He also had strong opinions about lyrics in popular music, demonstrating his distaste for “the lyric school of self-pity” in this “Onward and Upward” column. Excerpts: BRINGING MUSIC AND LIGHT…Sigmund Spaeth found much to dislike in the world of popular music, but he was never stuffy ...
With this post (No. 413), we mark the tenth anniversary of The New Yorker. Since I began A New Yorker State of Mind in March 2015, I’ve attempted to give you at least a sense of what the magazine was like in those first years, as well as the historical events that often informed...
insect, or body of water. Then there are these towns, whose name seems to have no rhyme or reason, but they make you chuckle a little bit.
As the months stretched into years, the Strawn family flourished financially, finding their footing in the golden land of California. The prospect of permanence hung in the air, and the pull of Texas grew less each year. Johnny’s elder sister, Norma, had begged to remain with one of her ...
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iAmJakeHill "State Of Mind": I thought I had it all figured out I had to burn some bridges down Don't want the world to see me no...
” Johnston surmised that some of that genius derived from the volatile relationship Fields had with his father, and the street-smarts he gained as a runaway at age eleven. It is no surprise, however, that these childhood stories of hardship were significantly embellished by the great wit ...
The Casino de Paree’s menu gave patrons some idea of what could be expected on the stage… (The Culinary Institute of America Menu Collection) …but if food and drink was the only thing on your mind, you could enjoy lobster thermidor for a buck seventy-five… ...
Thanks for readingThe New Yorker State of Mind! New Yorker cartoons,Constantin Alajalov,Daniel 'Alain' Brustlein,E.B. White,Ervine MetzlGarrett PriceRobert DayThe Gilded Lily 1935 Lois Longemployed the Prohibition-era slang term “Everything’s Jake” (“it’s all good”) to headline her la...
interior of a Boeing 247—note the steps in the aisle used to cross over the support beams that reinforced the 247’s wings. Also note the female attendant—the profession was dominated by male stewards in the first years of passenger service, but in the 1930s women took over the professio...