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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The Real I.R.S. Scandal
Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk: The Real I.R.S. Scandal — Washington's scandal machinery, rusty from recent disuse, is cranking back up to speed due to the alleged targeting ...via Memeorandum -
Declan Walsh, Expelled
The bodies surface quietly, like corks bobbing up in the dark. They come in twos and threes, a few times a week, dumped on desolate mountains or empty city roads, bearing the ...via Google News -
A Heady Vote in Pakistan
In some places, the fears were realized. By the evening, twenty-two people were killed in attacks on voters across the country. In the frontline city of Peshawar, a motorcycle ...via Google News -
Susan Orlean: The power of walking while working.
I am writing this while walking on a treadmill. And now you know the biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are ...via New Yorker -
Rebecca Mead: New ways to care for people with dementia.
Last summer, Frederick C. Hayes was admitted to the advanced-dementia unit at Jewish Home Lifecare, on West 106th Street. It was not an easy arrival. Hayes, a veteran of the ...via New Yorker -
Nathan Heller: Has the future of college moved online?
Gregory Nagy, a professor of classical Greek literature at Harvard, is a gentle academic of the sort who, asked about the future, will begin speaking of Homer and the battles ...via New Yorker -
Mindy Kaling: Inventing the perfect kissing device.
One of the great perks of my job is that I regularly get to kiss men—often married men—with zero repercussions for anyone involved. Obviously, I am playing a character, ...via New Yorker -
Michael Specter: Wind power takes flight.
One day in 1993, while sitting on a beach in Maui, Don Montague watched as a friend strapped on a pair of water skis, harnessed himself to a kite, and tried to surf. It ...via New Yorker -
Margaret Atwood: The advantages of a robotic game warden.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, there is a warehouse filled with discontinued merchandise, which has been nicknamed the Museum of Failed Products. Inside, one can learn about the line ...via New Yorker -
Karen Russell: Dream machines and fantasy technologies.
My last invention was for the seventh-grade science fair. I poured sunscreen onto a deodorant stick and called it Roller Solar Cream. On the bus to school, my best friend, ...via New Yorker



