 Schloarly and Readable
A review of The New Yorker Magazine, February 8, 2010
Submitted by: Jaydubbleyou from East Cleveland, OH
I like the fact that the New Yorker's articles are thorough and detailed. In addition, the magazine has chosen writers and other contributors who entertain readers as they edify them. Social currency is a hallmark of this publication but, not at the expense of history and the consumer's need for continuity.
I have just talked myself into extending my subscription.
Serious articles with great sense of humor. The best.
A review of The New Yorker Magazine, December 21, 2009
Submitted by: Philly Chaz. from Philadelphia, PA
After twenty years of subscribing to The New Yorker, I am still thrilled when it arrives weekly. It has in depth pieces, current news commentary, cultural news and commentary, the best cartoons, schedules and reviews, and great fiction. More than my money's worth.
I Read It When I Should Be Sleeping
A review of The New Yorker Magazine, November 12, 2009
Submitted by: DSimone from Youngstown, OH
The essays in this magazing demonstrate the current "state of the form," in my view, though the fiction tends to be more uneven, occasionally jejune, and generally pitched toward a youngish, snarky, and--to my ear, anyway--*male* reader. These things said, although I work long hours at a job that itself involves much reading, I can be depended upon to read this weekly magazine from cover to cover each week because it's a brilliant escape from the pedestrian "everyday." Its articles are eclectic but indepth, embracing contemporary topics from culture to politics to medicine and well beyond. I start with the cartoons, then go to the "Talk of the Town" section, and then pick my way randomly through the table of contents until I'm done and must hold on till the next issue. There are periodically themed issues and, while I imagine these help to keep the reader base wide, I must confess I'm never thrilled to see the fashion-oriented issues, which seem more loaded with vapid advertisements than other issues, a betrayal of the critical standard represented by other issues. But all in all this magazine is a lifeline; I've been addicted to it for more than a decade.
Very Discriminating
A review of The New Yorker Magazine, July 28, 2009
Submitted by: J. V. Whitey from Tavares, FL
Ever since you published a short story of mine, you've been my favorite. I can't say enough good things.
Expands My Intellectual and Emotional Horizons.
A review of The New Yorker Magazine, March 31, 2009
Submitted by: JayW from East Cleveland, OH
The researched articles are thorough and deliberative. News analyses are cogent and insightful and the book reviews and biographical features illuminate. The magazine's range is distinguished by the quality of thought and the calber of writing. Regardless of the reader's knowledge base and awareness regarding a subject, the articles consistently shed new light.
I was particularly impressed by the selections of Daniel Burnham and James Baldwin for biographical features in recent editions.
I have long been familiar with Mr. Burnahm's accomplishments but I had hardly heard his name in twenty years. I learned enough about the man to pique my interest in his politics.
Mr. Baldwin's works and life have been examined in depth. But, as is the case with some other post World War II noteworthies, he is sometimes narrowly defined. Contemporary social and political motives have frequently overriden the substantive regarding Mr. Baldwin.
As a consequence of reading the New Yorker's feature on him, I have placed two James Baldwin biographies in juxtaposition with those of Richard Wright and added them to my 2009 reading list.
Finally, I love the cartoon contest.
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