Dorothy Parker has fans all over the world, as evidenced by the traffic to the site from more than 40 countries. We recently were named a site of the week (I think) by a newspaper in the Netherlands called Leeuwarder-Courant. I can’t be positive because this isn’t in English. But I think this is Dutch….
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Parker on Radio
Do you remember that catchy tune from 1995, “I Kissed A Girl” recorded by Jill Sobule? It was kind of a modest hit, and propelled by its bisexual elements. I actually met her in 1994 or ’95 when I was a producer at FX, the FOX cable station (when it used to have a music…
Polly’s in the House; In Print, Again
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…
New Dottie Locations
You ask, we deliver. More new pages to the Dot City guide to Dorothy Parker. There are 4 new additions to the site. Because so many members keep asking, “Where did Mrs. Parker drink?” I went out and added three places that Dottie tipped back a few. “21” is the most famous of all, and…
Make it a Benchley Night; Blast from the Past
There is a great video now on sale in the Book Shop that captures on film three of the key members of the Algonquin Round Table: Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott and Donald Ogden Stewart. Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin is a must-have for fans of the Gonk. The video is a compilation…
Rumor Mill
Someone said that Angelina Jolie quotes “Resume” in the new movie Girl, Interrupted . Has anyone seen this Winona Ryder vehicle, and care to comment? Annie Hall, Meet Marion Marion Meade will always hold a special place in all our hearts for her definitive biography 10 years ago of Dorothy Parker, What Fresh Hell Is…