The infamous madam Polly Adler is now online with DOT CITY. She was a friend of Dorothy Parker’s, and ran a brothel for 25 years. See her page here. April 16 is the date of what would be Polly’s 100th birthday. So do something sinful this weekend… Just got word that the May issue of…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Autograph Action Sets Record
Online auction fever is driving up the price of signed first editions. This isn’t news. But the record-breaking price for a signed Dorothy Parker first edition on Ebay was set this month. On March 14, an Oklahoma collector auctioned off a signed edition of Parker’s 1936 greatest hits package Not So Deep As A Well…
Weekend of Words in May
If it wasn’t for Dorothy Parker and her friends, there may not even be a New Yorker magazine today. That is why the publication shouldn’t ever forget the contributions of the original founders of the magazine, which in now celebrating its 75th anniversary. To mark the occasion, there is going to be The New Yorker…
Dottie in death
If you are a Dothead you may also have a fascination with death. That is why we’re really happy for sites like Scott Michaels’ Findadeath.com, the best Internet guide to celebrities who are six feet under. When I first started visiting Scott’s site last month, I really wanted Dorothy Parker to be on the list….
West Coast Shows Us Love
Good news comes in surprising ways. We got a message from Roger Yim, the “Best of the Web coordinator” of the San Francisco Chronicle. The newspaper tabbed DOT CITY as one of the best sites around for book lovers. For some reason we got thrown in with Jane Austen, which is kind of like having…
Excellent Evening
I’ve now attended four productions based on Dorothy Parker material. The way to judge a Parker play is on the acting. Because the source material is always excellent, and always the same, drawing on Parker short stories or verses. So it was with some bit of prejudice that I went over to the West 42nd…