The New Yorker - April 15, 2013

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, cartoons, satire and poetry published by Conde Nast Publications. Starting as a weekly in the mid-1920s, the magazine is now published 47 times per year, with five of these issues covering two-week spans. Although its reviews and events listings often focus on cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York and USA. It is well known in its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana; its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews; its rigorous fact checking and copyediting; its journalism on world politics and social issues; and its famous, single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.
In this issue: Margaret Talbot on gun legislation; John le Carré on filming "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"; Susan Faludi on Shulamith Firestone; Joan Acocella on Basil Twist; Nick Paumgarten on James Salter; Sasha Frere-Jones on the Knife's "Shaking the Habitual"; Nicholas Lemann on the fate of Earth Day; Dan Chiasson on Carl Phillips's "Silverchest"; Hilton Als on Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy"; Alex Ross on early-music performances; David Denby on "To the Wonder" and "The Company You Keep"; fiction by T. Coraghessan Boyle; and more.