and over the years it was famous for its splashy ads (two-page spreads inTheNew Yorkerwere common) and dozens of celebrity endorsements…Lux isn’t as dominant in the U.S. today, but it remains a major international brand, now sold and marketed by the British multinational Unilever,...
It is always with a tinge of sadness that I write aboutMorris Markey, who from the start wrote for virtually every department atTheNew Yorkerand was best known for his “A Reporter at Large” feature. According to his obituary inThe New York Times, Markey won his greatest recognition for t...
If you search for The White Lotus online, you'll find scores of articles and TikToks breaking down fan theories and minute details that may just be a clue. SEE ALSO: 'The White Lotus' Season 2 ending explained: Who died?On the one hand, you can't blame the theorizers: Both seasons...
(olive and all) in the style of a “banned!” sign.Wine bottlesare common here, too. I don’t take these as a slight against wine*… or olives for that matter. Stock images are what they are. They offer continuity and a clue to what’s been written. Even if you don’t agree ...
Charles Cross, 2001 Kurt Cobain’s legacy is Charles Cross’s domain. Cross wrote for the seminal Seattle music magazine The Rocket, which kids from all over the Pacific Northwest depended upon for news of the grunge revolution. That scrappy rag chronicled a once-in-a-lifetime musical renai...
mostly to major businesses or well-heeled (and somewhat brave) folks who were interested in getting to places relatively quickly.Margaret Case Harrimanreported on the many ways one could criss-cross the country by heading to the Newark Airport, the first major airport to serve the New York ...
And back to the June 2, 1928 issue, we find this ad for Rolls Royce that offered a vision of a future airliner—in the year 1948. Since the artist had no clue what the future would hold, he conjured up this contraption that looked like a streamlined Noah’s Ark attached to a huge ...
…William Crawford Galbraithgave us a sugar daddy without a clue… …E. McNerneyshowed us another pair that begged the question “what comes next?”… …thisMary Pettycartoon recallsCarl Rose’sfamous “I say its spinach” cartoon—and Mamma has every right to say “the hell with it” in...
…William Crawford Galbraithgave us a sugar daddy without a clue… …E. McNerneyshowed us another pair that begged the question “what comes next?”… …thisMary Pettycartoon recallsCarl Rose’sfamous “I say its spinach” cartoon—and Mamma has every right to say “the hell with it” in...
…William Crawford Galbraithgave us a sugar daddy without a clue… …E. McNerneyshowed us another pair that begged the question “what comes next?”… …thisMary Pettycartoon recallsCarl Rose’sfamous “I say its spinach” cartoon—and Mamma has every right to say “the hell with it” in...