New Yorker
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The New Yorker is an American magazine that publishes reportage, criticism, essays, cartoons, poetry and fiction. Originally a weekly, the magazine is now published 47 times per year with five (usually more expansive) issues covering two-week spans. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York. It is well known for its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana; its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews; its rigorous ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Why America Still Needs Affirmative Action
John Cassidy / News Desk: Why America Still Needs Affirmative Action — Later this week, or next week, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling greatly ...via Memeorandum -
Ryan Lizza: The Gang of Eight’s fight for immigration reform.
Six years ago, when John McCain, the Arizona senator, last worked on an immigration bill, his partner was Ted Kennedy, of Massachusetts. Kennedy, especially in his final ...via New Yorker -
Larissa MacFarquhar: A Buddhist monk confronts Japan’s suicide culture.
From time to time, Ittetsu Nemoto gets a group of suicidal people together to visit popular suicide spots, of which there are many in Japan. The best known is Aokigahara ...via New Yorker -
Privacy in an age of publicity.
Privacy in an age of publicity. New Yorker The defense of privacy always follows the emergence of technologies for breaching it. Illustration by Nishant Choksi. Keywords: ...via New Yorker -
Jerome Groopman: Alzheimer’s researchers seek a new approach.
Reisa Sperling remembers her grandfather as the robust, genial patriarch of her family. When she was young, he took her ballroom dancing and deep-sea fishing. But as he ...via New Yorker -
China in Africa: The New Imperialists?
Some Africans have become resentful, though, unhappy with unbalanced relationships in which China has taken proprietorship of African natural resources using Chinese labor and ...via Google News -
How to Make War on Patent Trolls
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George Pelecanos: A high-speed chase.
There had been previous incidents, as it was in my nature to push limits. As a teen-ager, I’d been trailed by police many times. One night, a friend and I threw some lit ...via New Yorker -
Nicholas Schmidle: Chris Kyle’s tragic quest to help troubled veterans.
On the morning of August 2, 2006, three Navy SEALs walked onto the roof of a four-story apartment building in Ramadi, in central Iraq. One of them, a petty officer and a ...via New Yorker -
David Sedaris: Guest-room gambits.
Though there’s an industry built on telling you otherwise, there are few real joys to middle age. The only perk I can see is that, with luck, you’ll acquire a guest room. ...via New Yorker



