Volume XCI, №30.New York: Condé Nast. — ISSN 0028-792X.

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry published by Conde Nast. Starting as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is now published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.

Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, The New Yorker has a wide audience outside of New York. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical covers; 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 politics and social issues; and its single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.CONTENTS:GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN 5THE TALK OF THE TOWN 21Amy Davidson on Carly Fiorina’s rise; hotel diplomacy; a rapper in the kitchen; pro hockey in Brooklyn; theatrical marketing.Alec Wilkinson SOMETHING BORROWED 26A poet’s adventures in uncreative writing.Scaachi Koul THE DAD RESTAURANT 33Rania Abouzeid OUT OF SIGHT 34Iraq’s women and a former prostitute’s mission.William Finnegan THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T SIT DOWN 40Jorge Ramos gives immigrants a voice.Jason Fulford SHOWCASE 47Paper airplanes found on the streets of New York.Jennifer Gonnerman A DAUGHTER’S DEATH 52A grieving father brokers peace in the projects.FICTION:Tim Parks “VESPA” 64THE CRITICS:POP MUSICAnwen Crawford New Order’s lasting influence. 72A CRITIC AT LARGEAlexandra Schwartz The work of Patrick Modiano. 75BOOKS:Adam Gopnik Urbanism and its discontents. 80Briefly Noted 82POEMS:John Updike “Coming Into New York” 38Mary Jo Bang “Having Both the Present“ 69Peter de Sève COVER“Catnap”