Tag: Yorker

04 DEC

This New Yorker Is Reviving Jewish Life in Krakow

Jonathan Ornstein has listened to countless retellings of this city’s ghastly past. The industrial killing. Death camps. The Holocaust. The Krakow ghetto and the Auschwitz concentration camp, an hour west of this Polish city, were the settings for horrific crimes against humanity. Few cities are as infamous for the level reached by the Nazi extermination […]

04 SEP

Steve Bannon caused the New Yorker festival to go down in flames on Twitter

Sean Gallup/Getty Images The New Yorker announced that Steve Bannon, who embraces the label of “racist,” would headline its 19th annual The New Yorker Festival. New Yorker staff members, journalists, and prominent celebrities quickly attacked the decision on Twitter. Within hours, several top celebrities had announced they would not attend the festival. The New Yorker […]

16 JUN

“What the f— is happening to our business?’: As ad execs hit Cannes, New Yorker scribe Ken Auletta’s new book chronicles the industry’s various existential crises

Marian Brannelly As hundreds of high-powered advertising and media executives descend on Cannes this week for a flurry of meetings, marketing stunts, and boozy yacht parties, there’s an undercurrent of deep uncertainly about the industry’s future. As well chronicled in New Yorker writer Ken Auletta’s new book, “Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business […]

07 OCT

The New Yorker evokes a powerful message about the Las Vegas shooting on its latest cover

Twitter The New Yorker previewed the cover of its October 16 issue with an evocative message following last weekend’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. Tweet Embed:https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/916352492727881729?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwPowerful cover of next week’s @NewYorker: “One Day in a Nation of Guns.” pic.twitter.com/Uzha1VeO3V The cover, titled “October 1, 2017: One Day in a Nation of Guns,” displays […]

09 AUG

Anthony Scaramucci dropped a curious claim about Mike Pence in his infamous New Yorker interview

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images During a previous interview, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci suggested there was an ulterior motive behind Vice President Mike Pence’s recent hires. Nick Ayers, a political campaign strategist with little to no federal government experience, was hired as Pence’s chief of staff last month. Pence railed against reports of his potential […]