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“In 1951, when I was fourteen, I landed a job in an Oklahoma City laundromat

October 12, 2013

“In 1951, When I Was Fourteen, I Landed A Job In An Oklahoma City Laundromat

“In 1951, when I was fourteen, I landed a job in an Oklahoma City laundromat. The pay was respectable–fifty cents…

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The Problem with Labeling

September 5, 2013

The Problem With Labeling

Pete posted a great excerpt yesterday from a recent New Yorker article about the relevancy of country-of-origin labels in the…

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The New Yorker: The End of Saks As We Know It

July 31, 2013

The New Yorker: The End Of Saks As We Know It

The New Yorker: The End of Saks As We Know It Amy Merrick of The New Yorker asks how luxury…

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Vintage find bragging from the 1960s

July 28, 2013

Vintage Find Bragging From The 1960s

Pierre Cardin, a Frenchman who designs clothes, opened a small menswear shop at Bonwit Teller one evening last week. M….

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Dapper Dan in this week’s New Yorker

March 20, 2013

Dapper Dan In This Week’s New Yorker

I have to admit I’m a bit of a Kelefa Sanneh fan boy, and I’m so excited to read his…

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From The New Yorker’s style issue. By Roz Chast.

September 11, 2012

From The New Yorker’s Style Issue. By Roz Chast.

(By the way – I can’t recommend Roz Chast’s most recent book, “What I Hate: From A to Z” enough….

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From this week’s New Yorker style issue; by John O'Brien

September 10, 2012

From This Week’s New Yorker Style Issue; By John O’Brien

From this week’s New Yorker style issue; by John O’Brien. Buy a print here.

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Cartoon of the day

August 3, 2012

Cartoon Of The Day

thesilentist: newyorker: Cartoon of the day. For more from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/PfuIfO Hard out there for a blogger.

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“Real Men Don’t Shop.”

August 1, 2011

“Real Men Don’t Shop.”

The new issue of The New Yorker has an article titled “Real Men Don’t Shop.” It’s not terribly interesting, to…

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