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 Absorbing and Relevant April 11, 2007
Evelyn Kern (California)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Among current magazines for discerning readers, I find The New Yorker the very best. Current topics, issues, and/or personalities are covered at length and in depth with relevance to the context of today's world. Each issue contains a highly readable fiction piece relevant to today's world. Throughout the magazine the writing itself is of the finest quality. I look forward to my weekly "fix" of this outstanding magazine.
Still the finest magazine in America September 27, 2007
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Well-written, timely, erudite and down-to-earth -- no other magazine is as informative and varied in tone, or as much a pleasure to read. The "New Yorker" has a number of "beats" it covers -- contemporary politics, media, popular culture and art, humor, new fiction and a smidge of local, New York goings-on (not as much as in the old days, but the regionalism is still a delight.) Yes, other magazines cover these topics, but not in as accessible a manner. The "Atlantic" and "Harper's" tread similar paths, but they both seem overly stern and inaccessible by comparison. The "New Yorker" used to be incredibly fusty: since the magazine's 1992 facelift, courtesy of editor Tina Brown, it has a much lighter, more youthful tone. This, mixed with the erudite, well-researched, well-crafted writing, makes it one of the most rewarding reading experiences in America today. No matter what the topic, an article in the "New Yorker" will always be a shining example of language used to its best effect. Plus, I like the cartoons.
(PS - I weary of the "three F" -- fashion, food and finance -- reporting, but even if they overdo these subjects, it's still a great magazine.) (DJ Joe Sixpack)
Yes, the New Yorker October 27, 2001
Charles Decker (Seattle, WA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If only I had time to read this magazine the way I did ten years ago, savoring every paragraph. The issue about the events of September 11, 2001, that befell New York was without a doubt the most splendid writing on the tragedy anywhere. David Denby is the only film critic writing today who I trust, and the sports, architecture, and art writing are equally brilliant. Nobody needs to know what I say; this magazine speaks for itself. There are also some great books about the fine history of this excellent publication, the best one by Brendan Gill - "Here At the New Yorker."
 A joy to read October 30, 2001
Justin Wolfe (Renton, WA)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I remember first reading the New Yorker while a freshman in college. It was more than a little intimidating to read a magazine that seemed to challenge the reader with so much great fiction and nonfiction. This is, in short, one of the best literary magazines in print.
Why four stars? The cartoons are not funny. I know this seems petty, but the magazine seems to congratulate itself on a regular basis on the witty cartoons featured throughout each issue. They just try to darned hard to be witty and clever. The result is something like a dry exercise in humor without the actual laugh.
Better and better January 24, 2002
Lifelong Reader (Ridgeland, MS USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The New Yorker is a magazine that is gloriously itself. And from issue to issue it just gets better and better. Its insights into politics, the terrorist threat and American culture are not matched by any other publication, including the (wonderful) New York Times. In the New Yorker, writers WRITE. Thinkers THINK (and write wonderfully, too). The humor, when one can get it, is refreshing; otherwise, it is opaque but tantalizing ("Maybe next week I'll get these jokes," I always think). The New Yorker provides hours of fun every week, like a toy for grownups.
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