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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
Wow, that Aug. 6-13 issue is chock-full of interesting stuff. Of course there's Ronan Farrow's now-famous article about sexual harassment at CBS, but I think the Ariel Levy and Nathan Heller articles are interesting, too. Right now I'm reading the article about the Dutch crime family. (The Dutch? Who knew?)
Jeff Wrangler:
Tell you what, when I read Adam Gopnik on a book, I frequently come away with the feeling that I would not need to read the book, that I've gotten everything I need to know from Adam Gopnik.
Jeff Wrangler:
Everybody should read Rebecca Mead (Aug. 20).
Jeff Wrangler:
I've given up on the Bill Browder article (Aug. 20) because I found it boring. (I've heard that name before, but I can't remember the context.)
I may also give up on "Rocket Man" because I don't particularly care about "Virgin Galactic's quest to send tourists into space." Even if it happens in my lifetime, I'll never be able to afford it, so why should I care?
Uncharacteristically for me, I'm reading the short story, "A Refugee Crisis," by Callan Wink. So far I like the story, but the author may be more interesting than his fiction. According to the Contributors page, he lives in Livingston, Montana, and is a fly-fishing guide on the Yellowstone River. Now, how cool a life is that, to be a writer of short stories who is also a fly-fishing guide on the Yellowstone River?
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on August 20, 2018, 01:38:25 pm ---I may also give up on "Rocket Man" because I don't particularly care about "Virgin Galactic's quest to send tourists into space." Even if it happens in my lifetime, I'll never be able to afford it, so why should I care?
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Typically, this is too long. I'm reading it after all because I'm out of stuff to read over lunch. Actually, it is kind of interesting.
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