The Creative Mind in Captive Times
The times may be captive, but the thinking has to remain free.
Live from New York!
SNL’s contemporary standing as an established institution has somewhat obscures its initial trailblazing daring.
All the Distant Mirrors
Compartmentalization is better than the production of work that is half-hearted.
The New Yorker and the American Voice
by
Ed Simon
Posted on February 24, 2025
in THR Web Features
Image: THR illustration; Eustace Tilley by Rea Irvin.
The New Yorker is responsible for the twentieth-century’s American high-brow voice.