How absolutely wonderful -- you've made my day!! Happy Birthday to wonderful Georgie!!! And to you as well, his wonderful mother who loves him very much!! Cheers to all!
Congratulations mom! I Cheers to you for being a fine woman, mother, and partner, not to mention being a great writer. Happy birthday to Georgie! You both have everything to be proud of.
To you and your family Tina. Happy birthday to Georgie and to all you have done as a family. Keep your heads up and strong and know others are with you
A life well lived. HB Georgie. What a wonderful village Georgie lives in. What a milestone. He deserves the celebration. Well done. And to you and Izzie - a “perfect” party.
Tina. That is one of the most heartwarming essays I’ve read in a long time and how beautiful to get off politics and things “out there” and just hear you speak from your heart. I’m going to repeat the words you said to my friend Dominick Dunne when he told you of a family tragedy in his life and you said, “ Why don’t you write about it!” (At least that’s what he told me.) You told us here how you turned lemons into an exquisite lemonade. You also did it with a couple failing magazines called Vanity Fair and New Yorker. I hope you saved the photos that I took of you and Harry when Georgie was just a baby for portrait reference for the art I created for your Christmas Card. I see a lot of Harry in him but I see you too. For what it’s worth I was always “different” and my parents didn’t know what to do with me but I think I turned out okay. I love the idea of an underpants party! XR
Oh, you’re equating “failing” with “losing money.”
Well, if that’s your criterion for failure (it’s not mine), the magazine lost tons of money every year that TB was there—but that’s largely because of the self-regarding moron Steve Florio and Si Newhouse, who has to take all the blame for not getting rid of Florio.
I’m well aware of who you are! And I was surprised to see such a high-profile figure use the word “failing” to describe The New Yorker pre-Tina, especially since according to your definition it was a failure while she was there as well. Tens of millions of dollars of losses
I had assumed that you were making the usual knee-jerk >editorial< criticism of the pre-Tina New Yorker. You’re entitled to do that, of course, but just calling it “failing” isn’t making much of a case.
Oliver Saks changed my life with my oldest son who is challenged and amazing! We were so lucky to have his voice helping us understand! Happy Birthday to Georgie!
How absolutely wonderful -- you've made my day!! Happy Birthday to wonderful Georgie!!! And to you as well, his wonderful mother who loves him very much!! Cheers to all!
Happy Fucking Birthday Georgie!!! We wish the world had more of you! Thank you for making me smile today, I needed that!
Congratulations mom! I Cheers to you for being a fine woman, mother, and partner, not to mention being a great writer. Happy birthday to Georgie! You both have everything to be proud of.
I loved this! What a lovely, loving story about a beautiful boy. Harry would’ve been proud.
I’m feeling lighthearted for once. Happy Fkin 40th Bday Georgie!
With so much doom and gloom everywhere, this was a fabulous story to read! Happy birthday, Georgie! You sound like an absolute gem!
Totally!!!
Happy Fucking Birthday Georgie! I too love a cheese plate. You could think about a giant pavolva when 50 rolls around...
To you and your family Tina. Happy birthday to Georgie and to all you have done as a family. Keep your heads up and strong and know others are with you
A life well lived. HB Georgie. What a wonderful village Georgie lives in. What a milestone. He deserves the celebration. Well done. And to you and Izzie - a “perfect” party.
A living example of relentless undying parental love and affection! Happy birthday Georgie!!
This is so lovely! 40 years-wow-sounds like you’ve hit the jackpot with caring communities!
Tina. That is one of the most heartwarming essays I’ve read in a long time and how beautiful to get off politics and things “out there” and just hear you speak from your heart. I’m going to repeat the words you said to my friend Dominick Dunne when he told you of a family tragedy in his life and you said, “ Why don’t you write about it!” (At least that’s what he told me.) You told us here how you turned lemons into an exquisite lemonade. You also did it with a couple failing magazines called Vanity Fair and New Yorker. I hope you saved the photos that I took of you and Harry when Georgie was just a baby for portrait reference for the art I created for your Christmas Card. I see a lot of Harry in him but I see you too. For what it’s worth I was always “different” and my parents didn’t know what to do with me but I think I turned out okay. I love the idea of an underpants party! XR
Not to take anything away from Tina, but The New Yorker wasn’t failing and saying so just makes you sound ignorant.
Yes it was. I worked at Condé Nast. It was losing money. Not sure where you get your information.
Oh, you’re equating “failing” with “losing money.”
Well, if that’s your criterion for failure (it’s not mine), the magazine lost tons of money every year that TB was there—but that’s largely because of the self-regarding moron Steve Florio and Si Newhouse, who has to take all the blame for not getting rid of Florio.
I’m well aware of who you are! And I was surprised to see such a high-profile figure use the word “failing” to describe The New Yorker pre-Tina, especially since according to your definition it was a failure while she was there as well. Tens of millions of dollars of losses
I had assumed that you were making the usual knee-jerk >editorial< criticism of the pre-Tina New Yorker. You’re entitled to do that, of course, but just calling it “failing” isn’t making much of a case.
Fucking lovely! Fucking unique! God bless Georgie and EP Izzy and Tina mom. Was a pig ever found in Queens?
It proved harder than anticipated! -Izzy
Pig-free Queens? Oh no!
Beautiful, brave, poignant, funny and moving. Bravi to the family Evans, and happy glamorous 40th birthday Georgie
Oliver Saks changed my life with my oldest son who is challenged and amazing! We were so lucky to have his voice helping us understand! Happy Birthday to Georgie!
It must have been a glorious and hilarious celebration with a haze of love for a wonderfully funny and delightful man.