With Youtube taking off and being part of the pop culture, it was only a matter of time before Dorothy Parker was part of it. But instead of just uploading (and not legally) clips of Jennifer Jason Leigh from Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, some rising filmmaker’s have taken their own creative look at…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
Walking Tour on Sunday, 3/18
The Walking Tour will be held on Sunday, despite the weather. If the snow is over your knee, then it will be cancelled, and we will stay in the Algonquin Hotel lobby and drink copious amounts of cocktails. Otherwise, the walk will continue, beginning at Noon. Hope to see you there. www.dorothyparker.com
Random House Debuts Widget
Check out this new widget that Random House has unveiled. It allows you to browse inside books and see sample pages and chapters. Users can blow them up to large size for easy using. There also is a very cool tool that lets Web site users put the code directly onto their blogs. I tried…
Virginia Production to Feature Parker
This press release was sent to the web site today from The American Century Theater, about their show at Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, February 23 to March 24. The theater is located at 2700 South Lang Street in Arlington, Virginia. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 PM, and 2:30 matinees February 24,…
Five Bucks Well Spent
I just came across this on Amazon.com and have no clue what it is. It appears to be a poster for an edition of the Portable Dorothy Parker I’ve never even seen. Who is Michael Farrell? The illustrator? It looks like All Posters is selling a 24″ x 34″ poster of this cover. Any interest?…
Seth Cover Earns Kudos
Designer Chip Kidd is perhaps the biggest name in book jacket design. He has created iconic covers for scores of bestsellers. Last weekend, The Washington Post asked him what his favorite jackets were from 2006, and he named the Penguin Classics Deluxe editions as among his picks. He singled out Seth and his Portable Dorothy…