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The New Yorker Magazine on 8 CDs

Sitaram

Sitaram

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For years I have been fond of The New Yorker Magazine

I was in a doctor's office today, in the waiting room, and noticed in a recent copy that 8 CDs are available with all the New Yorker Magazine articles going back to the first edition. Or perhaps I misunderstood what is offered. The cost is $100 USD. I thought it might be interesting to have, for the poetry, short stories. And, would not take up as much space (8 cds) as the actual magazines (a touch of humor).

I shall post more info, as I learn, if anyone has some interest.

Hope this little post does not violate some TOS or offend anyones sensibilities.

(TOS is Terms of Service, I just learned that acronym).


It does seem like useful information for people who have an interest in literature.

Yes,... I found their link. The 8 cds contain over 4000 issues of the magazine, every ad, every cartoon, every poem, every page...

and, they claim it has a search engine....

so that you can search

for stuff
 
As a study in popular fiction writing

It just seems to me that if anyone is really interested in writing short stories or poems for magazines, this would be a great way to study what has made it to the New Yorker during the last 4000 issues. (I guess that is 4000 months!)
 
Wait, may be that is 4000 weeks

Sitaram said:
It just seems to me that if anyone is really interested in writing short stories or poems for magazines, this would be a great way to study what has made it to the New Yorker during the last 4000 issues. (I guess that is 4000 months!)
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I guess it is a weekly magazine, so 4000 weeks is 79 years. My, how time passes.
 
I think I saw these at Costco the other day; unfortunately, I didn't notice the price. I personally kind of like keeping a few New Yorker magazines in my car in case I get stranded somewhere for more than five minutes without something to read.

I have a funny story about this!

A year or so ago, my husband had hip surgery, and at the end of a long and grueling day, exhausted (and having learned that he was going to survive to fight another day), I decided to go out for a glass of wine and something to eat. Wanting to keep things simple, I stuck one credit card in my pocket, locked my purse in my motel room and drove to a nearby restaurant. Of course, this had to be the one credit card on which I had chosen to write (in a fit of security consciousness) "Check ID". After I had eaten, the waitress dutifully asked me for my ID, at which point my face flamed up and I began to stammer pitifully -- looking for all the world as if I had stolen the card from somebody's mailbox. I was saying things like, "But, but, my husband's in the hospital!" (I'm sure I sounded like Oskar Schell saying, "But, my father's inanimate.")

Luckily, I had taken my latest copy of the New Yorker in with me to read while I ate. It had my mailing address on it, and the waitress accepted that as identification. Otherwise I might have ended up in the Carson City jail.

Even eight CDs wouldn't have done the trick here. :D
 
I placed my order

They claim it is a limited time offer. I cannot resist the opportunity. For years, I have regretted that I did not more regularly study the New Yorker over the years. 4000 issues for 100 is 2.5 cents per issue. So, now I can discipline myself to read and reflect and study. I contacted an acquaintance in advertising, and she is enthusiastic about getting a set. Think of being able to study ads and graphic art for 70 years. And another acquaintance is a real history addict who collects antique newspapers.... so I emailed him

I shall try to post, from time to time, my reflections as I read (without, of course, violating their copyrights)
 
I hope no one construes my post as advertising

I have no vested interest in this (even though I do own 51% of the controlling stock in the New Yorker... ha ha just kidding...)

But I feel that this is a rare opportunity for people to study 70 years worth of changing tastes, public opinion, poetic and literary style.... so many things.

And they do say that it is a limited time offer, which might well be true. And for 2.5 cents per issue (4000 + issues for $100)... and no storage space required....

Plus, stop and think.. there must be things in their by writers who are now famous... perhaps even an article by Harper Lee (I dont know,... she did write a few...)... So why not spread the news and share the wealth.

And really, one could have an entire forum of threads just for people who are reading through it, and commenting, ... with reminiscence, nostalgia, social commentary....

I am rather excited. IF I thought that it would be available for years, as a stock item, I might put off the purchase.
 
Sitaram said:
I have no vested interest in this (even though I do own 51% of the controlling stock in the New Yorker... ha ha just kidding...)
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I knew you were just kidding, because I happen to own 51% of the controlling stock! :D

Now I'm worrying that they will be all sold out by the time I get back to Costco.

:rolleyes:
 
thenewyorkerstore.com

StillILearn said:
I knew you were just kidding, because I happen to own 51% of the controlling stock! :D

Now I'm worrying that they will be all sold out by the time I get back to Costco.

:rolleyes:
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You can always get it direct at thenewyorkerstore.com along with tee shirts coffee mugs baseball hats, etc.

I realized that I could look around for a discount, but I dont want to miss out, so I am willing to pay premium. And, even though I ordered today, it IS conceivable that they will tell me they are sold out. There is no guarantee that I shall receive it.

Like they say, it aint over 'til its over and the full-figured woman sings.
 
Old Advertisements

I am anxious to look at the old ads.

I remember looking at an old magazine from the period of World War II. It was by a phonograph company, I think. The ad showed a drawing of Hitler seated in their "quite room" looking miserable. They explained that they used such a sound proof room as part of their testing. They commented how Hitler, if he were confined to such a room, would have nothing to do but feel sorry for his crimes.

I thought it was an unusual and interesting ad.


In the very early days of television, programs had NO advertisements, because companies felt that they were a "guest" in the home, and they might offend and be regarded as intrusive. I guess, as time went on, companies began to feel more comfortable about the whole business of advertising.
 
Many people have no use

I have spoken to many people now regarding the CD's. A few people, with specialized interests, are quite enthusiatic. Other people could care let. I guess it all depends upon what interests you, as well as the availablity of time to actually use the information. I am thinking that I want to try to methodically read through the short stories, perhaps not all, but a sampling. I keep thinking of "The Moveable Feast" where Hemingway criticizes Fitzgerald for "harlotry" (my word), in the way that he would tweak stories so as to sell better to magazines.
 
It was $59.99 at Costco. I found myself trotting toward my cart with two of them in my hands before I stopped and said, "Okay, Still -- this is what they call hoarding behavior -- go put one of them back."

And I did.

Let me know when you get yours, Sitaram. If I go quiet around here, you'll know what happened to me; I'll have fallen into down New Yorker hole.

;)
 
I installed mine last night. It appears to be quite user-friendly. The first name I typed into the search function was of Jonathan Franzen. ;)
 
My copy finally arrived this week

It was sent via regular U.S. Postal Service from Reno Nevada. I called The New Yorker Store and they said it takes two weeks to arrive.

It comes with a booklet that gives an interesting overview of The New Yorker Magazine's history. I noticed that J.D. Salinger published his short story "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" in The New Yorker, so that is the first thing I read. Someone had commented that it was one of the most perfect short stories of the 20th century. It was an interesting read. I will have to study it, and think about it, to understand why it might be one of the great short stories of the century. I am not saying that it isn't great. I am not yet able to appreciate its greatness. I guess there is something about Salinger's life and personality that bothers me, and detracts from my appreciation of his work.

Supposedly, he has all sorts of books which will be published after his death. He showed his daughter once and she said the manuscripts were color coded to indicate "publish without editing" and "publish after editing" and "do not publish".



The New Yorker program itself hung my computer several times. It is a new Dell, only one year old, with professional edition of XP. I have installed many different programs, but this is the first one to hang the machine like that. I suspect it has something to do with the CD drive. As you read different issues, or different pages in the same issue, there is a LOT of CD reading activity.

As soon as I installed it, the program contacted its website and informed me that there were updates (patches/fixes I suppose) which I installed.

I have not read all of the accompanying literature, but it sounds like they plan to offer updates to the set.
 
Sitaram said:
The New Yorker program itself hung my computer several times. It is a new Dell, only one year old, with professional edition of XP. I have installed many different programs, but this is the first one to hang the machine like that. I suspect it has something to do with the CD drive. As you read different issues, or different pages in the same issue, there is a LOT of CD reading activity.
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Verify that your XP service pack is up to date, and also that the CD program is compatable with XP.
 
I have Windows XP and I didn't notice any problems or patches -- but then I probably got up and wandered off while it was loading.

J. D. Salinger. Hm. Catcher in the Rye wasn't my cup of tea, and later, when I read Joyce Maynard's At Home in the World, that did it for me insofar as Salinger was concerned. (It wasn't going to take much, anyway.)

I kind of wish The New Yorker had given us a printed index along with the 'Highlights', but probably that alone would have been quite a tome.
 
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