Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson form the pop music duo Roxette. The band originated in Halmstad, Sweden and began in 1986. Gessle and Fredriksson were both already established artists in Sweden. They met in 1979 while they were in separate bands. Gessle performed in one of Sweden’s popular bands called Gyllene Tider (Swedish for “Gold ...
Humor, or course, is a very personal matter. For some, Chevy Chase’s imitation of Gerald Ford falling down a flight of stairs is a good as it gets (and that wasn’t bad). For others, the verbal acuity of, say, Dorothy Parker is necessary (and quite rare, obviously). Therefore, the following list of baseball’s funniest public ...
While most women only have two eyes, some of us have been graced with four of them. Tina Fey, Sophia Loren, and Scarlett Johansson would undoubtedly disagree with Dorothy Parker’s infamous quote. Whether they’re a minimalist rimless design or a kitschy cat-eye vintage pair, glasses are hot. No matter how geek-chic specs are, though, they ...
It was a decade in history when minimum wage was a buck an hour, political protests were on the rise, and the youth of America thrived on personal expression. During the 1960’s, Americans mourned several losses, including Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The Vietnam War also ...
Writers are some of the most humorous people on the planet and I find that their funniest quotes are often concerned with the shortcomings of other writers! Of course the majority are not averse to the odd quip about themselves either. Here are some of the quotes that highly amuse me: “This is not a ...
The Algonquin Hotel in New York City has personified sophistication and elegance for more than a century. The Algonquin was a hangout for the witty New York literary set in the 1920’s. The Round Table Room was home to the famous “Vicious Circle” of the 1920’s, with Dorothy Parker. This was a favorite spot for ...
Dorothy Parker has a special style of writing, and the poem “One Perfect Rose” is a perfect introduction to her style. The poem is written in her unmistakably witty, ironic, and at the same time sentimental manner. It should be also noted that this poem was published in her collection “Enough Rope”, where Dorothy Parker ...
“The Choice” by Dorothy Parker explores the theme of love and what one would do in the name of love. In the poem, the speaker compares her two suitors by juxtaposing what each has to offer her. One suitor offers her wealth, while the other offers her a song. In the end, she queries her ...
