In these heartbreaking times of the coronavirus and fears of a global pandemic, when the outbreak is impacting millions of lives and scores of families have already lost loved ones, many commentators and historians are writing about the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. The mysterious form of the influenza virus killed between 20 and 40 million…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
4 More “Lost” Dorothy Parker Poems Uncovered
In the world of “lost” Dorothy Parker poems, there is no greater sleuth than Stuart Y. Silverstein. His groundbreaking 1996 book Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker, uncovered more than 120 pieces that Parker had not collected in her lifetime. In 2020, four more are included to the realm of missing poems….
Bald Eagle Shot, Wounded, Rescued; Named Dorothy Parker and Recovering in Rehab Center
In late November a shotgun-toting schmuck took shots at an American Bald Eagle in rural Missouri. She was wounded in her leg and wing, coming down in a cornfield northwest of Granville, in Monroe County. Quick-thinking by the landowner drew agents from the Missouri Department of Conservation to rescue the bird. Although bald eagles are…
700 Dorothy Parker Words You Never Read Before About Hollywood
It is Hollywood awards show season, so this is the perfect time to uncover a long-lost Dorothy Parker book review about the town that she loathed so much. This incredible find is the review of the classic What Makes Sammy Run? written by Budd Schulberg. Parker wrote the review for PM, a left-leaning New York…
15 Dorothy Parker Poems, 1 Classic Short Story, Enter Public Domain in U.S.
Due to the strange machinations of U.S. copyright law, on January 1, 2020, more works of art, film, music, poetry, and writing will enter the public domain. This milestone will bring out work published in 1924 that copyrights have been lifted. Dorothy Parker makes the list with a few gems published 96 years ago, including…
Repeal Day Party December 5 at NY Distilling Company, See the Mink
The Repeal Society is holding its 4th annual Repeal Day Party on Thursday, December 5, and they are having at New York Distilling Company, purveyors of Dorothy Parker Gin. The party is hosted by Miss Art Deco Dandy Dillinger and it will feature a special treat for Dorothy Park fans: the mink coat we raised…