Description: This cover from The New Yorker, dated December 27, 1999 – January 3, 2000, features a painting by artist Owen Smith. It shows a quiet diner scene with three partygoers in festive hats, ringing in the New Year with coffee instead of champagne. It's just before midnight, the clock on the wall reading a few minutes to twelve. The mood feels both celebratory and a little lonely—like everyone’s just waiting for something to change when the clock strikes midnight. The neon-lit diner, labeled “Millie’s,” gives off that cozy-but-empty city vibe.
Interesting Info: This piece is a tribute to Edward Hopper’s famous 1942 painting Nighthawks, one of the most recognizable American artworks of the 20th century. Hopper’s original painting captured the isolation of urban life during wartime. Owen Smith’s version updates the scene for the year 2000, swapping the war-era tension for the end-of-the-millennium anticipation. It’s a quiet nod to the past while looking toward an uncertain future—a perfect time capsule for Y2K vibes.
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