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One word we can't seem to get enough of these days—hint: not slacks!—is diaeresis, meaning those two dots that sit on top of a second vowel when two come right next to each other in separate syllables, as seen almost exclusively in The New Yorker.
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Prince Harry Dashes Through Jamaica, May Want a Date with Katy Perry
Prince Harry, currently on a goodwill tour of the Carribean, is said to very interested in landing a date with Katy Perry, Tim Tebow denies he'll be The Bachelor, while the creator of The Bachelor goes back to bachelorhood.
The New Yorker Puts Santorum in the Doghouse
Yes, we once called for a stop to this whole Mitt Romney-strapped-a-dog-atop-his-car story, but we can't help getting giddy over how The New Yorker got Rick Santorum to stand in for Seamus on the cover of its latest issue.
A Brick-and-Mortar Amazon Store?; Jonathan Franzen Loves Edith Wharton
Today in publishing and literature: The company is rumored to be opening a "small boutique" store in Seattle later this year, Jonathan Franzen praises The House of Mirth author in a very long New Yorker essay, and more hand-wringing about the popularity of "genre fiction" on e-readers.
'New Yorker' Critic Banned from Scott Rudin Movies for an Early Review
Mega producer Scott Rudin is spitting mad at The New Yorker's film critic David Denby for his freshly published review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, two weeks before the film's release and ahead of the time-honored "embargo" studios ask critics to honor.
The Increasingly Less Exclusive 'Kindle Million Club'
Plus: a new manuscript from 'Mildred Pierce' author James Cain will be released next fall
A Peek Inside the Church of Scientology's Fake New Yorker
The cultish religious organization is giving narrative nonfiction a try
Rejected New Yorker Cartoons Get a Second Life
Graphic novelist James Sturm publishes the pretty-good cartoons in Slate instead
Fact Checking The New Yorker's Fact Checkers
Did Nicholas Schmidle misstep by not telling readers he didn't talk to Navy SEALs?
Michele Bachmann: Tea Party Incarnate
The New Yorker and Newsweek profile the Tea Party darling ahead of the Ames Straw Poll
The New Yorker Made a Million Bucks Off Their App
The magazine is Conde Nast's most successful seller on Apple's tablet.
Larry David's Kind of Funny, Kind of Stilted New Yorker Debut
We enjoyed it, although not as much as his New York Times editorials
Does Thomas Drake Owe the Media His Freedom?
After facing life in prison, Drake will serve no time. How come?
The White House Pushes Back Claim That Iran Lacks Nuke Ambitions
The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh has compared warnings on Iran now to Iraq in 2003
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Jennifer Egan: What I Read
The recent Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist talks about her media consumption habits
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Comment of the Day: The New Yorker Caption Contest Record Holder
Claims he broke his own record by penning the winning New Yorker caption once more
Roger Ebert Wins New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest
The film critic has been sending in entries for five years
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