Archive for the ‘The New Yorker’ Category

August 5, 2010 0

The New Yorker, August 2, 2010

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As usual, here is my post about this week’s New Yorker. Enjoy!

August 3, 2010 0

The New Yorker, July 26, 2010

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Apparently, The New Yorker is slow in getting these to me, so much so that I received two issues in the same week. Oh, well. So, following the format I set here, I’ll share with you my reading in this issue.

July 14, 2010 1

The New Yorker, July 12 & 19, 2010

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Well, readers, in an effort to give this blog a broader array of topics, I am debuting a new recurring post series about each issue of The New Yorker. I feel sure by now that you know Jen is kind enough to buy me a gift subscription every year, and so for the majority of [...]

April 26, 2010 0

New Yorker iPad Article Comments

By in Apple, iPad, Librarianship, Library, Periodicals, Reading, Technology, The New Yorker

As I do most every week, I was reading my New Yorker magazine this week. On page 24 of this week’s issue, there is an article titled Publish or Perish by Ken Auletta which was very interesting. Before I get into my comments on this article, though, please allow me to ask this question:Why aren’t [...]

April 3, 2009 0

Cruel and Unusual

By in Culture, Periodicals, Reading, The New Yorker

As you may know, Jen and I subscribe to The New Yorker. It’s a great magazine that we both enjoy reading. In last week’s issue, there was an especially thought-provoking article, which I recommend reading before you continue with the post:Hellhole, by Atul GawandeAccording to the 8th amendment to the US Constitution, “Excessive bail shall [...]