The New Yorker
The New Yorker is a long running and widely respected American magazine (debuted on February 21, 1925), well known for its success at popularizing the short story as a literary form in English in the mid-20th century. The magazine also is known for its journalism—John Hersey's Hiroshima filled an entire issue—and for its criticism and essays, particularly the short "Talk of the Town" pieces. Its cartoons and short humorous pieces are also quite well known. Its long pieces are known for their rambling style that pays close attention to characters. Because of its quality and reputation, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of the city of New York.
The magazine's politics are largely liberal, though this has a large effect only on the magazine's editorial pieces; much of the journalism it publishes contains little if any political bias, and pieces by prominent conservatives are regularly printed.
The New Yorker is probably most famous for its cartoons, which have a reputation for being slightly surreal and often inscrutable. One popular stereotype is that the cartoons have punchlines so non sequitur that they are impossible to "get". (This stereotype once inspired an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld.) However, the cartoons remain quite popular, implying that there is a substantial constituency of readers who enjoy them and find them funny. In addition, certain contemporary New Yorker cartoonists such as Roz Chast break this mold, using humor that almost any reader would find accessible.
One unique feature of the magazine's typesetting is the occasional placement of diaeresis marks in certain words with repeating vowels, such as reëlected and coöperate.
The editor of The New Yorker is David Remnick. Previous editors have included Tina Brown, William Shawn and Harold Ross. It is currently owned by Advance Publications.
Famous contributors
Contributors have included:
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