TalkTNY: October 2008

Articles in black are available online.

Late Bloomers Two types of creativity. by Malcolm Gladwell

Q. What is the lesson of the late-bloomer? Of the prodigy?

Campaign biographies through the ages. by Jill Lepore

Q. Was campaigning more honest before there was mass media? Is there more or less patronage today?

A Desert Encounter A hat, an ocotillo, and an academy. by John Updike

Q. What's Updike's conclusion from his experience? Is there a larger moral in this encounter?

Text messages—good, bad, or indifferent? by Louis Menand

Q. Abuse of language aside, what's good and bad about text messaging?
Laura Claridge’s “Emily Post.” by Elizabeth Kolbert

Additional Writings from the Archives

Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette.

by Dorothy Parker

Etiquette through the ages.

by Judith Thurman

Q. Is etiquette more like fashion or Martha Stewart? Why does it exist? Why do women appear to obsess on it more than men?

“Filth and Wisdom,” “RocknRolla,” “What Just Happened?” by Anthony Lane

Q. Good movies? Good reviews? Good zingers?

Lee McManus

Introduction

It's a "book club" for devoted readers of The New Yorker magazine.

Based in Santa Monica, TalkTNY, the New Yorker magazine reading group, gathers at a cafe or coffee shop to talk about recent articles and cartoons in the magazine. We usually choose between 8 and 12 pieces for discussion.

Meetings are held every other week, usually on Wednesday evenings.

"Week after week, The New Yorker offers its community of dedicated readers a unique perspective on current ideas and evolving issues: one that combines humor and intelligence with depth and style. Readers come to its pages to laugh, to be informed, to be surprised, to be moved."

To learn more or attend one of our meetings, email us: TalkTNY at gmail dot com.

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