As usual, here is my post about this week’s New Yorker. Enjoy!
Archive for the ‘The New Yorker’ Category
The New Yorker, August 2, 2010
By Jason W. Dean in Periodicals, Reading, The New YorkerThe New Yorker, July 26, 2010
By Jason W. Dean in Periodicals, Reading, The New YorkerApparently, 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.
The New Yorker, July 12 & 19, 2010
By Jason W. Dean in Periodicals, Reading, The New YorkerWell, 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 [...]
New Yorker iPad Article Comments
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, iPad, Librarianship, Library, Periodicals, Reading, Technology, The New YorkerAs 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 [...]
Cruel and Unusual
By Jason W. Dean in Culture, Periodicals, Reading, The New YorkerAs 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 [...]
