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Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3980 on: Today at 10:47:15 am »
I think the woman in the Tiffany ad (  ::)  ) on the reverse of the front cover of the May 11 & 18 issue could be Natalie Portman.

So, that is the 250th issue. I'm curious what you thought about the Lepore article on the Declaration and Immerwahr article on the wider war of which the American Revolution was only a part.
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Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3981 on: Today at 12:59:18 pm »
So, that is the 250th issue. I'm curious what you thought about the Lepore article on the Declaration and Immerwahr article on the wider war of which the American Revolution was only a part.

I opened that issue to look at the TOC; that's how I thought I recognized Natalie Portman. I was going to put May 4 in the recycling bag, but I glanced it its TOC to make sure I'd read everything that needed to be read. I noticed I hadn't crossed off (therefore hadn't read) the Elizabeth Kolbert article. The TOC makes it look depressing, but it also makes it look like a "duty" article that should be read. I always read her articles anyway.

But speaking of Jill Lepore, some weeks ago she did "The Last Minute" of the TV show "Sixty Minutes." In a nutshell her position is that the Supreme Court is essentially rewriting the U.S. Constitution. She concluded by asking, "Do we want that?" She didn't offer any suggestions as to how we might prevent it.
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