I also felt that the quality of this article didn't meet the standards I usually expect from The New Yorker. The basic calculus for a New Yorker article usually

I also felt that the quality of this article didn't meet the standards I usually expect from The New Yorker. The basic calculus for a New Yorker article usually accounts for a meaningful (often globally-stated and overwrought) thesis. This article, however, read as gossip.