Poking through the Complete New Yorker

Santa was kind enough to bring The Complete New Yorker to the house this past week, and while a bit interfacially clunky, is giving up a lot of very interesting tidbits. To close up the new year, here are a couple.

First, have a look at this ad, and see how much things have changed since the late thirties. She's smoking on a plane, wearing a fur, and there's no security. These were the days when folks got all dressed up to ride a plane, and she's taking it seriously. Notice that she not only has a hat to match her dress, but her dress and hat match the TWA logo on the plane. Note also that this is a "Lindbergh Line" plane. In the thirties, TWA hired Lindbergh as an advisor for their transcontinental service, and as part of the deal, all of the transcontinental planes had that designation - a deal that fell apart when Lindbergh became recognized as a Nazi sympathizer.



And in another direction, here's a couple of little reviews for someone that I hope to mention more in depth in the coming year: