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Centennial of The New Yorker Walking Tours

February 21 is the centennial of the cover date of the first issue of The New Yorker. It is also International Tour Guide Day. So I am going to be offering my two most popular walking tours to celebrate. Yes, these are […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 7, 2025January 8, 2025

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NYC Now Knows Who Co-Founded The New Yorker

It is Women’s History Month. Who celebrates Jane Grant as the co-founder of The New Yorker? Was it, perhaps, The New Yorker? Or newyorker.com? Or another Condé Nast publication, such as Vanity Fair or Vogue? You’d be wrong in every case, just […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMarch 13, 2017

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WWI Centennial Countdown Begins with Private C. LeRoy Baldridge Art

In thirty days is the centennial of American entry in World War I on April 6. To mark the occasion, beginning today I am going to post a daily countdown with a different sketch by Private C. LeRoy Baldridge. He was a […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMarch 6, 2017March 5, 2017

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Incredible 1920s Documentary Discovered

A new video surfaced recently that’s just sensational to watch for anyone that adores the 1920s and the Algonquin Round Table era. It is called New York in the Twenties, and first aired on American TV in 1961. This has to be […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMarch 24, 2015

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Don’t Forget Jane Grant When Worshiping The New Yorker

Everyone is jumping up and down to celebrate (well, the nerds I follow), about The New Yorker turning 90 today. In every story Jane Grant gets left out. In my book and on my walking tour I say what her husband, Harold […]

Kevin FitzpatrickFebruary 21, 2015March 14, 2015

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When Harold Ross Chastised Frank Sullivan

Letter from Harold Ross of The New Yorker to Frank Sullivan, both were Vicious Circle members. What I find ironic is now The New Yorker will use this language regularly. He also mentions John O’Hara. This is some of the research from […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 20, 2015March 13, 2015

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