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Category Archives: Best of
Catching up: Reflections on 80s rockers
I’ve been keeping a short stack of magazines that I thought I might write about, which led to a juxtaposition between two 80s rock icons that has been haunting me. The backstory: The first album I remember my parents buying … Continue reading
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Letters from China: A few of my favorites
I feel like a paternalistic culture voyeur saying this, but it’s true — I love reading The New Yorker‘s stories about life in China. (Can I legitimize my interest by mentioning a paper I wrote in grad school, on managing … Continue reading
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“Spots” illustrations: Five highlights from the past few months
Do you follow “Spots”? They are the little illustrations that appear scattered through the magazine. (If they are new to you, more about them here.) Here are a few that caught my eye since spring: For the April 9 issue, … Continue reading
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Covers: Four highlights from the last few months
Don’t worry, I won’t post about every issue since early April, when I started a break from this blog. (That would be a great way to get 6 more months behind…!) So, just highlights. Let’s start with covers that caught … Continue reading
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“Click to Print,” my New Yorker-inspired Artomatic installation
Some of you have noticed my long blogging silence. This spring and summer, my life was taken over by several big projects that all hit at once. I’m almost recovered! And to mark my re-entry into New Yorker-land, I wanted … Continue reading
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Most popular pieces on the New Yorker site [LINK]
In case you missed it, the New Yorker folks posted which 2011 stories that were most popular on their web site. The first one listed is “Getting bin Laden,” my top pick of the year. The rest are maybe a … Continue reading
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Five best issues of 2011 (Or, clear away your unread stack…except for these)
If you have a stack of New Yorkers that you haven’t quite gotten to yet, now’s a good time to clear it off and start fresh. But as you do, hang on to these five. They’re worth it. April 18, … Continue reading
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Letter from Fukushima — Oct. 17 issue
The highlight of this issue is “The Fallout: A report half a year after the disaster.” I didn’t read in-depth coverage of this spring’s disaster in Fukushima — I was put off immediately after the tsumani, when I found myself … Continue reading
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Should you have a coach? Plus branding and a grand ID scheme — Oct. 3, 2011
Lots of good stuff in this issue, but the best by far was “Personal Best: Should everyone have a coach?” by Atul Gawande. This is one of those rare pieces that opened up a new way of thinking for me … Continue reading
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Highlights of September 11 coverage (from 2001 and 2002)
I flipped back through the New Yorker articles I saved in the six months after September 11, and here’s what I found. Do you remember any of these?
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