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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 December 20 & 27, 2010

December 20 & 27, 2010

December 20 & 27, 2010

THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Groupon Clipping
What’s the right price for the hot new thing?
by James Surowiecki
LETTER FROM CAMEROON
The Doomsday Strain
Virus hunting in Central Africa.
by Michael Specter


ANNALS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM
The Efficiency Dilemma
What’s the best way to use less energy?
by David Owen

PROFILES
Master of Play
The imagination behind Nintendo.
by Nick Paumgarten

Slide Show: Photographs from Sonobe.
A REPORTER AT LARGE
Village Voice
Reinvigorating the Peace Corps.
by Peter Hessler


Audio: A Peace Corps volunteer goes to Washington.

Video: Peter Hessler discusses Rajeev Goyal and his water-pump project.

THE SKY LINE
Eric Owen Moss and Culver City.
by Paul Goldberger
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“True Grit;” “The Company Men;” “Somewhere;” “The Tempest.”
by David Denby
Posted at 12/19/2010

Issue of December 13, 2010

December 13, 2010

December 13, 2010
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Skivvies 101
The history of men’s underwear.
by Lauren Collins


Supercalifragilistic
Dick Van Dyke’s musical memories.
by Dana Goodyear

ANNALS OF SCIENCE
The Truth Wears Off
An odd twist in the scientific method.
by Jonah Lehrer
PERSONAL HISTORY
A Widow’s Story
A long marriage comes to an end.
by Joyce Carol Oates
Slide Show: Photographs of Joyce Carol Oates and her husband, Raymond Smith.

A CRITIC AT LARGE
The life and work of Elia Kazan
by John Lahr

Primary Sources: An advertisement that Elia Kazan took out in the New York Times of April 12, 1952.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“The Fighter,” “I Love You Phillip Morris.”
by Anthony Lane
Posted at 12/12/2010

Issue of December 6, 2010

December 6, 2010

December 6, 2010
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Tongue Twister
Colin Firth on being English.
by Lizzie Widdicombe


Waxworks
Women’s fashion past and present.
by Rebecca Mead


Tootling
The man behind the slow-driving movement.
by Ian Parker
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
The Big Uneasy
A backlash against the Federal Reserve.
by James Surowiecki


Join a live chat with James Surowiecki about Ben Bernanke and the economy on Wednesday, December 1st, at 3 P.M. E.T.
ANNALS OF ENTERTAINMENT
A Simple Medium
The man behind “Two and a Half Men.”
by Tom Bissell
ON AND OFF THE AVENUE
Toy Stories
The perfect gift for every child.
by Patricia Marx
PROFILES
The Art of the Billionaire
Eli Broad’s investment in L.A.
by Connie Bruck

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
Travels with a Diva
Russia’s next great soprano.
by Gay Talese


Audio: On the road with the soprano Marina Poplavskaya.

THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Black Swan,” “Love and Other Drugs.”
by David Denby
Posted at 12/05/2010

Issue of November 29, 2010

November 29, 2010

November 29, 2010

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Setting It Straight
A memoir of McCarthyism, sixty years later.
by Rebecca Mead

ANNALS OF ECONOMICS
What Good Is Wall Street?
The financial sector tries to justify itself.
by John Cassidy


Join a live chat with John Cassidy about Wall Street on Wednesday, November 24th, at 11A.M. E.T.

Primary Sources: Paul Woolley’s chapter from “The Future of Finance: The LSE Report.”
PERSONAL HISTORY
The Fun Stuff
Drumming like Keith Moon.
by James Wood


Audio: The unhinged power of Keith Moon.
A CRITIC AT LARGE
“Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1.”
by Adam Gopnik
Posted at 11/28/2010

Issue of November 22, 2010

November 22, 2010

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

U.S. JOURNAL
No Daily Specials
A New Orleans roadhouse.
by Calvin Trillin


Join a live chat with Burkhard Bilger, Lauren Collins, and Calvin Trillin about the Food Issue on Wednesday, November 17th, at 11 A.M.E.T.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Down Under
In praise of root vegetables.
by Jane Kramer


Primary Sources: Root-vegetable recipes from the story.
PROFILES
Burger Queen
April Bloomfield’s gastropub revolution.
by Lauren Collins

A REPORTER AT LARGE
Nature’s Spoils
The delights of fermented food.
by Burkhard Bilger


Audio: Food, bacteria, and us.
Posted at 11/21/2010
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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."

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