In a recent New Yorker article, The Information, Adam Gopnik divided books about the internet into three types – the Never-Bettters; the Better-Nevers and the Ever-Wasers: “The Never-Betters believe that we’re on the brink of a new utopia, where information will be free and democratic, news will be made from the bottom up, love will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New Yorker’
Super Sad True Love Story
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged Adam Gopnik, books, Gary Shteyngart, New Yorker, Super Sad True Love Story on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Why do people love Stieg Larsson’s novels ?
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged book club, books, New Yorker, Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is a question I have been asking myself since I had to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as part of my book club and was reminded of by a recent article in The New Yorker. Initially I was excited to see what all the fuss was about and why it had sold [...]
Things to ponder:30 July 2010
Posted in Things to ponder, tagged Amish, Atul Gawande, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, New Yorker, Things to ponder on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some good reads from this week – have a good weekend. – Atul Gawande has another piece on healthcare in this week’s New Yorker which is up to his usual excellent standard. This time he asks what medicine should do when it can’t save our life: “Surveys of patients with terminal illness find that their [...]
Bunyonesque Clint Eastwood
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged Clint Eastwood, movies, New Yorker, Unforgiven on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I bow down before David Denby and his wonderfully written profile of Clint Eastwood in The New Yorker ahead of the TV actor-movie star-director-mayor of Carmel-four-time-Oscar-winner’s 80th birthday in May. My favourite phrase is that Eastwood was born “Bunyonesque big” which I admit I am saving to use one day. There is also a fantastic [...]
Spleening Ukrainian translators
Posted in What I'm reading, tagged books, elections, New Yorker, Safran Foer, Ukraine on February 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just read the New Yorker’s Letter from Ukraine on how and why incumbent, Viktor Yushchenko, lost the Presidential election despite winning the Orange Revolution in 2004. The writer, Keith Gessen, is shown around by Sergey, a translator of foreign films and TV shows including Miami Vice, which results in Sergey showing off two-day old stubble. [...]
