In the New Yorker...

[Front-Ranger]

I couldn't find that issue but I do vaguely remember that article. It seems to me that the young man was mentioned in the article. I'm a bad judge of ages, though. Baby-faced men may be of age well into midlife...look at Mark Harmon!

I do wish you would get up to date on your reading, friend. I'm anxious to hear your thoughts about the 250th issue.

Well, I have something to say about "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" in the May 4th issue. This article on messages in a bottle by Lauren Collins was delightful. I loved the many references to recent pop cultural events. There was an anecdote about a Guinness publicity stunt, a romance between a Viking and a Sicilian, SpaceX, and the Barbie movie.

In addition to being an author based in Paris, Collins played Claire Frankenstein, the mother of Victor Frankenstein, in Guillermo del Toro's film

[Jeff Wrangler]

I couldn't find that issue but I do vaguely remember that article. It seems to me that the young man was mentioned in the article. I'm a bad judge of ages, though. Baby-faced men may be of age well into midlife...look at Mark Harmon!

I never thought Mark Harmon had a baby face.

But the subject in that photo isn't a day over 17--unless, perhaps, the photographer used some sort of filter to make the subject look younger than he is.

And he's naked under that shirt, or whatever it is, or at least he's posed in a way to suggest nudity.

This is soft-core porn.
 

I do wish you would get up to date on your reading, friend. I'm anxious to hear your thoughts about the 250th issue.

Not gonna happen.

[Front-Ranger]

It's okay friend. I can still talk about TNY with serious and I've heard there are discussion groups I can join.

[Jeff Wrangler]

It's okay friend. I can still talk about TNY with serious and I've heard there are discussion groups I can join.

Might be interesting to get to the "250th" issue on or about the "250th" day.

Of course it's possible to jump ahead to that issue and then back up to earlier issues. As each issue arrives, I've been checking the TOC and marking articles I want to read. There was one issue (I forget which one) that I was going to skip altogether, but then I took another look at the TOC. Potentially that was a bad idea. 

But at the moment I'm actually taken with my idea of celebrating the 250th by reading the "250th" issue.

[serious crayons]

I never thought Mark Harmon had a baby face.

Me neither. Know who does? Ralph Macchio -- or at least mentioning his name gives me an excuse to post this extremely hilarious video. I highly recommend watching it; over the years I've watched it a bunch of times and still think it's funny.

[serious crayons]

It's okay friend. I can still talk about TNY with serious and I've heard there are discussion groups I can join.

Unfortunately, my subscription lapsed a few months ago and I keep telling myself I'll resubscribe as soon as I get rid of some of the old ones that have piled up!

After reading your comment yesterday, though, I looked up the issue online. I tried reading a couple of articles that stood out to me and I had no problem getting into them. TNY is surprisingly easygoing about paywalls. Or maybe they're just acknowledging me as a subscriber since the mid-1980s and rewarding me accordingly.

[serious crayons]

If you have any particular articles to recommend, Lee, I'll try those!

[Jeff Wrangler]

After reading your comment yesterday, though, I looked up the issue online. I tried reading a couple of articles that stood out to me and I had no problem getting into them. TNY is surprisingly easygoing about paywalls. Or maybe they're just acknowledging me as a subscriber since the mid-1980s and rewarding me accordingly.

Wouldn't that be nice? 

[Front-Ranger]

Here's one I recca-mend!

Well, I have something to say about "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" in the May 4th issue. This article on messages in a bottle by Lauren Collins was delightful. I loved the many references to recent pop cultural events. There was an anecdote about a Guinness publicity stunt, a romance between a Viking and a Sicilian, SpaceX, and the Barbie movie.

In addition to being an author based in Paris, Collins played Claire Frankenstein, the mother of Victor Frankenstein, in Guillermo del Toro's film