Monday, Feb. 21 is the first of the Algonquin Hotel’s "spoken word" series of free talks on its famed Second Floor. Marion Meade is going to be talking about her most recent book, Bobbed Hair & Bathtub Gin: Writer’s Running Wild in the Twenties (which comes out in paperback in a few months). In addition…
How Funny Are You?
Dorothy Parker’s best friend was Robert Benchley. Like Mrs. Parker, Mr. Benchley has a society that keeps his memory alive. And they are working with a humor publication to find someone funny enough to stand up to him. From their press release: The Robert Benchley Society and Espree Magazine announce a contest for humor writers….
Plaza Bill: The Tip Time
If you attended the cocktail party at The Plaza on Thursday, and were at the DPSNY table, read the bill. We had close to 30 people turn out on a bitterly cold night. But that didn’t stop us from consuming gin, vodka, rum, wine and beer. Some of us really put a lot of booze…
The Plaza Hotel Is Doomed
It is a good thing we had our party at The Plaza last week, because as suspected, the place is doomed. In the Times today: Confirming rumors that had swirled in real estate circles for months, the real estate developer who bought the Plaza last fall said yesterday that the 805-room hotel would be turned…
Message Boards Down
The message boards have been hacked. We suspect fans of Lillian Hellman or Ernest Hemingway did it. Sorry, stay tuned for when the boards will be back up. www.dorothyparker.com
Happy New Year
Someone sent me this years ago; I’ve been waiting to spring it on you. I file it under "Things That Sound Like Dorothy Paker Would Say, But I Don’t Have Any Proof That She Really Did" … YOU COME RIGHT OVER HEREAND EXPLAIN WHY THEYARE HAVING ANOTHER YEAR –Telegram from Dottie to Robert Benchley one…