they don't print many photos; physical discriptions are important
― gr8080, Sunday, 19 May 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link
they famously didn't print any photos until somewhat recently. for some reason 'no photos' was a point of pride for a certain class of publication - nyer, new republic, wall st journal.
― balls, Sunday, 19 May 2013 03:08 (ten years ago) link
the whole thing of setting up a story and then about 1/5 of the way in going "klaus dingeldore was born in a placid rhineland village in 1972. his father was a monkey keeper" is 100% just part of the structure of its profile pieces but i didnt really think the mushroom thing was going to be a profile piece but more of a science/product thing i guess. i guess i was less interested in hearing about the family history of a 28-year-old cool dude who has an exciting new form of styrofoam.
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Sunday, 19 May 2013 06:12 (ten years ago) link
well to be a little reductive it's supposed to be literary journalism, these aren't blog posts
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Sunday, 19 May 2013 13:00 (ten years ago) link
If y'all want to have some fun, dig up some ancient issues of the magazine, when every story was 30 pages too long and the mag from page to page looked like a cut-n-paste zine-quality design mess.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 19 May 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
I recall the multi-issue stories from my childhood, when mom and dad would argue over who did or did not throw out/lose/otherwise displace an issue before the other could read Part 1.
― quincie, Sunday, 19 May 2013 14:22 (ten years ago) link
thank u 4 new dn slocks
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 19 May 2013 19:28 (ten years ago) link
there's more science in the article but it's a bit basic and ted-talky. best part is the lady in the excerpt leeeeee quoted and the angry man who teaches you how to invent stuff
― discreet, Monday, 20 May 2013 02:27 (ten years ago) link
i recommend the article about the crazy manhattan apartment sublet scam this week
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:39 (ten years ago) link
i realized i basically subscribe to the new yorker for the true crime stories
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:40 (ten years ago) link
vanity fair has really good true crime abt rich people
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:41 (ten years ago) link
the koch bros/PBS thing was depressing, i saw that film (can't remember if i saw it in PBS or netflix) and it was decent muckraking but not very well executed.
― gr8080, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:54 (ten years ago) link
Vanity Fair/Esquire/GQ/Wired/New Yorker/New York are all good for blue collar crime writing
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:59 (ten years ago) link
do you mean white collar?
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
yeah, duh. i have no collar.
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:09 (ten years ago) link
who will report on barechested crime
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:09 (ten years ago) link
i like tshirt crimes
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
sweater crime
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 17:14 (ten years ago) link
Backgammon article is pretty entertaining.
― llama del rey (Leee), Thursday, 23 May 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link
"COPS," usually.
― Josefa, Thursday, 23 May 2013 16:29 (ten years ago) link
this in the styrofoam mushroom article freaked me the fuk out
A student from Kuwait suggested a public-area surveillance device that would detect people with incapacitating depression; then professionals could intervene and stop suicides.
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 26 May 2013 21:17 (ten years ago) link
was wondering why these weren't showing up in my mailbox for the last few weeks but then I got a notice that my subscription has ended. My dad was paying for it so I guess I'll hassle him about it.
― 0808ɹƃ (silby), Monday, 27 May 2013 04:56 (ten years ago) link
the brief Kim Gordon profile was okay.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 June 2013 13:31 (ten years ago) link
Her dog's name is Syd Barrett!
― dan selzer, Saturday, 1 June 2013 15:29 (ten years ago) link
so now it's established both kim gordon & lorrie moore are riggins fans
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 1 June 2013 15:48 (ten years ago) link
It quotes an ilxor!
― Ou sont les Sonneywolferines d'antan? (Leee), Saturday, 1 June 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
George Packer on tech and politics is pretty awesome, which has a followup blog post. Does he always insert editorial asides into his political pieces/is he the only NYer contributor who does that, or does he save that treatment for libertarians?
― Ou sont les Sonneywolferines d'antan? (Leee), Saturday, 1 June 2013 16:38 (ten years ago) link
lemme guess, the bike in cleveland that yelled 'go back to art school, you faggots!' ?
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 1 June 2013 16:42 (ten years ago) link
**biker
hey they have updated the digital/archive edition, sorta. higher res. still jpgs.
― daft on the causes of punk (schlump), Saturday, 1 June 2013 17:12 (ten years ago) link
Ripley piece is good
― Mordy , Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:04 (ten years ago) link
― Ou sont les Sonneywolferines d'antan? (Leee), Saturday, June 1, 2013 11:38 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah this was pretty crucial reading.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
ooh if it's a sequel of sorts to his libertarian billionaire one i'm looking forward to it
― k3vin k., Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
http://observer.com/2013/05/things-fall-apart-in-the-unwinding-george-packer-aims-for-dos-passos-comes-up-sub-gladwell
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 June 2013 18:27 (ten years ago) link
biggest o_O of the gordon profile was that not only can j mascis afford to live in sonic youth's neighborhood, he was there first (and drives a lexus suv?!)
― discreet, Sunday, 2 June 2013 06:40 (ten years ago) link
George Packer on tech and politics is pretty awesome,
hoping his new book is this sharp
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 2 June 2013 12:27 (ten years ago) link
― discreet, Sunday, June 2, 2013 2:40 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
j mascis is from western mass iirc
― lag∞n, Sunday, 2 June 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
Mascis doesn't live in the same neighborhood...he lives across the river in Amherst, where he grew up.
― Hadrian VIII, Sunday, 2 June 2013 14:07 (ten years ago) link
we need an indie star map
― lag∞n, Sunday, 2 June 2013 14:10 (ten years ago) link
https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=Ay5GWBeob_WIPLDYoIWcfVXxvZu9XwJ55OX7Ag,16m7TKfyB_Wvm1YzMjgkb-eeGG_Pnwg6iuOisHZUfKtUshvnUcpkf5VaG3CKgO1kAFQzYO6LW-JU3Q_ra6chuCgmExB5WCyhOcm3laykqnErJQ8Hq7j5BDc5FWpSMIS4D4rqulJ5YWZBr0D5lkoDDH_GzQ5De0_R7gmi2ogjFjXZHfqivz6A5DBNwx8
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 2 June 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
I don't think it's an exclusive neighborhood. It's a bunch of college towns in the sticks. Wayne and Kate of Magic Hour/Twisted Village lived around there too. And Byron Coley.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 2 June 2013 14:38 (ten years ago) link
man that Ripley review brought back memories. Anyone else a fan of the Jack Palance-hosted eighties show?
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 June 2013 01:44 (ten years ago) link
Anybody mention the PTSD sniper and other vet story. That was brutal.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 4 June 2013 02:50 (ten years ago) link
Good issue last week. Agree about the sniper story, ugh.
― quincie, Tuesday, 4 June 2013 04:22 (ten years ago) link
Oh, fiction issue, thank you for delivering sweet relief.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 June 2013 18:52 (ten years ago) link
big toobin fan but his NSA comment is awwwful
― daft on the causes of punk (schlump), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link
Anyone read the fiction? The Lahiri story was okay.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:15 (ten years ago) link
echoing praise/awe for the sniper/ptsd story 2 issues ago
― http://threeframes.net (gr8080), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
I'd like to hear fiction recs from someone who has read them. . . sounds like Lahiri is meh? What about the others?
― quincie, Monday, 10 June 2013 20:28 (ten years ago) link
i liked the atm password story bc it was short and kind of funny. that was the only one i read all of. the end.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:30 (ten years ago) link