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George Plimpton

  1. Last Call for George Plimpton’s Apartment, and the Era It EmbodiedNotes from a final gathering at the late Paris Review editor’s storied home.
    By Boris Kachka
  2. literary life
    How I Became Good at Literary Parties“The best way to befriend famous people is to have no idea who they are. ”
    By Christian Lorentzen
  3. books
    Read George Plimpton’s Memories of Ernest HemingwayIn honor of Hemingway’s birthday, some choice stories from a “book about boxing and literary people.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  4. Ask a Waiter
    Former Elaine’s Bartender Brian McDonald Tells AllIn ‘Last Call at Elaine’s,’ Brain McDonald, who tended bar at the Upper East Side saloon-cum-salon from 1986 to 1997, recalls his time as a recovering alcoholic, trying to stay sober in one of the city’s most glamorous drinking dens.
  5. neighborhood watch
    What This Town Needs Is a George Plimpton StatueAstoria: RightRides, which offers free late-night rides home to female, transgendered, and gay people, has extended its services to the area. [Joey in Astoria] Brooklyn Heights: What is that piercing alarm coming from Montague Street late at night? [Something Loud and Annoying This Way Comes] Chelsea: One day after a story is published about David Peckham’s lawsuit against his landlord, much of his apartment goes dark. [Blog Chelsea] East Village: Porny billboards aren’t just for the Lower East Side anymore. [Gothamist] Greenwich Village: No wonder every unit at the new 25 Bond condo is pre-sold. Now that the wrapping’s off, we can see how gorgeous it is. [Curbed] Upper East Side: You know what would really class up the joint? A statue of George Plimpton. [Radar]