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The Valetudinarian

August 3, 2009

August 3, 2009

“The Valetudinarian”
by Joshua Ferris

The Five Wounds

July 27, 2009

July 27, 2009

“The Five Wounds”
by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Fun with Nuns: Hollywood revisits the convent

July 20, 2009

July 20, 2009

Fun with Nuns
Hollywood revisits the convent.

by Paul Rudnick

The Kill Company: Behind a war crime in Iraq.

July 6 & 13, 2009

July 6 & 13, 2009

The Kill Company
Behind a war crime in Iraq.

by Raffi Khatchadourian

The top five New Yorker articles of 2009 to date

Half of 2009 has magically slipped away and that stack of New Yorkers on your bedside table isn’t going to read itself. If you’re fortunate to have some time away from the office this summer, give yourself the gift of reading some truly worthwhile pieces from the first half of this year. (And when you’re done with that, forgive yourself for the rest of the unread issues.) My favorite pieces of 2009 to date are Continue reading →

Angelo’s Ashes: How Countrywide Financial went under.

June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009

Angelo’s Ashes
How Countrywide Financial went under.

by Connie Bruck

Idols

June 22, 2009

June 22, 2009

“Idols”
by Tim Gautreaux

Show or Tell: Should creative writing be taught?

June 8 & 15, 2009

June 8 & 15, 2009

Show or Tell
Should creative writing be taught?

by Louis Menand

The Cost Conundrum: Expensive health care can be harmful.

June 1, 2009

June 1, 2009

Annals of Medicine
The Cost Conundrum
Expensive health care can be harmful.

by Atul Gawande

The Sixth Extinction? The earth’s species in peril.

May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

The Sixth Extinction?
The earth’s species in peril.

by Elizabeth Kolbert