. 17
• "Suli Suli," The New Yorker, May 16, 1936, p. 17
• "Highball Flags," The New Yorker, June 13, 1936, p. 17
• "My Memories of D. H. lawrence," The New Yorker, June 27, 1936, p. 18
• Where Are they Now?, "LITTLE JOHNNY.," The New Yorker, July 4, 1936, p. 19
• The Talk of the Town, "Red Light," The New Yorker, August 1, 1936, p. 7
• "Goodbye, Mr. O Charles Meyer!," The New Yorker, August 1, 1936, p. 12
• "Something About Polk," The New Yorker, August 8, 1936, p. 13
• The Talk of the Town, "Domestic Incident," The New Yorker, August 8, 1936, p. 7
• "Statistics.," The New Yorker, August 29, 1936, p. 7
• The Talk of the Town, ""Souvenirs"," The New Yorker, September 5, 1936, p. 9
• "Remembrance of Things Past," The New Yorker, September 12, 1936, p. 25
• The Talk of the Town, "Don't Move!," The New Yorker, September 19, 1936, p. 11
• "Outline of Scientists," The New Yorker, September 19, 1936, p. 17
• "Food Fun For The MenFolks," The New Yorker, October 3, 1936, p. 15
• "Case Against Women," The New Yorker, October 24, 1936, p. 15
• The Talk of the Town, "Rural Free Delivery," The New Yorker, October 24, 1936, p. 9
• "Case of the Laughing Butler," The New Yorker, October 31, 1936, p. 15
• Where Are they Now?, "Finnigan.," The New Yorker, October 31, 1936, p. 19
• The Talk of the Town, The New Yorker, November 7, 1936, p. 11
• "Footnote On A Course of Study," The New Yorker, November 7, 1936, p. 17
• "The Wood Duck," The New Yorker, November 21, 1936, p. 19
• The Talk of the Town, "Boston Stagehand," The New Yorker, November 21, 1936, p. 11
• "Let Your Mind Alone!-II," The New Yorker, December 5, 1936, p. 37
• "Mrs. Phelps," The New Yorker, December 12, 1936, p. 39
• The Talk of the Town, "Pursuit," The New Yorker, December 19, 1936, p. 15
• "Let Your Mind Alone!; Pythagoras And The Ladder," The New Yorker, November 28, 1936, p. 15
• "Let Your Mind Alone!-III," The New Yorker, December 19, 1936, p. 24
• Where Are they Now?, "THE SANTA CLAUS GIRL," The New Yorker, December 19, 1936, p. 26
• "Merry Christmas To All," The New Yorker, December 26, 1936, p. 16

1937

• "Let Your Mind Alone!--IV," The New Yorker, January 9, 1937, p. 17
• Where Are they Now?, "A SORT OF GENIUS.," The New Yorker, January 23, 1937, p. 21
• "Let Your Mind Alone--V; Anodynes for Anxieties," The New Yorker, January 30, 1937, p. 16
• "Let Your Mind Alone!--VI," The New Yorker, February 20, 1937, p. 19
• "Let Your Mind Alone!: Sex Ex Machina," The New Yorker, March 13, 1937, p. 20
• "No Standing Room Only," The New Yorker, March 20, 1937, p. 23
• [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1937/04/03/1937_04_03_023_TNY_CARDS_000168229 "Let Your Mind Alone," The New Yorker, April 3, 1937, p. 23
• "What are the leftists saying?," The New Yorker, April 10, 1937, p. 19
• "Men, Woman, and Dogs," The New Yorker, April 17, 1937, p. 23
• "Let Your Mind Alone!: XI. Miscellaneous Mentation," The New Yorker, May 1, 1937, p. 22
• "How To Write A Long Autobiography," The New Yorker, May 15, 1937, p. 21
• "Wild Bird Hickock and his friends," The New Yorker, May 29, 1937, p. 18
• "You Know How The French Are?," The New Yorker, July 17, 1937, p. 15
• "There's No Place Like Home," The New Yorker, August 14, 1937, p. 18
• Our Footloose Correspondents, "AN AFTERNOON IN PARIS," The New Yorker, September 11, 1937, p. 36
• "The Macbeth Murder Mystery," The New Yorker, October 2, 1937, p. 16
• "City of Light," The New Yorker, October 23, 1937, p. 70
• The Talk of the Town, "Sir Thomas.," The New Yorker, November 13, 1937, p. 15
• "Booksy Folks.," The New Yorker, November 20, 1937, p. 13
• "The Man Who Knew Too Little," The New Yorker, December 4, 1937, p. 29
• "Pepper for the Belgians," The New Yorker, December 18, 1937, p. 20

1938

• A Reporter at Large, "LA GRANDE VILLE DE PLAISIR," The New Yorker, January 29, 1938, p. 25
• [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1938/03/05/1938_03_05_019_TNY_CARDS_000171227 "After Cato, What?," The New Yorker, March 5, 1938, p. 19
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, The New Yorker, April 16, 1938, p. 32
• "Final orders given by a very ill country gentleman to his grief-stricken secretary," The New Yorker, April 23, 1938, p. 19
• "A Ride with Olympy," The New Yorker, April 30, 1938, p. 17
• "Character of Catastrophe," The New Yorker, May 28, 1938, p. 17
• The Talk of the Town, "News From Rome," The New Yorker, August 13, 1938, p. 7
• Where Are they Now?, "DEATH OF A DOG.," The New Yorker, August 20, 1938, p. 24
• "Laughs from London," The New Yorker, August 27, 1938, p. 31
• The Talk of the Town, "Curse," The New Yorker, September 3, 1938, p. 9
• Where Are they Now?, "The Hoosier Cyclone," The New Yorker, September 17, 1938, p. 51
• "Letters of James Thurber," The New Yorker, October 8, 1938, p. 17
• Famous poems illustrated, VII; 6 drawings illustrating Ben Bolt, (In The New Yorker, Aug. 5, 1939) (Renewal: R398150)
• Little man leading woman in a foxtrot. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Dec. 3, 1938) (Renewal: R377454)
• Dog leaning on elbow. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Dec. 10, 1938) (Renewal: R377452)
• Won't you put your burdens on me? Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Dec. 10, 1938) (Renewal: R377453)
• I'd feel a great deal easier if her husband hadn't gone to bed. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Dec. 17, 1938) (Renewal: R377456)
• Dog resting his head on master's knee. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Dec. 31, 1938) (Renewal: R377455)

1939

• What do you mean it was Brillig?, The New Yorker, January 7, 1939, p. 18 (Renewal: R383599)
• Welcome back to the old water hole, Mrs. Bixby! Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Jan. 7, 1939) (Renewal: R383598)
• Spot drawing of two couples sitting at a table with drinks. (In The New Yorker, Jan. 14, 1939) (Renewal: R383606)
• "Fables For Our Time--I," The New Yorker, January 21, 1939, p. 19
  • The mouse who went to the country, and others. (Renewal: R383601)
  • Spot drawing of animals (Renewal: R383600)
• She's all I know about Bryn Mawr, and she's all I have to know. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Jan. 28, 1939) (Renewal: R383603)
• "Fables For Our Time--II," The New Yorker, February 4, 1939, p. 20
  • The fairly intelligent fly, and others. (Renewal: R383605)
  • Spot drawing of animals. (Renewal: R383604)
• Spot drawing of man and woman in dance routine. (In The New Yorker, Feb. 11, 1939) (Renewal: R383602)
• "Fables For Our Time--III," The New Yorker, February 18, 1939, p. 19
  • Spot drawings of animals. (Renewal: R383609)
  • The moth and the star, and others. (Renewal: R383607)
• One of us ought to be a Boswell, taking this all down. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Feb. 18, 1939) (Renewal: R383608)
• Spot drawing of dog. (In The New Yorker, Feb. 25, 1939) (Renewal: R383611)
• It's our own story exactly, he bold as a hawk, she soft as the dawn. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Feb. 25, 1939) (Renewal: R383610)
• Yoo-hoo, it's me and the ape man. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Mar. 4, 1939) (Renewal: R383612)
• Famous poems illustrated, I; 6 drawings illustrating Excelsior by Longfellow. (In The New Yorker, Mar. 11, 1939) (Renewal: R383613)
• ""Excelsior"," The New Yorker, March 11, 1939, p. 28
• "Exelcior (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)," The New Yorker, March 11, 1939, p. 28
• I said the hounds of spring are on winter's traces, but let it pass, let it pass. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Mar. 18, 1939) (Renewal: R383616)
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to (Renewal: R383615) and (Renewal: R382398) (New Yorker issue (Renewal: R382049) New Yorker Archive
• Famous poems illustrated, II The New Yorker, March 25, 1939, p. 21; 4 drawings illustrating The sands o'Dee, by Kingsley. (Renewal: R383614)
• Look out for the Warelians. (In The New Yorker, Apr. 1, 1939) (Renewal: R386584)
• "Look Out For the Warelians!," The New Yorker, April 1, 1939, p. 17
• He's been like this ever since Munich. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Apr. 1, 1939) (Renewal: R386583)
• Famous poems illustrated, III. The New Yorker, April 8, 1939, p. 26. 6 drawings illustrating Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott. (Renewal: R386585)
• ""Lochinvar"," The New Yorker, April 8, 1939, p. 26
• He gave up smoking and humor the first of the year. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Apr. 15, 1939) (Renewal: R386581)
• I love the idea of there being two sexes, don't you? Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Apr. 22, 1939) (Renewal: R386582)
• "Fables For Our Time--IV," The New Yorker, April 29, 1939, p. 23
  • Spot drawing of animals. (Renewal: R386587)
  • The bear who let it alone; The owl who was God; The sheep in wolf's clothing.(Renewal: R386586)
• Famous poems illustrated, IV. 7 drawings illustrating Locksley Hall, by Tennyson. (In The New Yorker, May 6, 1939) (Renewal: R386588)
• What do you want me to do with your remains, George? Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, May 13, 1939) (Renewal: R386589)
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "BACKWARD AND DOWNWARD WITH MR PUNCH.," The New Yorker, May 13, 1939, p. 58 (Renewal: R386590)
• How do you stand on a third term, scout, right or wrong? Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, May 20, 1939) (Renewal: R391262)
• Unfamiliar misquotations, The New Yorker, May 20, 1939, p. 18 (Renewal: R391263)
• My husband has insured my life for a hundred thousand dollars. Isn't that sweet? Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, May 27, 1939) (Renewal: R391264)
• Thinking ourselves into trouble. (In Forum, June 1939) (Renewal: R391261)
• Famous poems illustrated, V. 2 drawings, In The New Yorker, June 3, 1939, p. 23 (Renewal: R391257)
• "Vengeance of 3902090," The New Yorker, June 10, 1939, p. 16
• Spot drawing of dog carrying satchel in his mouth. (In The New Yorker, June 10, 1939) (Renewal: R391260)
• I don't want him to be comfortable if he's going to look too funny. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, June 10, 1939) (Renewal: R391258)
• The vengeance of 3902090. (In The New Yorker, June 10, 1939) (Renewal: R391259)
• Famous poems illustrated, VI. 7 drawings, June 17, 1939, p. 26 (Renewal: R391265)
• Now take you and me, Blodgett, we're both men of the world. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, June 24, 1939) (Renewal: R391267)
• You wait here and I'll bring the etchings down. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, July 1, 1939) (Renewal: R391268)
• Spot drawing of big and little dogs in same pose. (In The New Yorker, July 15, 1939) (Renewal: R391266)
• Hello, darling, wool-gathering? Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, July 22, 1939) (Renewal: R391269)
• Maybe you don't have charm, Lily, but you're enigmatic. Drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, July 29, 1939) (Renewal: R391271)
• Fables for our time, V: The stork who married a dumb wife, and others., The New Yorker, July 29, 1939, p. 16 (Renewal: R391270)
• Fables for our time, VI; spot drawings of a stork, a crow and an elephant. (In The New Yorker, Aug. 5, 1939) (Renewal: R398149)
• Poetry, "Famous Poems Illustrated--VII: “Ben Bolt”," The New Yorker, August 5, 1939, p. 22
• He comes in here and sits all alone; drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Aug. 12, 1939) (Renewal: R398148)
• I come from haunts of coot and hern; drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Aug. 19, 1939) (Renewal: R398151)
• "Fables For Our Timer VI," The New Yorker, August 26, 1939, p. 21
  • The courtship of Arthur and Al, and others. (Renewal: R398154)
  • spot drawing of rabbits. (Renewal: R398153)
• I beg to differ with you; drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Sept. 2, 1939) (Renewal: R398152)
• Famous poems illustrated, VIII, The New Yorker, September 16, 1939, p. 30
  • 8 drawings illustrating Barbara Frietchie, by Whittier. (Renewal: R398155)
• Poetry, ""Barbara Frietchie"," The New Yorker, September 16, 1939, p. 30
• I suppose all you men think about is war; drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Oct. 14, 1939) (Renewal: R398147)
• Fables for our time, VII, The New Yorker, Oct. 21, 1939, p. 24
  • Spot drawing of animals (Renewal: R398145)
  • The birds and the foxes, and others. (Renewal: R398146)
• Famous poems illustrated, IX; 6 drawings illustrating, The glove and the lions, by Leigh Hunt. (In The New Yorker, Oct. 28, 1939) (Renewal: R398157)
• He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes; drawing with caption. (In The New Yorker, Nov. 4, 1939) (Renewal: R398156)
• "Courtship Through The Ages," The New Yorker, December 9, 1939, p. 27
• "Comment," The New Yorker, December 30, 1939, p. 9

1940

• "Fables For Our Time--VIII," The New Yorker, February 17, 1940, p. 25
• "The man who hated Moonbaum," The New Yorker, March 16, 1940, p. 30
• "Footnote On The Future," The New Yorker, June 15, 1940, p. 18

1941

• "The Whip-Poor-Will," The New Yorker, August 9, 1941, p. 12
• The Talk of the Town, "Service.," The New Yorker, September 27, 1941, p. 9
• The Talk of the Town, "Emergency.," The New Yorker, October 4, 1941, p. 13
• The Talk of the Town, "Alien," The New Yorker, October 25, 1941, p. 11
• The Talk of the Town, "Dire Tidings.," The New Yorker, November 29, 1941, p. 13

1942

• "Shubert, Shubert, I've been thinkin’," The New Yorker, January 10, 1942, p. 14
• "Here Lies Miss Groby," The New Yorker, March 21, 1942, p. 14
• "Helpful Hints And The Hoveys," The New Yorker, April 11, 1942, p. 15
• "A good man," The New Yorker, May 2, 1942, p. 16
• The Talk of the Town, "In the Bag.," The New Yorker, July 11, 1942, p. 7
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, August 29, 1942, p. 9
• "Memoirs of a Drudge," The New Yorker, October 3, 1942, p. 12
• The catbird seat," The New Yorker, November 14, 1942, p. 17

1943

• The Talk of the Town, "On Their Way.," The New Yorker, January 2, 1943, p. 11
• "The cane in the corridor," The New Yorker, January 2, 1943, p. 21
• The Talk of the Town, "Education.," The New Yorker, February 20, 1943, p. 7
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, February 20, 1943, p. 7
• "The Secret Life of James Thurber," The New Yorker, February 27, 1943, p. 15
• "1776--and all that," The New Yorker, April 24, 1943, p. 15
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "Soapland - O Pioneers. Part 1" The New Yorker, May 15, 1943, p. 34
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, June 19, 1943, p. 13
• "Comment," The New Yorker, July 3, 1943, p. 13
• "The Last of Pete.," The New Yorker, July 10, 1943, p. 13
• "The lady on 142," The New Yorker, August 21, 1943, p. 19

1944

• The Talk of the Town, "Humor," The New Yorker, January 1, 1944, p. 13
• The Talk of the Town, "Speed.," The New Yorker, January 8, 1944, p. 13
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, January 15, 1944, p. 13
• "Ecce Homo.," The New Yorker, February 26, 1944, p. 15
• The Talk of the Town, "Comparison," The New Yorker, July 22, 1944, p. 11
• The Cherboors, The New Yorker, Aug. 5, 1944, p. 17 (Renewal: R533596)
• "A Guide to the Literary Pilgrimage," The New Yorker, August 26, 1944, p. 23 (Renewal: R533597)
• "My Friend Domesticus," The New Yorker, September 9, 1944, p. 22
• Where did you get those big brown eyes and that tiny mind. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Sept. 2, 1944) (Renewal: R533598)
• How to name a dog. (In Good housekeeping, Oct. 1944) (Renewal: R533599)
• I wouldn't even let Cary Grant lounge around my house in the afternoon. Drawing. (In The New Yorker, Nov. 4, 1944) (Renewal: R533600)

1945

• The female snarl and the male sulk; A garble with an utter in its claws; The male wedlock cautiously approaching a clump of devil-may-care, the female. (In The New Yorker, July 7, 1945) (Renewal: R532280)
• The whited sepulchre; The misfit; The American playboy, or spendthrift, also sometimes called (Southern U.S.A.) and others. (In The New Yorker, Aug. 11, 1945) (Renewal: R534338)
• "Fairy Tales For Our Time; The Princess and the Tin Box," The New Yorker, September 29, 1945, p. 29
• The femur (left) and the metatarsal; the peeve (or pet peeve); the male and female tryst (In The New Yorker, Oct. 6, 1945) (Renewal: R535876)
• Flowers and butterflies (In The New Yorker, Nov. 3, 1945) (Renewal: R541266)

1947

• "The Waters Of The Moon," The New Yorker, March 1, 1947, p. 26
• "Thix," The New Yorker, April 26, 1947, p. 25
• "Here Come The Tigers," The New Yorker, August 23, 1947, p. 23
• "Am I Not Your Rosalind?," The New Yorker, November 8, 1947, p. 28
• "The Ordeal Of Mr. Matthews," The New Yorker, December 6, 1947, p. 39
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, December 13, 1947, p. 25
• The Talk of the Town, "December Fool.," The New Yorker, December 20, 1947, p. 23
• "The Glass of Fashion," The New Yorker, December 27, 1947, p. 20

1948

• "The Dewey Dewey Fog," The New Yorker, February 14, 1948, p. 22
• "Exhibit X," The New Yorker, March 6, 1948, p. 26
• The Talk of the Town, "Definition," The New Yorker, April 17, 1948, p. 19
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "Soapland I - O Pioneers!," The New Yorker, May 15, 1948, p. 34
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "SOAPLAND II - IVORYTOWN, RINSOVILLE, ANACINBURG, AND CRISCO CORNERS," The New Yorker, May 29, 1948, p. 30
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "Soapland III - Sculptors in Ivory," The New Yorker, June 12, 1948, p. 48
• "A Call On Mrs. Forrester (After Rereading, In My Middle Years, Willa Cather's "A Lost Lady" and Henry James' "The Ambassadors")," The New Yorker, June 19, 1948, p. 23
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "Soapland IV - The Invisible People," The New Yorker, July 3, 1948, p. 40
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "Soapland V - The Listening Women," The New Yorker, July 24, 1948, p. 63
• "Six For The Road," The New Yorker, December 18, 1948, p. 25

1949

• "File and Forget," The New Yorker, January 8, 1949, p. 24
• "The Notebooks of James Thurber," The New Yorker, February 5, 1949, p. 27
• "What A Lovely Generalization!," The New Yorker, March 26, 1949, p. 24
• "A Friend of the Earth," The New Yorker, June 4, 1949, p. 24
• "The American Literary Scene," The New Yorker, July 30, 1949, p. 21
• "Teacher's Pet," The New Yorker, August 20, 1949, p. 20
• "The Case of the Laughing Lady," The New Yorker, September 10, 1949, p. 24
• "The Comparable Max: A Quandary," The New Yorker, September 24, 1949, p. 34
• "A Final Note On Chanda Bell," The New Yorker, October 15, 1949, p. 28
• "The White Rabbit Caper," The New Yorker, November 19, 1949, p. 30

1950

• "There's A Time For Flags," The New Yorker, January 14, 1950, p. 23
• "The Interview," The New Yorker, February 25, 1950, p. 35
• "What Cocktail Party?," The New Yorker, April 1, 1950, p. 26
• "The Figgerin' Of Aunt Wilma," The New Yorker, June 10, 1950, p. 22
• Photograph Album: A Couple of Snapshots, The New Yorker, December 9, 1950

1951

• Photograph Album; The Tree On The Diamond," The New Yorker, January 6, 1951, p. 33
• "Photograph Album; Man With A Rose," The New Yorker, February 17, 1951, p. 26
• "Photograph Album; Daguerreotype of a Lady," The New Yorker, April 28, 1951, p. 24
• Recollections, "Photograph Album; Gentleman From Indiana," The New Yorker, June 9, 1951, p. 29
• "Photograph Album: Lavender With a Difference," The New Yorker, July 28, 1951, p. 20
• "Photograph Album; Man With A Pipe," The New Yorker, August 25, 1951, p. 33
• "Comment.," The New Yorker, September 1, 1951, p. 15
• "Do 'You Want To Make Something Out of it?, Or, If you Put An "O" On "Understo", You'll Ruin My "Thunderstorm"," The New Yorker, September 29, 1951, p. 27
• "Photograph Album; Man With A Pipe," The New Yorker, December 1, 1951, p. 45

1952

• "Photograph Album; Newspaperman," The New Yorker, January 5, 1952, p. 20
• "Photograph Album; Time Exposure," The New Yorker, February 16, 1952, p. 31
• "Photograph Album; Boy From Chillicothe," The New Yorker, April 19, 1952, p. 33
• "Photograph Album; Franklin Avenue, U.S.A.," The New Yorker, May 3, 1952, p. 34
• "The Case of Dimity Ann," The New Yorker, June 7, 1952, p. 22

1953

• "Shake Hands With Birdey Doggett," The New Yorker, May 9, 1953, p. 28

1954

• "Get Thee to A Monastery (under THEATRE heading)," The New Yorker, August 21, 1954, p. 54

1955

• "And A Happy New Year," The New Yorker, January 8, 1955, p. 24
• Holidays, "A Holiday Ramble," The New Yorker, April 2, 1955, p. 34
• "It's Your Mother," The New Yorker, May 14, 1955, p. 36
• "The Ladies of Orion," The New Yorker, June 11, 1955, p. 28
• "The Psychosemanticist Will See You Now, Mr. Thurber," The New Yorker, May 28, 1955, p. 28
• "The Moribundant Life, Or, Grow Along With Whom?," The New Yorker, October 1, 1955, p. 31
• "The Tyranny of Trivia," The New Yorker, December 17, 1955, p. 30

1956

• The Movies, "Hark, the Herald Tribune, Times, W. O. R. And All the Other Angels Sing!," The New Yorker, April 14, 1956, p. 40
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, May 12, 1956, p. 38
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, May 19, 1956, p. 28
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, May 26, 1956, p. 36
• "Further Fables Four Our Time," The New Yorker, June 9, 1956, p. 28
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, June 23, 1956, p. 24
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, July 7, 1956, p. 18
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, July 28, 1956, p. 23
• Obituary of John McNulty. Died Sunday, July 29, 1956, The New Yorker, August 4, 1956, p. 80
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, August 11, 1956, p. 19
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, September 1, 1956, p. 22
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, September 22, 1956, p. 45
• "Further Fables For Our Time," The New Yorker, October 13, 1956, p. 44

1958

• "Midnight At Tim's Place," The New Yorker, November 29, 1958, p. 46

1959

• "The Last Clock: A Fable for the Time, Such as it is, of Man.," The New Yorker, February 21, 1959, p. 28
• Comment, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ear Muffs," The New Yorker, June 20, 1959, p. 28
• "Conversation Piece: Connecticut," The New Yorker, August 22, 1959, p. 28
• Onward and Upward with the Arts, "The Wings of Henry James.," The New Yorker, November 7, 1959, p. 188
• "The Watchers of the Night," The New Yorker, December 26, 1959, p. 18

1960s

• "The Trouble With Man Is Man," The New Yorker, August 27, 1960, p. 25
• "The Spreading "You Know"," The New Yorker, December 31, 1960, p. 23
• "The Manic in the Moon," The New Yorker, August 19, 1961, p. 22

1990s

• "Cover Art Reprint, Apr. 29, 1939," The New Yorker, June 27, 1994, p. 174
• "The Big One.," The New Yorker, December 27, 1999, p. 37