Shouts & Murmurs
Share Our Joy
by Larry Doyle
http://www.newyorker.com/humor
http://www.gwynnanddaveshareth
(Be sure to check the online article and the hyperlinks withing. Very
funny, I think.)
Q. Clever or dumb? Gimmick? Groundbreaking? Funny?
In Fashion
Cut Loose
Paul Poiret's revolution.
by Judith Thurman
http://www.newyorker.com/arts
http://www.newyorker.com
Q. "For whom, Madame, do you mourn?" Poiret is said to have asked
Chanel, alluding to her favorite color. And her reply, equally
acidic. Was Poiret ahead of his time? Or did he get it wrong, later
to be corrected by more recent designers?
The issue of 2007-05-28, published 2007-05-21
ANNALS OF BIOGRAPHY
Angels and Ages
by Adam Gopnik
Lincoln's legacy in language.
http://www.newyorker.com
DEPT. OF TECHNOLOGY
Remember This?
by Alec Wilkinson
Gordon Bell, virtual pack rat.
http://www.newyorker.com
Q. We have two articles, one where there isn't enough historical
record, and another where there is (will be) too much. What is the
proper amount? How can you possibly know it at the time? Which
condition is better?
A CRITIC AT LARGE
A Boy's World
by Anthony Lane
The Tintin century.
Q. What's the attraction of the Tintin narrative? the Tintin "medium"?
LETTER FROM TURKMENISTAN
The Golden Man
by Paul Theroux
Saparmurat Niyazov's reign of insanity.
Q. How is Niyazov different from other dictators? Similar?
