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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on March 14, 2020, 10:47:46 pm ---It was a pretend profile laced with snide, condescending little digs, some of which may have some truth to them but were not well argued in the piece.
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I remember thinking the tone was a little odd, like the author didn't like his subject.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on March 15, 2020, 02:48:25 pm ---I remember thinking the tone was a little odd, like the author didn't like his subject.
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Exactly. Yuval mostly comes across as pleasant enough in the quotes, which makes the writer's nasty little asides seem even weirder.
If the writer had problems with Yuval's writing, he should just critique or review it. I'm sure there are plenty of valid arguments to be made against lots of things Harari hs written.
if writer just didn't like the guy, someone else should have written the profile. The editor is also responsible, for not having paid closer attention to this dynamic.
Front-Ranger:
I think Ian Parker is jealous of Yuval and it was a hatchet piece. After all, he's been working for TNY for nearly 30 years but I bet most people wouldn't know who he is. But some people really, really like his style. Here's a review of his profile of Alex Baldwin: https://niemanstoryboard.org/stories/whys-this-so-good-no-62-ian-parker-profiles-alec-baldwin/
In the same issue, I'm reading "Betting the Farm" by Sam Knight about Joseph Fiennes's twin brother who manages a great estate in England according to permaculture principles (although the word is not mentioned in the article). It's very interesting to me but I don't know if anyone else would find it interesting.
Articles in my interest area are starting to crop (pun intended) up a lot now. Who would think TNY would run an article about composting? But that is what "Letter from Seoul" is about in the March 9 issue. Also of interest in that issue are "Exodus" about the German expatriots in Los Angeles and "#Winning" (as Jeff mentioned) about how social media was used to elect Trump. I also learned a lot from "The Leveller" a review of the work of Thomas Piketty, the French economist.
I'm also re-reading "The Bristlecones Speak" by Alex Ross in the January 20 issue. That's another one that you wouldn't expect to see in TNY.
Jeff Wrangler:
So why did I stick it out through that entire profile of Jordan Wolfson (March 16)? Boring is the best word I can come up with to describe it.
Front-Ranger:
I have now read every. Single. Article. in the March 23 issue, since it's the only one I brought with me to AZ. Go ahead, ask me a question about any article. I have practically memorized them!
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