Given the massive economic and societal shifts that occurred from 1925 to 1935, those first days seemed distant to White, who felt old, “not in years but events.” DAYS OF YORE…E.B. White noted the many changes that had taken place during The New Yorker’s first ten years, including...
People could live to a ripe old age in the 1930s, however the average life expectancy at birth in 1930 was only 58 for men and 62 for women. The Depression didn’t help matters, and neither did the Dust Bowl, unregulated urban smog, the dramatic rise in smoking, and the lingering eff...
White questioned the need, and appropriateness, of a wood and plaster Federal Hall replica in Bryant Park, which at the time was a neglected patch of land behind the New York Public Library and a favorite spot for the city’s homeless, their numbers rapidly growing during one of the worst...
White recalling the world of The New Yorker’s first days. Given the massive economic and societal shifts that occurred from 1925 to 1935, those first days seemed distant to White, who felt old, “not in years but events.” DAYS OF YORE…E.B. White noted the many changes that had ...
INSTANT CLASSIC…The New Yorkerpredicted that the Auburn Speedster 851, which came to be known as the “Hollywood Car,” would be popular among lads on college campuses. Despite its technical advancement (it could do 100 mph) and beautiful lines, it would prove to be Auburn’s final producti...
NAUGHTY OR NICE…Lois Longwas astonished by the female impersonators at the “naughty” Club Richmond…the club’s performers includedHarvey Lee. (ualr.edu) Long also checked out the “naughty” Club Richmond, and returned to the Central Park Casino, which was not long for the world. ...
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE…Jay Leno’sChrysler Airflow Imperial CX, one of only three CX’s known to exist today. Other versions of the Airflow included a model sold under the DeSoto brand name. You can see this car in action onJay Leno’s Garage.(Blair Bunting) ...
Film criticJohn Mosherchecked outDouglas Fairbanks Sr’slatest movie,The Private Life of Don Juan, which would prove to be the old swashbuckler’s last hurrah. FINAL BOW…Douglas FairbanksandMerle OberoninAlexander Korda’scomedy-dramaThe Private Life of Don Juan(1934). It was the final role ...
The year marked the beginning of a catastrophic famine that swept across the Soviet countryside, thanks to the government’s bone-headed and heartless forced collectivization that caused more than five million people to perish from hunger. Those events, however, were still on the horizon whenRobin...
A New Yorker contributor since 1925 and denizen of the Algonquin Round Table, Frank Sullivan was a jolly soul known for his gentle wit and spoofs of cliches. His latest target was Lois Long’s fashion column “On and Off the Avenue,” penning a spoof that was indistinguishable from the ori...