The New Yorker

The Malpractice Mess

“The Malpractice Mess” by Atul Gawande was published in the print edition of the November 14, 2005, issue of The New Yorker.

Speaking of Soup

Calvin Trillin visits the town of Cuenca, in Ecuador, in order to learn Spanish and eat fanesca, a thick vegetable soup served around Holy Week.

The Comfort Zone

From 2004, Jonathan Franzen on his lifelong love for the “Peanuts” strip by Charles M. Schulz: “The perfect silliness of stuff like this, the koanlike inscrutability, entranced me even when I was ten.”

Something Borrowed

“Something Borrowed” by Malcolm Gladwell was published in the print edition of the November 22, 2004, issue of The New Yorker.

The Bell Curve

Atul Gawande writes about the practice of measuring doctors and hospitals against each other, and examines the approaches of different programs that treat cystic fibrosis.

The Ketchup Conundrum

Malcolm Gladwell on the history of mustard and ketchup, the science and psychology of food testing, and how the best food products have “amplitude.”

The Height Gap

“The Height Gap” by Burkhard Bilger was published in the print edition of the April 5, 2004, issue of The New Yorker.

The Squid Hunter

David Grann on efforts by the marine biologist Steve O’Shea to capture the animal, which has fascinated sailors and oceanographers and been written about by Jules Verne and Peter Benchley.

Local Bounty

“Local Bounty” by Calvin Trillin was published in the print edition of the January 20, 2003, issue of The New Yorker.

A Fleet of One

John McPhee writes about his travels across America with a long-haul truck driver who often transports heavy or dangerous cargo.

The People on the Bus

“The People on the Bus” by Adam Gopnik was published in the print edition of the May 5, 2003, issue of The New Yorker.

The Naked Face

“The Naked Face” by Malcolm Gladwell was published in the print edition of the August 5, 2002, issue of The New Yorker.

The Red and the White

Calvin Trillin writes about a test designed to determine whether wine drinkers can tell the difference between red and white only by taste or smell.

The Congo Sound

“The Congo Sound” by Susan Orlean was published in the print edition of the October 14 & 21, 2002, issue of The New Yorker.

Boomtown Girl

Finding a new life in the golden city.

Crimson Tide

“Crimson Tide” by Atul Gawande was published in the print edition of the February 12, 2001, issue of The New Yorker.

The Mosquito Killer

“The Mosquito Killer” by Malcolm Gladwell was published in the print edition of the July 2, 2001, issue of The New Yorker.

Absolute Powerpoint

“Absolute Powerpoint” by Ian Parker was published in the print edition of the May 28, 2001, issue of The New Yorker.

As Good as Dead

“As Good as Dead” by Gary Greenberg was published in the print edition of the August 13, 2001, issue of The New Yorker.

The Art of Failure

“The Art of Failure” by Malcolm Gladwell was published in the print edition of the August 21 & 28, 2000, issue of The New Yorker.