Author Topic: In the New Yorker...  (Read 5258145 times)

Offline Front-Ranger

  • BetterMost Moderator
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 31,919
  • Brokeback got us good.
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3980 on: June 06, 2026, 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.
"chewing gum and duct tape"

Online Jeff Wrangler

  • BetterMost Supporter!
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 32,517
  • "He somebody you cowboy'd with?"
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3981 on: June 06, 2026, 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.
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.

Offline serious crayons

  • BetterMost Moderator
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 24,280
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3982 on: June 06, 2026, 02:53:35 pm »
I believe there are ways to search for a particular image of somebody, but that's beyond my technical knowledge.

I don't have the New Yorker in front of me so I searched on Google for "Natalie Portman Tiffany New Yorker." That brought up several photos of her, and I don't know which one was in the ad. But what you can do is right-click on the photo, then click "Search this image with Google lens," which brought up a few, including:







Online Jeff Wrangler

  • BetterMost Supporter!
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 32,517
  • "He somebody you cowboy'd with?"
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3983 on: Yesterday at 05:29:54 pm »
I don't have the New Yorker in front of me so I searched on Google for "Natalie Portman Tiffany New Yorker." That brought up several photos of her, and I don't know which one was in the ad. But what you can do is right-click on the photo, then click "Search this image with Google lens," which brought up a few, including:




I hadn't thought to include the word "Tiffany" in my search.
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.

Online Jeff Wrangler

  • BetterMost Supporter!
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 32,517
  • "He somebody you cowboy'd with?"
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3984 on: Yesterday at 05:37:23 pm »
In the latest issue, I've already read "In Plain Sight" about a Ghanian girl who was enslaved for 16 years. As usual, the neighbors said, "We had no idea" or "What could we do?"

Either I missed that and put the issue out with the recycling, or else I haven't got to it yet.
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.

Online Jeff Wrangler

  • BetterMost Supporter!
  • The BetterMost 10,000 Post Club
  • *****
  • Posts: 32,517
  • "He somebody you cowboy'd with?"
Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3985 on: Yesterday at 05:42:43 pm »
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.

The Kolbert article was depressing, but on the other hand, she did go into some of the history of the E.P.A., and I found that interesting.'
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.