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Having pitched all my New Yorkers of years past, I still have the 2023 copies to contend with. The bad news: My subscription accidentally lapsed for 6 weeks. The good news: My subscription accidentally lapsed for 6 weeks. So I don't have as much to catch up on as the calendar might suggest. I may go back and selectively scan the missing weeks online, of course, but right now, my goal is to read and discard the physical entities before I once again collect too many.
I may record other magazines here from time to time, but I'll be satisfied if the New Yorkers are noted.
January 2 & 9
Onward and Upward with the Arts: Game Theory by Alex Barasch
This is the story of how 'The Last of Us', the game, became the miniseries of the same name. Neil Druckmann, who created the game, realized that audiences wouldn't want to see the game itself played out on the small screen, but he found an ally in Craig Mazin and a willing studio at HBO, and the game was on.
I haven't played the game nor seen the movie, but the thinking that went into turning a game into a film is pretty interesting
Shouts and Murmurs
I usually shrug this section off, but here we have the Lord overreacting like a parent to Adam's disobedience, and continuing his punishments sheepishly to maintain consistency in spite of the Angel's warning that He was being too harsh. Ah, parenting.
On and Off the Avenue: Uneasy Rider by Patricia Marx
I had no idea that ebikes could be so varied, and so incredibly expensive.
A Reporter at Large: Trapped in the Trenches
skipped. I probably should understand drones as a component of warfare.
Profiles: The Painter and His Court
skipped. A profile of Kehinde Wiley. I did look at the pictures.
Fiction: Notions of the Sacred by Aysegul Savas
I don't usually read fiction here. This is a story of pregnancy and female bonding - or not.
The Critics
:Blood Lines by Parul Sehgal
An essay on the various literatures of Partition, and how much the story of violence was minimized initially, and how it is revealed now. The horror was especially pointed at women and girls. New literature and music from Saader Hasan Manto (whose translator comes in for some heavy criticism for softening the author's images), Urvashi Butalia, and a cohort of oral historians who try to get past the reticence of survivors. Geetanali Shree's book "Tomb of Sand" won the 2022 International Booker Prize in which the author imagines past authors gathered near the border, where 'the black margins are closing in'.
:The Art World - LIve, From New York
An essay on an art show about portraits of people in the South Bronx. Did not see the show.
:The Theatre - 'Des Moines' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy'
I had intended to see the second of these plays, but missed it.
:On Television - 'Fleishman is in Trouble'
Didn't make me want to see it.
:The Current Cinema - 'Babylon' and 'Corsage'
Didn't make me want to see them either
I may record other magazines here from time to time, but I'll be satisfied if the New Yorkers are noted.
January 2 & 9
Onward and Upward with the Arts: Game Theory by Alex Barasch
This is the story of how 'The Last of Us', the game, became the miniseries of the same name. Neil Druckmann, who created the game, realized that audiences wouldn't want to see the game itself played out on the small screen, but he found an ally in Craig Mazin and a willing studio at HBO, and the game was on.
I haven't played the game nor seen the movie, but the thinking that went into turning a game into a film is pretty interesting
Shouts and Murmurs
I usually shrug this section off, but here we have the Lord overreacting like a parent to Adam's disobedience, and continuing his punishments sheepishly to maintain consistency in spite of the Angel's warning that He was being too harsh. Ah, parenting.
On and Off the Avenue: Uneasy Rider by Patricia Marx
I had no idea that ebikes could be so varied, and so incredibly expensive.
A Reporter at Large: Trapped in the Trenches
skipped. I probably should understand drones as a component of warfare.
Profiles: The Painter and His Court
skipped. A profile of Kehinde Wiley. I did look at the pictures.
Fiction: Notions of the Sacred by Aysegul Savas
I don't usually read fiction here. This is a story of pregnancy and female bonding - or not.
The Critics
:Blood Lines by Parul Sehgal
An essay on the various literatures of Partition, and how much the story of violence was minimized initially, and how it is revealed now. The horror was especially pointed at women and girls. New literature and music from Saader Hasan Manto (whose translator comes in for some heavy criticism for softening the author's images), Urvashi Butalia, and a cohort of oral historians who try to get past the reticence of survivors. Geetanali Shree's book "Tomb of Sand" won the 2022 International Booker Prize in which the author imagines past authors gathered near the border, where 'the black margins are closing in'.
:The Art World - LIve, From New York
An essay on an art show about portraits of people in the South Bronx. Did not see the show.
:The Theatre - 'Des Moines' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy'
I had intended to see the second of these plays, but missed it.
:On Television - 'Fleishman is in Trouble'
Didn't make me want to see it.
:The Current Cinema - 'Babylon' and 'Corsage'
Didn't make me want to see them either
