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The New Yorker Celebrates a Hundred Years as a Poetry and Fiction Tastemaker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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Curating Timelessness: The Challenge of Historical Representation in Literature

This chapter explores the intricate process of assembling an anthology of short stories and poetry from The New Yorker, balancing contemporary relevance with historical representation. The dialogue examines the evolution of humor in writing and the impact of organizational choices on thematic exploration from the 1920s onward.

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