- The New Yorker‘s view of the world isn’t quite as narrow as Saul Steinberg’s.
Unfettered, unmetered, and, most importantly, free access to the unbelievable archives of the New Yorker—it’s a dream for lovers of longreads. Taking a spin around the digital stacks of this standard bearer of literary journalism can be a daunting task considering quality often runs hand in hand with word count. We combed through to find the Chicago stories hidden within the now open archives (which cover stories published since 2007); while the magazine’s famous Saul Steinberg map of Manhattan suggests a certain east coast bias, we had no problems finding exemplary profiles and stories about our own city.
“Mr. Ayers’s Neighborhood” by David RemnickThe New Yorker editor catches up with the controversial former Weatherman right after he became an election talking point in 2008.
“The Morest” by A.J. LieblingOne of Liebling’s suave dissections of the sweet science, in this case a 1962 Chicago fight between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson.
