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This is what I dislike about the New Yorker. It's a literary circle jerk. I get that you want to show me what a great writer you are, but I don't really need to
by mattmaroon 3y ago
This is what I dislike about the New Yorker. It's a literary circle jerk. I get that you want to show me what a great writer you are, but I don't really need to hear about growing up on Alcatraz at the start of the article about a solar storm. If I want to read something that's 10x as long as it needs to be to get the point across I'll just pick up another Gladwell book.
- lenerdenator 3y agoYou think that's bad, wait until you see the recipe blog ;)
- mattmaroon 3y agoHaha at least there’s a “jump to recipe” link usually. I wish New Yorker had a “jump to the point” button.
- Aaronstotle 3y agoIts my biggest gripe with the New Yorker, their articles are incredibly long winded and meandering at times.
- digging 3y agoI really need an Abridged New Yorker feed. I love about 20-30% of their articles, by volume, but they're so, uh, "well written", that they're difficult to even scan for high-value information.
- tchock23 3y agoIt's not just the New Yorker. This "Gladwell-ification" of non-fiction has been happening for a long time now.