Tag Archives: New-Yorker
half past july already
Terribly, terribly New Yorker-ish, but it speaks to me. I’m loving the pipe. Apologies, once again, for the silence. I’ve been having another slump. Will try harder. (via FFFF)
links for 2007-11-08: The piracy paradox
The Piracy Paradox James Surowiecki argues that creative industries with weak IP regimes do not stifle innovation; copying of eg. high fashion clothing stimulates demand for the “real thing”… (tags: newyorker design IP copyright innovation Economics James-Surowieki)
links for 2007-10-15: David Simon
Profiles: Stealing Life: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker Lengthy profile of David Simon, anticipating season five of The Wire (tags: newyorker culture tv thewire)
links for 2007-09-05: Delillo
Don Delillo – Still-Life (New Yorker) I completely missed this when it appeared in April. Thanks to No Fear of the Future for the pointer. (tags: delillo fiction 9/11)
links for 2007-08-18: Moral Hazard
Dept. of Public Policy: The Moral-Hazard Myth: The New Yorker Malcolm Gladwell: A country that displays an almost ruthless commitment to efficiency and performance in every aspect of its economy…has loyally stuck with a health-care system that leaves its citizenry … more…
Dylanology
There’s a long-ish but very worthwhile review in The New Yorker of a recently published collection of Dylan interviews, Bob on Bob. …as an interview subject, Dylan probably ranks a few notches above Elvis, who was one of the all-time … more…
Magic Kingdoms
In the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik asks, what is a fairy tale, anyway? Fairy tales, however many times they are transformed, depend in some part for their effect on an air of sincerity, of urgent seriousness. For the not merely … more…