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Migrations | The New Yorker

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Fixer Uppers | The New Yorker

This or That Dept. | The New Yorker

David Zaslav, Hollywood Antihero | The New Yorker

[ad_1] In 1941, a couple from New York bought an undeveloped parcel of land in Beverly Hills for fourteen thousand dollars from the writer Dorothy Parker, the most fearsome wit at the Algonquin Round Table. James Pendleton, an interior designer and art dealer of Regency and Baroque pieces, and his wife, Mary Frances, who went… Continue reading David Zaslav, Hollywood Antihero | The New Yorker

Watch Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers: Bonding Over Grandma’s Quirky Collection | The New Yorker Documentary

[ad_1] [bright music] [telephone ringing] [telephone ringing] [Grandma] Hello. [Meredith] `- [Meredith] Hi, Grandma. [Grandma] Oh, hi. [Meredith] So, I’m teaching this semester, um, and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to finish the film. [Grandma] Oh, what are you teaching? [Meredith] I’m teaching special effects in the film and video department. [Grandma] What’s… Continue reading Watch Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers: Bonding Over Grandma’s Quirky Collection | The New Yorker Documentary

Requiem for Mostly Mozart | The New Yorker

[ad_1] Musical summers in New York may never have been as rich as they were in the first two decades of the current century, when the Mostly Mozart Festival, under the leadership of Jane Moss, and the Lincoln Center Festival, under Nigel Redden, vied with each other in the conjuring of lavishly varied seasons. In… Continue reading Requiem for Mostly Mozart | The New Yorker

Debate Me, You Coward! | The New Yorker

[ad_1] Debate me. For three hours. At a time, venue, and decibel-level of my choosing. You bring your mountains of studies, data, and other so-called evidence, and I will bring my refusal to acknowledge those things. Oh, and a faulty microphone for you to use. It’ll be fun. For me. What’s the matter? Scared you… Continue reading Debate Me, You Coward! | The New Yorker

Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule | The New Yorker

[ad_1] Perhaps the most revealing moment in the PayPal saga happened at its outset. In March, 2000, as the merger was under way, Musk was driving his new McLaren, with Thiel in the passenger seat. The two were on Sand Hill Road, an artery that cuts through Silicon Valley. Thiel asked Musk, “So what can… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule | The New Yorker

Briefly Noted Book Reviews | The New Yorker

[ad_1] Schoenberg, by Harvey Sachs (Liveright). In this study of Arnold Schoenberg, the Austrian-born composer who immigrated to the U.S. in 1933, Sachs blends fleet-footed biography with an accessible analysis of Schoenberg’s works. Best known for his development of twelve-tone serialism, Schoenberg believed that he would single-handedly restore Germany’s musical dominance over France, Italy, and… Continue reading Briefly Noted Book Reviews | The New Yorker

Olimpia Zagnoli’s “Cocomero” | The New Yorker

[ad_1] August is summer’s fulcrum. The season is at its best, with crackling storms washing away days of sticky heat, and fruits and vegetables spilling out of garden beds. There’s a hint of cool in the air and a vague threat of evenings expiring before their prime. Every moment demands to be savored. In her… Continue reading Olimpia Zagnoli’s “Cocomero” | The New Yorker