The iconic magazine, The New Yorker, has been in circulation for 100 years now.

According to current editor David Remnick, in 1925, Harold Ross, The New Yorker's founding editor, envisioned a magazine of wit, reporting, fiction, art, and criticism--"a reflection in word and picture of metropolitan life."

Mission accomplished.

The New York Public Library aims to commemorate the past hundred years in its new exhibition: A Century of the New Yorker, opening February 22 and continuing on for a year. In it you'll find manuscripts, drafts and artifacts from the many incredible writers published by the weekly: Dorothy Parker, Hannah Arendt, JD Salinger, Annie Prouix, Truman Capote, Vladimir Nabakov, Adam Gopnik, Malcom Gladwell...the list goes on and on. Fiction, satire, commentary, poetry and criticism have all found a place in this legendary publication.

And the cartoons! Charles Addams, James Thurber, Roz Chast, Kara Walker and hundreds of others have all turned a satiric eye to the happenings of the day.

On February 28, folks 21 and over can sign up for The Library After Hours: A Century of The New Yorker for special access to the exhibition, plus one-night-only events including curator talks, trivia, 16 mm films, live music and more.

It's free to visit the exhibition, and tix to the After Hours night are pay as you wish, with a suggested cost of admission of $15, which benefits the NYPL.

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