Category Archives: Older issues

Letters from China: A few of my favorites

Posted on September 30, 2012 by kira

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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September 11: The New Yorker vs. The Onion

Posted on September 9, 2011 by kira

Am I crazy, or am I right? I say that the New Yorker was outdone on their immediate coverage of 9/11 — by The Onion. That was my very strong reaction at the time, and looking back, I don’t feel … Continue reading →

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Highlights of September 11 coverage (from 2001 and 2002)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by kira

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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