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…
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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…
Restoring a Dorothy Parker Portrait
I recently acquired a rare Dorothy Parker photo I had never seen in more than 20 years of collecting. I was familiar with the image, because a similar one is on a dust jacket (The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker, Modern Library) and it appears it was taken moments apart. This image is…
Halloween Tour of Childhood & Young Adult Homes
Celebrate Halloween with the life of Dorothy Parker. The walking tour of her homes and haunts on the Upper West Side will be offered Thursday, Oct. 31, at Noon. We visit about 15 places related to the life of young Dorothy Rothschild, her family, and her lifestyle. See her school and where Dottie walked her…
NY Distilling Debuts Dorothy Parker Rose Petal Gin
The New York Distilling Company has extended its Dorothy Parker gin range with the launch of a limited edition expression infused with rose petals and elderberries. Dorothy Parker Rose Petal Gin is made with pink and red rose petals and crushed elderberries – one of the key botanicals in the core gin. Limited to 10,000…
New Yorker Podcast Reads 1955 Parker
In a curious episode of The New Yorker podcast, a Dorothy Parker short story deemed so poor it was dropped from the latest edition of The Portable Dorothy Parker was chosen. “I Live On Your Visits” is read on the podcast by Pulitzer Prize winning author Andrew Sean Greer. He says that a friend gave…