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  1. nativism
    a policy of favoring established inhabitants, not immigrants
    Peter J. Boyer, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Ryan Lizza on nativism in politics.
  2. podcast
    a digital audio file made available on the internet
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  3. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
    SHOUTS & MURMURS
    WHO IS ALEX TREBEK?
    by Simon Rich
    Aggrieved game-show hosts for $200.
  4. real number
    any rational or irrational number
    William Finnegan: The real numbers on illegal immigration.
  5. Andy Warhol
    United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987)
    Andrea K. Scott: Chime After Chime
    Peter Schjeldahl: “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade,” at the Brooklyn Museum.
  6. ground zero
    the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
    COMMENT
    Hendrik Hertzberg: Who’s afraid of the Ground Zero mosque?
  7. cartoon
    a humorous or satirical drawing in a newspaper or magazine
    Robert Mankoff on cartoons and humor.
  8. cirque
    a bowl-shaped mountain basin formed by glacier erosion
    Joan Acocella: Cirque du Soleil’s “Banana Shpeel.”
  9. retrospective
    concerned with or related to the past
    Peter Schjeldahl: An Yves Klein retrospective.
  10. iconic
    relating to a symbolic figure
    The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era.
  11. Antigone
    (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
    Anne Carson: “The ‘Ode to Man’ from Sophocles’ Antigone.”
  12. classical music
    traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
    Alex Ross on classical music.
  13. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
    LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT


    Most of the art inspired by Chapter 3 of “Lush Life” were literal plays on the title, “First Bird (A Few Butterflies).”
  14. Guru
    each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
    Joan Acocella: Guru Radha Mohanan & Troupe, at the Downtown Dance Festival.
  15. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
    George Packer: Filibusters, arcane rules, and obstructions in the Senate.
  16. browse
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
    Browse the complete archive using the cover gallery.
  17. realism
    the attribute of accepting the facts of life
    ONLINE ONLY
    Michael Crawford: BP/NY
    Peter Schjeldahl: Five Years of Audacity
    Peter Schjeldahl: Mystical Realism
    Elif Batuman: A chef in Istanbul.
  18. Matisse
    French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism
    Five Years of Audacity: Peter Schjeldahl on the Henri Matisse show at MOMA.
  19. modernist
    an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles
    ART
    Peter Schjeldahl: Charles Burchfield, homebody modernist.
  20. financial
    involving fiscal matters
    “It’s like a parlor game,” Richard Price said, furrowing his brow…
    SLIDE SHOW
    THE FINANCIAL PAGE
    SOAK THE VERY, VERY RICH
    by James Surowiecki
    Building a smarter tax code.
  21. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
    George Packer: Filibusters, arcane rules, and obstructions in the Senate.
  22. Sophocles
    one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)
    Anne Carson: “The ‘Ode to Man’ from Sophocles’ Antigone.”
  23. mosque
    a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
    COMMENT
    Hendrik Hertzberg: Who’s afraid of the Ground Zero mosque?
  24. mogul
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
    Ken Auletta: Saad Mohseni, Afghanistan’s first media mogul.
  25. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
    On Kanye West and the Incongruity Theory of Humor.
  26. theorist
    someone who constructs hypotheses
    Anthony Gottlieb: Can theorists engineer a better way to elect candidates?
  27. demise
    the time when something ends
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  28. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
    FICTION
    Daniel Alarcón: “Second Lives.”
  29. persona
    an image of oneself that one presents to the world
    DVD of the Week: Richard Brody on “Persona.”
  30. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
    GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
    Our weekly cultural listings.
  31. philharmonic
    composing or characteristic of an orchestral group
    Alex Ross: Ernest Fleischmann’s tenure at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
  32. transcript
    a written record of dictated or recorded speech
    LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT


    Most of the art inspired by Chapter 3 of “Lush Life” were literal plays on the title, “First Bird (A Few Butterflies).”
  33. Meredith
    United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
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    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  34. subscribe
    pay as a contribution to a charity or service
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  35. levee
    an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
    THE THEATRE
    Hilton Als: “Merchant of Venice” and “On the Levee.”
  36. repression
    control by holding down
    REPORTING & ESSAYS
    Jon Lee Anderson: Reform and repression in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran.
  37. label
    a brief description given for purposes of identification
    Sasha Frere-Jones: What do record labels do now?
  38. straightforward
    pointed directly ahead
    POETRY
    Matthea Harvey: “The Straightforward Mermaid.”
  39. contributor
    a writer published in a periodical or as part of a book
    Appearances and events involving New Yorker contributors.
  40. obstruction
    any structure that makes progress difficult
    George Packer: Filibusters, arcane rules, and obstructions in the Senate.
  41. ether
    compound with an oxygen atom linking two hydrocarbon groups
    Now reading “Ether,” by Evgenia Citkowitz.
  42. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
    Alex Ross: Ernest Fleischmann’s tenure at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
  43. terminal
    occurring at or forming an end
    Sasha Frere-Jones: The Scissor Sisters’ glam pop, at Terminal 5.
  44. sleeper
    a rester who is in slumber
    Larry Doyle: Sleeper Camp.
  45. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws
    “It’s like a parlor game,” Richard Price said, furrowing his brow…
    SLIDE SHOW
    THE FINANCIAL PAGE
    SOAK THE VERY, VERY RICH
    by James Surowiecki
    Building a smarter tax code.
  46. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
    Atul Gawande: Why hospice care is better for terminally ill and the economy.
  47. wartime
    a period of time during which there is armed conflict
    Anthony Lane: “Get Low” and “Life During Wartime.”
  48. ode
    a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
    Anne Carson: “The ‘Ode to Man’ from Sophocles’ Antigone.”
  49. electoral
    of or relating to elections
    CLOSE READ
    AWKWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
    by Amy Davidson
    Now President Karzai wants electoral reform.
  50. immigration
    movement of people into a country or area
    William Finnegan: The real numbers on illegal immigration.
  51. links
    a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
    This Week
    Links to articles and Web-only features, in your inbox every Monday.
  52. economics
    science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
    John Cassidy on economics, money, and more.
  53. zero
    the mathematical symbol 0 denoting absence of quantity
    COMMENT
    Hendrik Hertzberg: Who’s afraid of the Ground Zero mosque?
  54. create
    bring into existence
    Create your own cartoon; no drawing required.
  55. civil right
    right belonging to a person by reason of citizenship
    The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era.
  56. masterpiece
    the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
    David Grann: Can a fingerprint expert identify one lost masterpiece after another?
  57. leak
    enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  58. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
    John Cassidy: Can Paul Volcker help prevent the next financial collapse?
  59. publishing
    the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
    The Book Bench: Books, publishing, and the literary life.
  60. illegal
    prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
    William Finnegan: The real numbers on illegal immigration.
  61. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
    LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT


    Most of the art inspired by Chapter 3 of “Lush Life” were literal plays on the title, “First Bird (A Few Butterflies).”
  62. classical
    of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization
    Alex Ross on classical music.
  63. dance
    taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
    DANCE
    Joan Acocella: Twyla Tharp’s “Come Fly Away.”
  64. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
    CLOSE READ
    AWKWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
    by Amy Davidson
    Now President Karzai wants electoral reform.
  65. involve
    contain as a part
    Appearances and events involving New Yorker contributors.
  66. novelist
    one who writes fictional books
    THE BOOK BENCH
    COVER BOY
    by Ian Crouch
    Jonathan Franzen, “Great American Novelist.”
  67. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    Paul Goldberger and Richard Cook discuss green design and the built environment.
  68. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
    Herzog and de Meuron’s Glorious Garage: Paul Goldberger discusses an elegant new parking structure in Miami.
  69. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
    The Sporting Scene: Dispatches from the playing fields.
  70. entry
    the act of going in
    CREATE | VIEW ENTRIES


    Put New Yorker covers back together.
  71. identify
    recognize as being
    David Grann: Can a fingerprint expert identify one lost masterpiece after another?
  72. era
    a period marked by distinctive character
    The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era.
  73. cable
    a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
    TELEVISION
    Nancy Franklin: Laughing at death, in “The Big C.”
    Nancy Franklin: Has CNN been lost in the cable news shuffle?
  74. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
    REPORTING & ESSAYS
    Jon Lee Anderson: Reform and repression in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran.
  75. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    MORE ANIMATIONSFROM THE ISSUECARTOON BANKE-MAIL THIS
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    The issue of August 16, 2010.
  76. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    MORE ANIMATIONSFROM THE ISSUECARTOON BANKE-MAIL THIS
    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    The issue of August 16, 2010.
  77. photograph
    a picture taken with a camera or phone that shows people or scenes
    The Other Side of Gil Scott-Heron: Intimate photographs of the reclusive legend.
  78. comedy
    a humorous incident or series of incidents
    Nancy Franklin: Chelsea Handler, and women in comedy.
  79. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    The Other Side of Gil Scott-Heron: Intimate photographs of the reclusive legend.
  80. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
    The Other Side of Gil Scott-Heron: Intimate photographs of the reclusive legend.
  81. minor
    inferior in number or size or amount
    ENTER | VOTE | RESULTS

    From Major to Minor: Sasha Frere-Jones on the changing role of record labels.
  82. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
    MUSIC
    Alex Ross: New CDs of Chopin, Thomas Larcher, and Bach.
  83. decade
    a period of 10 years
    Andrea K. Scott: Chime After Chime
    Peter Schjeldahl: “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade,” at the Brooklyn Museum.
  84. link
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    This Week
    Links to articles and Web-only features, in your inbox every Monday.
  85. theatre
    a building where performances can be presented
    THE THEATRE
    Hilton Als: “Merchant of Venice” and “On the Levee.”
  86. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
    Herzog and de Meuron’s Glorious Garage: Paul Goldberger discusses an elegant new parking structure in Miami.
  87. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
    Sasha Frere-Jones: What do record labels do now?
  88. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  89. medium
    the surrounding environment
    Ken Auletta: Saad Mohseni, Afghanistan’s first media mogul.
  90. comment
    a statement that expresses a personal opinion
    COMMENT
    Hendrik Hertzberg: Who’s afraid of the Ground Zero mosque?
  91. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
    ENTER | VOTE | RESULTS

    From Major to Minor: Sasha Frere-Jones on the changing role of record labels.
  92. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
    David Grann: Can a fingerprint expert identify one lost masterpiece after another?
  93. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
    The Book Bench: Books, publishing, and the literary life.
  94. select
    pick out or choose from a number of alternatives
    Photo Booth: Selected frames.
  95. poetry
    literature in metrical form
    POETRY
    Matthea Harvey: “The Straightforward Mermaid.”
  96. host
    a person who invites guests to a social event
    SHOUTS & MURMURS
    WHO IS ALEX TREBEK?
    by Simon Rich
    Aggrieved game-show hosts for $200.
  97. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
    Anthony Gottlieb: Can theorists engineer a better way to elect candidates?
  98. elect
    choose by a vote for an office or membership
    Anthony Gottlieb: Can theorists engineer a better way to elect candidates?
  99. view
    the visual percept of a region
    CREATE | VIEW ENTRIES


    Put New Yorker covers back together.
  100. editor
    the person who determines the final content of a text
    Cartoons
    A weekly note from the New Yorker's cartoon editor.
  101. require
    have need of
    Create your own cartoon; no drawing required.
  102. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
    On Kanye West and the Incongruity Theory of Humor.
  103. artist
    person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
    THE TALK OF THE TOWN
    Samantha Henig: Artists reimagine Richard Price’s “Lush Life.”
  104. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST

    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  105. Senate
    the upper house of the United States Congress
    George Packer: Filibusters, arcane rules, and obstructions in the Senate.
  106. senator
    a member of a legislative assembly
    The Political Scene: George Packer and Ryan Lizza on why Republican senators just say no.
  107. required
    necessary by rule
    Create your own cartoon; no drawing required.
  108. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
    This Week
    Links to articles and Web-only features, in your inbox every Monday.
  109. title
    the name of a work of art or literary composition
    LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT


    Most of the art inspired by Chapter 3 of “Lush Life” were literal plays on the title, “First Bird (A Few Butterflies).”
  110. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era.
  111. drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
    Create your own cartoon; no drawing required.
  112. reading
    written material intended to be read
    Now reading “Ether,” by Evgenia Citkowitz.
  113. local
    of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular area
    A Chef in Istanbul: Elif Batuman shops for local produce with the Turkish chef Musa Dağdeviren.
  114. complete
    having all necessary qualities
    Browse the complete archive using the cover gallery.
  115. publish
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    The Book Bench: Books, publishing, and the literary life.
  116. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
    Dana Goodyear: California’s wedding industry cheers the gay-marriage ruling.
  117. design
    the act of working out the form of something
    Paul Goldberger and Richard Cook discuss green design and the built environment.
  118. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
    Appearances and events involving New Yorker contributors.
  119. Washington
    1st President of the United States
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    Meredith Blake: The Demise of “Cathy” 9:00 AM
    Madeleine Schwartz: In the News: Memorable Mothers, Doing a Dickens 8:00 AM
    Samantha Henig: To-Do List: Slides, Leaks, and Kisses 7:55 AM
    The New Yorker: Culture Pick: Fish Story 7/12 11:00 PM
    Samantha Henig: Political Scene: Move the Mosque? 7/12 4:25 PM
    Richard Brody: Blow Up 7/12 2:38 PM
    SEE ALL BLOG POSTS

    News Desk: Notes on Washington and the world.
  120. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    The Promise: Honoring iconic figures of the civil-rights era.
  121. train
    educate for a future role or function
    David Bezmozgis: “The Train of Their Departure.”
  122. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
    LIVE CHAT TRANSCRIPT


    Most of the art inspired by Chapter 3 of “Lush Life” were literal plays on the title, “First Bird (A Few Butterflies).”
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