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TalkTNY

Discussion Group for The New Yorker Magazine.

"Pulling The New Yorker out of the mailbox every week
is like getting a bouquet of civilization."

Issue of September 29, 2008


September 29, 2008

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
Articles in black are available online.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Wiz Bucks
A return to the seventies.
by Nick Paumgarten

Q. How is Wall Street different from a casino? 

Postscript: David Foster Wallace
A writer of his time.
by Deborah Treisman

Q.  What's different in this appreciation of DFW than most other published obituaries and comments on his death?
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Public Humiliation
The perils of being a publicly traded bank.
by James Surowiecki

Q. What point is Surowiecki trying to make?  Does he succeed?
PERSONAL HISTORY
The Madness of Spies
A hidden hazard of espionage.
by John le 
Carré

Q. Do you think these stories true?  Is espionage a sickness? 
THE MAIL
David Westin

Q. Does Westin defend successfully?  Who do you believe?  Is either party taking liberties with facts?
Posted at 9/28/2008

Issue of September 22, 2008


September 22, 2008

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Articles in black are available online.
COMMENT
The Get
Palin and the press.
by Steve Coll

Q. Does Coll have a valid argument?  Did ABC collude?  Why should it be expected that a network wouldn't manipulate an opportunity to maximize its profits?
ARTS AND LETTERS
Freeing the Elephants
What are the Babar stories really about?
by Adam Gopnik

Audio: Gopnik on the battle over Babar.

Slide Show: Elephants on Parade

Q. Even if the subliminal messages exist, does it matter?  Are children brainwashed this easily?
BOOKS
Annette Gordon-Reed’s “The Hemingses of Monticello.”
by Jill Lepore

Q. What are the new claims by Gordon-Reed?  Does she prove them?
THE MAIL
Cheryl Foster

Q. Would a film critic understand the temptation of Plato's cave better?  Why?
Posted at 9/21/2008

Issue of September 15, 2008

September 15, 2008

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008



A REPORTER AT LARGE
The Long Dig
Tunnelling to Switzerland.
by Burkhard Bilger

ON TELEVISION
Watching the Conventions.
by Nancy Franklin

A CRITIC AT LARGE
The meaning of Machiavelli.
by Claudia Roth Pierpont
THE MAIL

Bill Cliett; Christopher Schaberg; Alfred Habegger
Posted at 9/14/2008

Issue of September 8, 2008

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

PROFILES
Why Me?
Alec Baldwin’s displeasure principle.
by Ian Parker

MUSICAL EVENTS
Why are concerts so formal?
by Alex Ross
THE MAIL
Jeanette Hagar; Robert Hinton; David Finkelstein; Philip Nelson
Posted at 9/04/2008
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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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