The Sporting Scene
Waiting for Manny
Boston's mystery man.
by Ben McGrath
http://www.newyorker.com
http://www.newyorker.com
Q. Is Ramirez a hero? A role model? What's the most colorful
anecdote in the article? Is it a well written article, on par with
Roger Angell's baseball writing?
Books
The Old Devil
A life of Kingsley Amis.
by Adam Gopnik
http://www.newyorker.com/arts
Q. Does Gopnik's article interest you in reading the biography or
Amis or Amis' novels? This is a review of a book about an author who
wrote books and book reviews. And we're critiquing this review... Got
that?
The issue of 2007-04-30, published 2007-04-23
A Critic at Large
Lady Be Good
A centenary season of Barbara Stanwyck.
by Anthony Lane
http://www.newyorker.com
Q. Does Lane's praise hold water? Would his comments apply to other
stars of the era? Hepburn? Rosalind Russell?
Annals of Medicine
The Way We Age Now
Medicine has increased the ranks of the elderly. Can it make old age any easier?
by Atul Gawande
http://www.newyorker.com
Q. What's the most surprising revelation in this article? Are you
optimistic or pessimistic about the future of geriatric health care?
