Quick quiz.
Do these names mean anything to you? Eustace Tilley? Adam Gopnik? Roz Chast?
If you answered yes, that means you are a) familiar with the New Yorker and b) probably a fan since, in this case, we think familiarity breeds affection.
The blog Emdashes is the brainchild of Emily Gordon, and it's an engaging and clever look at the New Yorker that includes comments on the most notable articles of the week, insights into its writers and cartoonists, and details on how the magazine is put together.
Snark is the lingua franca of blogs, but not here. Emdashes enhances the pleasures of the New Yorker (no small feat) and at the same time reminds you just how great blogs can be.
written on Tuesday Oct 9, 2007
the new yorker, enhanced.
