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I get frustrated with the reaction to New Yorker pieces on here. Yes, a New Yorker piece is going to be long and have backstory. Their feature pieces are like

• Mimmy 5y ago
  Exactly. If you're going into a New Yorker article you should know what to expect.
• plutonorm 5y ago
  I very much enjoy the opportunity to use my right brain for a change. The style lends itself to 'feeling' the subject as much as describing it. This article especially invokes a kind of dreamy inexactitude that perfectly matches with the semi woo of the underlying topic. Intuition is the gift, reason the faithful servant - a view that most programers will disagree with imo.
• 3pt14159 5y ago
  The New Yorker has some absolutely great pieces and a huge budget for journalism, but that said, I find their writers self-indulge a bit more than I find pleasant. The Walrus doesn't have as many block buster journalistic pieces, but the writing is strong and strikes a better balance between flourish and meat.
• Zababa 5y ago
  While I agree with you, not every writer is as good as John McPhee.
• exolymph 5y ago
  Most of the pieces don't earn the frippery they're draped in.