TalkTNY: Issue of July 22, 2013

The Talk of the Town

The Pictures

B-movie producer Roger Corman at eighty-seven.

A Reporter At Large

The obsessive world of illegal egg collectors.

The Critics

A Critic at Large

Memoirs by the children of great writers.

The Current Cinema

“Pacific Rim,” “Only God Forgives,” “The Act of Killing.”

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.

TalkTNY

Issue of July 22, 2013

The Talk of the Town

The Pictures

Surface, Not Depth
by Tad Friend

A Reporter At Large

Operation Easter
by Julian Rubinstein

Our Local Correspondents

The Beach Builders
by John Seabrook

The Critics

A Critic at Large

Sins of the Father
by James Wood

Books

The Counterlife
by Christine Smallwood

The Current Cinema

Grim Tidings
by Anthony Lane

Introduction

Archive

Links

Meeting Location History