Reading articles in The New Yorker is a serious time commitment, so I’m usually running a couple of issues behind.
I mean, okay… I could skip Project Runway and Shear Genius and get all caught up, but that isn’t going to happen. So let’s say that for me, it’s easy to get behind.
However, I do get around to every issue, and when I do, I’m always glad. Case in point: In the July 28 issue, there’s a fantastic personal history written by Charles Van Doren, who in the 1950s rose to fame for his unprecedented winning streak on the game show Twenty One, then fell into disgrace after it was revealed the game was fixed. I saw the movie Quiz Show, so I knew all this had happened, but it’s fascinating to hear about it directly from the man himself.
(After the jump, I’ll explain why the story got me thinking about Today, poetry, and Kathie Lee Gifford.)













