The New Yorker

September 1, 2008

September 2008

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
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COMMENT
Attack-Dog Days
What Barack Obama is up against.
by Hendrik Hertzberg

Audio: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, and George Packer on the Campaign Trail podcast.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Mean Streets: Test Drive
A picnic area in the middle of Broadway.
by Ben McGrath

Studio Visit: Lost and Found
The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
by Lauren Collins

Slide Show: A selection of paintings by Wiley.

Rah-Rah Dept.: Gooooo Sports!
The opening of the Sports Museum.
by Austin Kelley
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
That Uncertain Feeling
What drives market volatility?
by James Surowiecki
THE POLITICAL SCENE
The Code of the West
What Colorado can teach the Democrats.
by Ryan Lizza
LETTER FROM BEIJING
Fun and Games
A second report from the Olympics.
by Anthony Lane

Audio: Nancy Franklin discusses the Olympics.
ANNALS OF RETAIL
Stop, Thief!
Shoplifter beware.
by John Colapinto
ON AND OFF THE AVENUE
Sole Sisters
Tips for the well-heeled woman.
by Patricia Marx
PROFILES
Enchanted
Marc Jacobs becomes himself.
by Ariel Levy
PORTFOLIO
Show People
by Richard Avedon
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
Winged Victories
How Santiago Calatrava thinks of buildings.
by Rebecca Mead

Slide Show: A portfolio of projects by Calatrava.
FICTION
“Gorse is Not People”
by Janet Frame
POEMS
“We Did Not Make Ourselves”
by Michael Dickman

“Reunion”
by Jeffrey Skinner
BOOKS
Max Factor in Hollywood.
by John Updike

Slide Show: A portfolio of Max Factor advertisements.

Briefly Noted: “The Gargoyle”; “The End of Sleep”; “The Same Man”; “The Book of Dreams”
The Theatre
“The First Breeze of Summer.”
by Hilton Als
POP MUSIC
David Banner’s “The Greatest Story Ever Told.”
by Sasha Frere-Jones
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“I Served the King of England,” “Traitor.”
by David Denby
The Theatre
Art
Night Life
Dance
Classical
Movies
Above and Beyond
DVD NOTES
Fall Classics
by Richard Brody
POP NOTES
Autumn Sounds
by Ben Greeman
TABLES FOR TWO
Shalizar and Ravagh
by Lauren Collins
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
The Theatre
Art
Night Life
Classical
Movies
Readings and Talks
Above and Beyond
THE MAIL
Michael Jorrin; Samuel J. McNaughton; Deborah Pruitt; Adam Berkley
“Object of Desire”
Ana Juan
DRAWINGS
David Sipress, Robert Leighton, Robert Mankoff, Zachary Kanin, Paul Noth, Leo Cullum, P. S. Mueller, Ariel Molvig, Danny Shanahan, Edward Koren, Matthew Diffee, William Haefeli, Jack Ziegler, Drew Dernavich, Frank Cotham
SPOTS
Olaf Hajek
0829,2008
Nancy Franklin talks about watching the Olympics and her career at The New Yorker.
BLOGS
The Book Bench: Books through Bars, Obama through a novelist’s eyes, and more.
The Cartoon Lounge: Trump eats at Up Zach’s, political cocktails, and more.
Goings On: Revolutionary Love in Denver, Rufus Wainwright in the Hamptons, and more.
George Packer zones out in Denver.
Hendrik Hertzberg is surprised by the appearance of Ted Kennedy in Denver.
Sasha Frere-Jones likes Little Boots and the Tenori-On.
Dana Goodyear stops to read a missed connection.
SEE ALL BLOGS
THE NAKED CAMPAIGN
Video: Steve Brodner draws Obama the pragmatist.
IN THIS ISSUE
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AWARDS
The New Yorker has won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence.
VIDEO
Not a Game: Scenarios from Virtual Iraq, with commentary by Sue Halpern.
Trapped: The ordeal of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours.
Abandoned in Baghdad: Scenes from George Packer’s play “Betrayed.”
Stories from the Near Future: Video from the 2008 New Yorker Conference.
The Naked Campaign: Steve Brodner draws the Presidential candidates.
AUDIO
Prime Time: Nancy Franklin on the Olympics and her career at The New Yorker.
Emotional Profit: David Grann on a legendary con man and his deceptions.
The Dissident: Kelefa Sanneh on the meaning of Barack Obama’s candidacy for African-Americans.
Head Cold: Jeffrey Eugenides reads Harold Brodkey’s short story “Spring Fugue.”
The Campaign Trail: David Remnick, Hendrik Hertzberg, and George Packer look ahead to the Democratic Convention.
MORE PODCASTS
Spots by Olaf Hajek
SLIDE SHOWS
Show People: Rarely seen photographs of entertainers taken by Richard Avedon.
Birds in Flight: A portfolio of sculptural structures by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Face Value: A slideshow of Max Factor advertisements from the 1930’s to the 1960’s.
Local Heroes: A selection of paintings by Brooklyn artist Kehinde Wiley.

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