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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 June 1, 2009

June 1, 2009

JUNE 1, 2009

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Art Attack
Art comes alive at the movies.
by Adam Gopnik

THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Board Stiff
Why don’t company directors do a better job?
by James Surowiecki
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
The Cost Conundrum
Expensive health care can be harmful.
by Atul Gawande


Audio: Atul Gawande on the problem of health-care costs.
AMERICAN CHRONICLES
It’s Spreading
How a 1930 outbreak went viral.
by Jill Lepore
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
Western Disturbances
Bruce Nauman’s trailblazing.
by Calvin Tomkins
BOOKS
The psychology of the banking sector.
by John Lanchester
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Terminator Salvation,” “Jerichow.”
by Anthony Lane
Posted at 5/31/2009

Issue of May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

MAY 25, 2009

ON AND OFF THE AVENUE
Face Value
What makes the watch business tick.
by Patricia Marx

SHOUTS & MURMURS
Book Club
by Ann Hodgman
ANNALS OF LAW
No More Mr. Nice Guy
The stealth activism of John Roberts.
by Jeffrey Toobin


A CRITIC AT LARGE
The movies of Victor Fleming.
by David Denby

Posted at 5/24/2009

Issue of May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009

MAY 18, 2009
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Engine Trouble
A vigilante’s quest against idling vehicles.
by Ben McGrath


The Wall
Rock stars immortalize Manny’s Music.
by John Seabrook


Green Collars
An environmental eye-opening for aspiring welders.
by David Owen

ANNALS OF SCIENCE
Don’t!
Why children who are patient prosper.
by Jonah Lehrer


Questions for Jonal Lehrer
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/ask/2009/05/questions-for-lehrer.html
THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
Drink Up
The man behind Two Buck Chuck.
by Dana Goodyear
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Star Trek.”
by Anthony Lane
THE THEATRE
“Waiting for Godot.”
by John Lahr

THE MAIL
Tom Hanks
Posted at 5/18/2009

Issue of May 11, 2009

May 11, 2009

MAY 11, 2009

THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Monsters, Inc.
How banks got big.
by James Surowiecki

Q. Why did banks get big?
ANNALS OF INNOVATION
How David Beats Goliath
Secrets of highly effective underdogs.
by Malcolm Gladwell

Q. When are Davids undesirable? When should the rules be broken or followed?
SHOUTS & MURMURS
Making Friends
by Amy Ozols

Q. Is this funny? What makes it work or not as "imprisoned with strange children" humor?
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
The Art Doctor
Conserving contemporary art.
by Rebecca Mead

Q. Interesting facts? Surprising revelations? Can your 5 year old create art for the ages?
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Instigator
L.A.’s charter-school crusader.
by Douglas McGray

Q. Can charter schools be the complete solution? Are they good for the public school system as a concept? As competition?
BOOKS
Helen Gurley Brown, cosmopolitan.
by Judith Thurman

Q. Is HGB a feminist or an opportunist? Honorable? Is JT objective?
Posted at 5/10/2009

Issue of May 4, 2009

May 4, 2009

MAY 4, 2009

COMMENT
So Long, Pardner
If at first you don’t secede.
by Hendrik Hertzberg.

Q. What are the flaws in HH's logic?

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Looking Swell
Dolly Parton on New York City.
by Lauren Collins

THE SPORTING SCENE
Horse Sense
The debate over racing.
by Peter J. Boyer

Q. Is the argument over racing or breeding? What motivates the opposing sides?
ANNALS OF MEDICINE
Open Channels
New drugs that target bad genes.
by Jerome Groopman

Q. What's the upside of gene targeted drugs? The dangers? Can they be undone?
DANCING
Merce Cunningham and Karole Armitage.
by Joan
Acocella

Q. Should dance be shocking? Is it always the young who shock and the old who contemplate?
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Il Divo,” “The Limits of Control.”
by Anthony Lane

Q. Is Jarmusch's film a movie goer's movie? Also, the AL Zinger of the week?
Posted at 5/03/2009
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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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