112-410: Jim McBride (born September 16, 1941) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. Richard Brody, writing for The New Yorker , named McBride as one of the twelve greatest living narrative filmmakers, citing David Holzman's Diary as a "time capsule of sights and sounds, ideas and moods, politics and history", and "one of the greatest first films", but noted that he only considered him one of
224-495: A Red Admirable perched on his pinky), and where John Updike tripped over the master's Swiss shoes, excusing himself charmingly ' ". New Yorker articles have been regular sources for motion pictures. Both fiction and nonfiction pieces have been adapted for the big screen, including the unreleased Coyote vs. Acme , based on Ian Frazier 's article of the same name; Spiderhead (2022), based on George Saunders's story Escape from Spiderhead ; Flash of Genius (2008), based on
336-483: A 2012 Pew Research Center study, The New Yorker , along with The Atlantic and Harper's Magazine , ranked highest in college-educated readership among major American media outlets. It has won eight Pulitzer Prizes since 2014, the first year magazines became eligible for the prize. The New Yorker was founded by Harold Ross (1892–1951) and his wife Jane Grant (1892–1972), a New York Times reporter, and debuted on February 21, 1925. Ross wanted to create
448-694: A 656-page collection with 2,004 of the magazine's best cartoons published during 80 years, plus a double CD set with all 68,647 cartoons ever published in the magazine. This features a search function allowing readers to search for cartoons by cartoonist's name or year of publication. The newer group of cartoonists in recent years includes Pat Byrnes , J. C. Duffy , Liana Finck , Emily Flake , Robert Leighton , Michael Maslin , Julia Suits , and P. C. Vey . Will McPhail cited his beginnings as "just ripping off Calvin and Hobbes , Bill Watterson , and doing little dot eyes." The notion that some New Yorker cartoons have punchlines so oblique as to be impenetrable became
560-494: A Magazine", which began on the inside front cover of the August 8 issue that first summer, Tilley was a younger man than the figure on the original cover. His top hat was of a newer style, without the curved brim. He wore a morning coat and striped formal trousers . Ford borrowed Eustace Tilley's last name from an aunt—he had always found it vaguely humorous. "Eustace" was selected by Ford for euphony . The character has become
672-488: A biblical plague." A series of changes in manufacturing and the onset of the Farm Crisis in the 1980s led to a large decline in the sector and the city's economy as a whole. In the 1990s, the economy diversified rapidly, shifting away from heavy industry. Tourism, technology, and publishing are now among the largest and fastest-growing businesses. Dubuque attracts over 2 million tourists annually. The city has encouraged
784-481: A butterfly through a monocle , was drawn by Rea Irvin , the magazine's first art editor, based on an 1834 caricature of the then Count d'Orsay that appeared as an illustration in the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica . The gentleman on the original cover, now known as Eustace Tilley, is a character created for The New Yorker by Corey Ford . The hero of a series titled "The Making of
896-516: A cartoon by Barry Blitt featured on the cover of the July 21, 2008, issue, depicts then presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in the turban and shalwar kameez typical of many Muslims , fist bumping with his wife, Michelle , portrayed with an Afro and wearing camouflage trousers with an assault rifle slung over her back. They are standing in the Oval Office , with
1008-622: A crashed plane, saying, "Well, back to the old drawing board." The most reprinted is Peter Steiner 's 1993 drawing of two dogs at a computer, with one saying, " On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog ". According to Mankoff, Steiner and the magazine have split more than $ 100,000 in fees paid for the licensing and reprinting of this single cartoon, with more than half going to Steiner. Over seven decades, many hardcover compilations of New Yorker cartoons have been published, and in 2004, Mankoff edited The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker ,
1120-585: A crossword puzzle series with a weekday crossword published every Monday. Subsequently, it launched a second, weekend crossword that appears on Fridays and relaunched cryptic puzzles that were run in the magazine in the late 1990s. In June 2021, it began publishing new cryptics weekly. In July 2021, The New Yorker introduced Name Drop, a trivia game, which is posted online weekdays. In March 2022, The New Yorker moved to publishing online crosswords every weekday, with decreasing difficulty Monday through Thursday and themed puzzles on Fridays. The puzzles are written by
1232-555: A family was $ 46,564. Males had a median income of $ 31,543 versus $ 22,565 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,616. About 5.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over. Dubuque is the primary city in the Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is at the junction of four major highways and two major railroads. Its location along
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#17327831552891344-469: A few rocks for the U.S. beyond New Jersey. The Pacific Ocean, perhaps half again as wide as the Hudson, separates the U.S. from three flattened land masses labeled China, Japan and Russia. The illustration—humorously depicting New Yorkers' self-image of their place in the world, or perhaps outsiders' view of New Yorkers' self-image—inspired many similar works, including the poster for the 1984 film Moscow on
1456-534: A generally more modern layout. More substantively, she increased the coverage of current events and topics such as celebrities and business tycoons, and placed short pieces throughout "Goings on About Town", including a racy column about nightlife in Manhattan. A letters-to-the-editor page was introduced, and authors' bylines were added to their "Talk of the Town" pieces. Since the late 1990s, The New Yorker has used
1568-710: A gesture made by Obama and his wife Michelle was a "terrorist fist jab". Later, Hill's contract was not renewed. The New Yorker chose an image of Bert and Ernie by artist Jack Hunter, titled "Moment of Joy", as the cover of the July 8, 2013, issue, which covered the Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California Proposition 8 . The Sesame Street characters have long been rumored in urban legend to be homosexual partners, though Sesame Workshop has repeatedly denied this, saying they are merely "puppets" and have no sexual orientation. Reaction
1680-469: A history of the magazine from 1925 to 1985, wrote, " The New Yorker did create its own universe. As one longtime reader wrote to Yagoda, this was a place 'where Peter DeVries ... [ sic ] was forever lifting a glass of Piesporter , where Niccolò Tucci (in a plum velvet dinner jacket) flirted in Italian with Muriel Spark , where Nabokov sipped tawny port from a prismatic goblet (while
1792-468: A kind of mascot for The New Yorker , frequently appearing in its pages and on promotional materials. Traditionally, Irvin's original Tilley cover illustration is used every year on the issue closest to the anniversary date of February 21, though on several occasions a newly drawn variation has been substituted. The magazine is known for its illustrated and often topical covers. Saul Steinberg created 85 covers and 642 internal drawings and illustrations for
1904-495: A large audience to appreciate modern literature. Tom Wolfe wrote of the magazine: "The New Yorker style was one of leisurely meandering understatement, droll when in the humorous mode, tautological and litotical when in the serious mode, constantly amplified, qualified, adumbrated upon, nuanced and renuanced, until the magazine's pale-gray pages became High Baroque triumphs of the relative clause and appository modifier". Joseph Rosenblum, reviewing Ben Yagoda 's About Town ,
2016-592: A listing of cultural and entertainment events in New York, and "The Talk of the Town", a feuilleton or miscellany of brief pieces—frequently humorous, whimsical, or eccentric vignettes of life in New York—in a breezily light style, although latterly the section often begins with a serious commentary. For many years, newspaper snippets containing amusing errors, unintended meanings or badly mixed metaphors ("Block That Metaphor") have been used as filler items, accompanied by
2128-507: A male householder with no wife present, and 40.9% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the city was 38 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 13% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
2240-399: A million pages) was also issued on DVD-ROMs and on a small portable hard drive. More recently, an iPad version of the current issue has been released. In 2014, The New Yorker opened up online access to its archive, expanded its plans to run an ambitious website, and launched a paywalled subscription model. Web editor Nicholas Thompson said, "What we're trying to do is to make a website that
2352-613: A mother telling her daughter, "It's broccoli, dear." The daughter responds, "I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it." The phrase " I say it's spinach " entered the vernacular, and three years later, the Broadway musical Face the Music included Irving Berlin 's song " I Say It's Spinach (And the Hell with It) ". The catchphrase " back to the drawing board " originated with the 1941 Peter Arno cartoon showing an engineer walking away from
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#17327831552892464-483: A portrait of Osama bin Laden hanging on the wall and an American flag burning in the fireplace in the background. Many New Yorker readers saw the image as a lampoon of "The Politics of Fear", as was its title. Some Obama supporters, as well as his presumptive Republican opponent, John McCain , accused the magazine of publishing an incendiary cartoon whose irony could be lost on some readers. Editor David Remnick felt
2576-557: A project to display large murals by street artists Gaia , Werc, and Gera and others in downtown Dubuque. So far over 30 murals have been painted. The original concept for the project was developed by Sam Mulgrew, Gene Tully and Wendy Rolfe. The city is home to the Dubuque Fighting Saints . They began playing in the Tier I Junior A United States Hockey League in the fall of 2010 at the new Mystique Ice Center . Dubuque
2688-542: A reporter for The New York Times . Together with entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann, they established the F-R Publishing Company and set up the magazine's first office in Manhattan . Ross remained the editor until his death in 1951, shaping the magazine's editorial tone and standards. Although its reviews and events listings often focused on the cultural life of New York City , The New Yorker gained
2800-424: A reputation for publishing serious fiction, essays, and journalism for a national and international audience, featuring works by notable authors such as Truman Capote , Vladimir Nabokov , and Alice Munro . In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, The New Yorker adapted to the digital era , maintaining its traditional print operations while expanding its online presence, including making its archives available on
2912-410: A rotating stable of 13 constructors. They integrate cartoons into the solving experience. The Christmas 2019 issue featured a crossword puzzle by Patrick Berry that had cartoons as clues, with the answers being captions for the cartoons. In December 2019, Liz Maynes-Aminzade was named The New Yorker 's first puzzles and games editor. The magazine's first cover illustration, a dandy peering at
3024-457: A series of stories by John O'Hara; Mister 880 (1950), starring Edmund Gwenn , based on a story by longtime editor St. Clair McKelway ; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), which began as a story by longtime New Yorker contributor James Thurber; and Junior Miss (1941) and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), both adapted from Sally Benson 's short stories. In its November 1, 2004, issue,
3136-868: A short article to each book, describing some aspect of the cartooning process or the methods used to select cartoons for the magazine. He left the magazine in 2017. The New Yorker ' s stable of cartoonists has included many important talents in American humor, including Charles Addams , Peter Arno , Charles Barsotti , George Booth , Roz Chast , Tom Cheney , Sam Cobean , Leo Cullum , Richard Decker , Pia Guerra , J. B. Handelsman , Helen E. Hokinson , Pete Holmes , Ed Koren , Reginald Marsh , Mary Petty , George Price , Charles Saxon , Burr Shafer , Otto Soglow , William Steig , Saul Steinberg , James Stevenson , James Thurber , and Gahan Wilson . Many early New Yorker cartoonists did not caption their cartoons. In his book The Years with Ross , Thurber describes
3248-501: A sophisticated humor magazine that would be different from perceivably "corny" humor publications such as Judge , where he had worked, or the old Life . Ross partnered with entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann (who founded the General Baking Company) to establish the F-R Publishing Company. The magazine's first offices were at 25 West 45th Street in Manhattan . Ross edited the magazine until his death in 1951. During
3360-545: A subplot in the Seinfeld episode " The Cartoon ", as well as a playful jab in The Simpsons episode " The Sweetest Apu ". In April 2005, the magazine began using the last page of each issue for "The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest ". Captionless cartoons by The New Yorker ' s regular cartoonists are printed each week. Captions are submitted by readers, and three are chosen as finalists. Readers then vote on
3472-537: A true account of the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper by John Seabrook ; Away from Her , adapted from Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came over the Mountain", which debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival ; The Namesake (2007), similarly based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel, which originated as a short story in the magazine; The Bridge (2006), based on Tad Friend 's 2003 nonfiction piece "Jumpers"; Brokeback Mountain (2005), an adaptation of
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3584-596: A whole, which was about 17% Catholic in 2010. In addition to churches, 5 religious colleges, 4 area convents , and a nearby abbey and monastery add to the city's religious importance. Dubuque is also the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque , which directly administers 1/4 of Iowa's territory for the church, and is the head of the Ecclesiastical Province of Dubuque, the entire state of Iowa. The city proper
3696-410: A witty retort. There is no masthead listing the editors and staff. Despite some changes, the magazine has kept much of its traditional appearance over the decades in typography, layout, covers, and artwork. The magazine was acquired by Advance Publications , the media company owned by Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr , in 1985, for $ 200 million when it was earning less than $ 6 million a year. Ross
3808-547: Is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa , United States, located along the Mississippi River . At the time of the 2020 census , the population of Dubuque was 59,667. The city lies at the junction of Iowa, Illinois , and Wisconsin , a region locally known as the Tri-State Area . It serves as the main commercial, industrial, educational, and cultural center for the area. Geographically, it
3920-642: Is a large, mostly suburban area settled almost entirely after the Second World War . Development was spurred by the onset of the massive baby-boom generation and sharply higher demand for new housing. Expansion began with the construction of the John Deere Homes in the Hillcrest Park neighborhood, which were financed by Deere & Company for its workers. Soon after, many large shopping centers were built, including Plaza 20, and
4032-480: Is home to 52 different churches (11 Catholic, 40 Protestant , 1 Orthodox ), 1 Jewish synagogue, and 1 mosque. Most of non-Catholic population in the city belongs to various Protestant denominations . Dubuque is home to three theological seminaries: St. Pius X Seminary , a minor (college) seminary for Catholic men discerning a call to ordained priesthood , the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, with
4144-593: Is home to a wide variety of mostly middle-class neighborhoods and city parks, but also includes many of the city's largest schools, industrial parks, and all its large shopping centers. The area's expansion has also led to rapid growth in suburban Asbury and exurban Peosta, Iowa , both of which adjoin the West Side. Other important sites in the West End include: Dubuque has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfa ), which gives it four distinct seasons. Spring
4256-662: Is in east-central Dubuque, along the Mississippi River, and includes the area north of Maus Park, south of 17th Street, east of the bluff line, and west of the river. The area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, each of which has a unique history and character. These include Cable Car Square/Cathedral Square, the Central Business District, Jackson Park/Upper Main, Lower Main, and the Millwork District, which has in particular been
4368-535: Is now much larger, including all the land south of Dodge Street , east of Fremont Avenue, and north of the Key West area. It has many of the city's "old money" neighborhoods, especially along South Grandview and Fremont Avenues. Many South End neighborhoods have a more spacious and park-like appearance, contrasting with the more urban North End. Other important sites in the South End include: Dubuque's West End
4480-593: Is part of the Driftless Area , a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsin Glaciation . Dubuque is a regional tourist destination featuring the city's unique architecture, casinos and river location. It is home to five institutions of higher education. Dubuque has historically been a center of manufacturing, the local economy also includes health care, publishing, and financial service sectors. Spain gained control of
4592-599: Is roughly defined, but generally includes the territory north of 17th Street and east of North Grandview Avenue and Kaufmann Avenue. The area is made up of two main hills (west of Central Avenue, and west of Lincoln Avenue), and two main valleys, the Couler Valley (between the two hills), and the "Point" neighborhood, adjacent to the Mississippi River. It is home to Dubuque's two main cemeteries, Linwood Cemetery (established for Protestants ), and Mt. Calvary Cemetery (established for Catholics ). Other important sites in
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4704-721: Is set in Adobe Caslon . One uncommonly formal feature of the magazine's in-house style is the placement of diaeresis marks in words with repeating vowels —such as reëlected , preëminent , and coöperate —in which the two vowel letters indicate separate vowel sounds. The magazine also continues to use a few spellings that are otherwise little used in American English, such as fuelled , focussed , venders , teen-ager , traveller , marvellous , carrousel , and cannister . Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque ( / d ə ˈ b juː k / , dəb- YOOK )
4816-487: Is to the Internet what the magazine is to all other magazines." The magazine's editorial staff unionized in 2018 and The New Yorker Union signed its first collective bargaining agreement in 2021. The New Yorker influenced a number of similar magazines, including The Brooklynite (1926 to 1930), The Chicagoan (1926 to 1935), and Paris's The Boulevardier (1927 to 1932). Kurt Vonnegut said that The New Yorker has been an effective instrument for getting
4928-560: Is usually wet and rainy, summers are sunny and warm, autumn is mild, and winters are typically cloudy and snowy. As of the census of 2020 , the population was 59,667. The population density was 1,930.5 inhabitants per square mile (745.4/km ). There were 27,174 housing units at an average density of 879.2 per square mile (339.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 85.1% White , 6.3% Black or African American , 1.3% Pacific Islander , 1.2% Asian , 0.4% Native American , 1.3% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. Ethnically,
5040-615: The Daily Tribune, the only Catholic daily newspaper ever published in the United States. Early in the 20th century, Dubuque was one of several sites of a brass era automobile company, Adams-Farwell ; like most others, it folded. Subsequently, Dubuque grew significantly, and industrial activity remained its economic mainstay until the 1980s. Tommy John , who pitched for the Dubuque Packers in 1961, recalled that
5152-673: The Diamond Jo Casino and Grand River Event Center . Dubuque is the home of the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps . The Colts are a Drum Corps International World Class ensemble and tour the country each summer to attend competitions. Each summer, the Colts and Dubuque host "Music on the March", a Drum Corps International-sanctioned marching competition at Dubuque Senior High School . The arts organization Voices Productions spearheaded
5264-486: The Hudson River (appropriately labeled), and the top half depicting the rest of the world. The rest of the United States is the size of the three New York City blocks and is drawn as a square, with a thin brown strip along the Hudson representing " Jersey ", the names of five cities (Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas ; Kansas City ; and Chicago) and three states ( Texas , Utah , and Nebraska ) scattered among
5376-725: The Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River following the 1763 defeat of the French; the British took over all territory to the east. The first permanent European settler in what is now Dubuque was Quebecois pioneer Julien Dubuque , who arrived in 1785. In 1788, he received permission from the Spanish government and the local Meskwaki people to mine the area's rich lead deposits. Control of Louisiana and Dubuque's mines shifted briefly back to France in 1800, then to
5488-717: The Presbyterian Church USA , and the Wartburg Theological Seminary , with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The latter two institutions train both lay and ordained ministers for placements in churches nationwide. In 2022 it maintained its strong Catholic presence. Ben Jacobs of The New Republic described it as "One of the most Catholic areas in" the United States. For many years, Dubuque's economy
5600-640: The United Premier Soccer League , a Tier 1 league of the United States Adult Soccer Association , beginning in the league's spring 2018 season . The club is also eligible to participate in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . Following the 2019 season, Union Dubuque F.C. announced that it would be joining the newly formed Midwest Premier League along with several nearby clubs. Dubuque is also home to
5712-570: The council-manager form of government , employing a full-time city manager and part-time city council . The city manager, Michael C. Van Milligen, runs the day-to-day operations of the city, and serves as the city's executive leader. Dubuque has been using its city-owned Community Broadband Network to become a smart city . In 2014, city government officials created four apps to monitor data related to water use, electricity use, transit patterns, and waste recycling efforts. The City of Dubuque Sustainability Coordinator, Cori Burbach, stated this
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#17327831552895824-548: The "ableism and ageism" of mocking older people and people who use walkers. The New Yorker said the cover "portrays the irony and absurdity of the advanced-age politicians currently vying for our top offices." The New Yorker ' s signature display typeface, used for its nameplate and headlines and the masthead above "The Talk of the Town" section, is Irvin, named after its creator, the designer-illustrator Rea Irvin . The body text of all articles in The New Yorker
5936-425: The 2015 ASA D Northern National champions, Kass & Co. Kass & Co. went 6–0 on the weekend of September 5 and 6 and won the championship game pretty easily with a final score of 30–4 in 5 innings. Even after he ran into the fence on a 600-foot home run by the opposing team, later described as "Pure stupidity", Dan Lucey declared "This is a great day for Dubuque, Iowa." The City of Dubuque operates on
6048-429: The Hudson ; that movie poster led to a lawsuit, Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. , 663 F. Supp. 706 ( S.D.N.Y. 1987), which held that Columbia Pictures violated the copyright that Steinberg held on his work. The cover was later satirized by Barry Blitt for the cover of The New Yorker on October 6, 2008. The cover featured Sarah Palin looking out of her window seeing only Alaska, with Russia in
6160-432: The Internet and introducing a digital version of the magazine. As of 2024, the editor of The New Yorker is David Remnick , who took over in 1998. Since 2004, The New Yorker has published political endorsements in U.S. presidential elections . The New Yorker is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical covers, such as View of
6272-476: The Internet to publish current and archived material, and maintains a website with some content from the current issue (plus exclusive web-only content). Subscribers have access to the full current issue online and a complete archive of back issues viewable as they were originally printed. In addition, The New Yorker ' s cartoons are available for purchase online. A digital archive of back issues from 1925 to April 2008 (representing more than 4,000 issues and half
6384-611: The North End include: The South End was traditionally the Irish American neighborhood, and became known as Little Dublin. It centered around southern portions of Downtown Dubuque. Remnants of Irish culture still survive with Irish pubs and stores still operating. Irish culture in Dubuque also revolves around the city's Irish Catholic churches, St. Columbkille's, St. Patrick's , and St. Raphael's Cathedral . The South End
6496-497: The October 2, 2023, issue, titled "The Race for Office", depicts several top U.S. politicians— Donald Trump , Mitch McConnell , Nancy Pelosi , and Joe Biden —running the titular race for office with walkers. Many have questioned the mental and physical states of these and other older politicians, particularly those who have decided to run for reelection. While many acknowledged the cover as satirizing this issue, others criticized
6608-590: The September 24, 2001, issue of The New Yorker received wide acclaim and was voted as being among the top ten magazine covers of the past 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Editors, which commented: New Yorker Covers Editor Françoise Mouly repositioned Art Spiegelman's silhouettes, inspired by Ad Reinhardt 's black-on-black paintings, so that the North Tower's antenna breaks the "W" of
6720-569: The Twin Towers attack and its psychological aftereffects. In the December 2001 issue, the magazine printed a cover by Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz showing a map of New York in which various neighborhoods were labeled with humorous names reminiscent of Middle Eastern and Central Asian place names and referencing the neighborhood's real name or characteristics (e.g., "Fuhgeddabouditstan", "Botoxia"). The cover had some cultural resonance in
6832-524: The United States in 1803, following the Louisiana Purchase . The Meskwaki continued to mine with the full support of the U.S. government until 1830 when the Meskwaki were illegally pushed out of the mine region by American prospectors. The current City of Dubuque was named after Julien Dubuque , who settled at the southern end of a large flat plain adjacent to the Mississippi River. The city
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#17327831552896944-452: The World from 9th Avenue , its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric American culture , its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews , its rigorous fact checking and copy editing , its investigative journalism and reporting on politics and social issues , and its single-panel cartoons reproduced throughout each issue. According to
7056-523: The allegations were "actually an insult against Muslim-Americans". Later that week, The Daily Show ' s Jon Stewart continued The New Yorker cover's argument about Obama stereotypes with a piece showcasing a montage of clips containing such stereotypes culled from various legitimate news sources. Stewart and Stephen Colbert parodied The New Yorker 's Obama cover on the October 3, 2008, cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine, with Stewart as Barack and Colbert as Michelle, photographed for
7168-412: The article written by Bayley for The New Yorker before he completed his full memoir, the film starring Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent; The Swimmer (1968), starring Burt Lancaster , based on a John Cheever short story from The New Yorker ; In Cold Blood (1967), the widely nominated adaptation of the 1965 nonfiction serial written for The New Yorker by Truman Capote ; Pal Joey (1957), based on
7280-585: The best-of-five Clark Cup Final. In 2013, the Fighting Saints again won the Clark Cup, defeating the Fargo Force three games to none in the final. The team averaged over 2,600 fans per game in the 2013–14 regular season, the highest average in team history. Dubuque is also home to an Open Division soccer team, Union Dubuque F.C. On October 26, 2017, Union Dubuque announced that it would play in
7392-565: The city had the 22nd-highest job growth rate in the nation, far outpacing the rest of Iowa. This was a level of growth similar to those of Austin, Texas , and Orlando, Florida , among others. The city created over 10% of the new jobs in Iowa in 2005, and the number of jobs in Dubuque County reached new all-time highs, with over 57,000 people working in nonfarming jobs. In 2022 Ben Jacobs of The New Republic wrote "Dubuque has weathered
7504-437: The city has a total area of 31.22 square miles (80.86 km ), of which 29.97 square miles (77.62 km ) are land and 1.25 square miles (3.24 km ) are covered by water. Downtown Dubuque contains the city's central business district and many of its government and cultural institutions. It is the center of Dubuque's transportation and commercial sectors and the hub of the various outlying districts and neighborhoods. It
7616-529: The city include Saint Raphael's, Saint Mary's , Sacred Heart , Holy Ghost , Saint Patrick's , Saint Joseph the Worker , Resurrection, Saint Columbkille's, and Saint Anthony's. Since the 1870s the religious character of the area has been shaped by the Catholic Church. In 2010, Catholic adherents who regularly attended services made up about 53% of Dubuque County residents. This contrasts with Iowa as
7728-549: The city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 57,686 people, 22,560 households, and 14,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,178.2 inhabitants per square mile (841.0/km ). There were 23,819 housing units at an average density of 899.4 per square mile (347.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.15% White , 1.21% Black or African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.68% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 0.69% from other races , and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.58% of
7840-453: The city was 91.7% White , 4.0% African American , 0.3% Native American , 1.1% Asian , 0.5% Pacific Islander , 0.6% from other races , and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 23,505 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had
7952-485: The city's early and continuing importance to the region. Dubuque's North End area was first settled in the late 19th century by working-class German immigrants. The German-American community sought to establish German Catholic churches separate from the Irish Catholic churches downtown and in the South End. The area retains its working-class roots and is home to some of Dubuque's largest factories. The North End
8064-482: The city. Dubuque's largest employers include: Other companies with a large presence in the area include McGraw Hill Education , Duluth Trading Company , Alliant Energy , Woodward Communications, Swiss Valley Farms, Simmons Pet Foods, the Metrix Company, Rite-Hite Company, and Tschiggfrie Excavating Co. The mid-2000s saw some diversification from Dubuque's traditional manufacturing based economy. In 2005,
8176-538: The cover appears to be totally black, but upon close examination it reveals the silhouettes of the World Trade Center towers in a slightly darker shade of black. In some situations, the ghost images become visible only when the magazine is tilted toward a light source. In September 2004, Spiegelman reprised the image on the cover of his book In the Shadow of No Towers , in which he relates his experience of
8288-537: The development of the America's River Project's tourist attractions in the Port of Dubuque , the expansion of the city's colleges, and the continued growth of shopping centers, such as Asbury Plaza. Dubuque is located at 42°30′16″N 90°41′13″W / 42.50444°N 90.68694°W / 42.50444; -90.68694 (42.50, -90.69). According to the United States Census Bureau ,
8400-422: The early 1940s, the quality of the artwork submitted to the magazine seemed to improve. It later was found out that the office boy (a teenaged Truman Capote ) had been acting as a volunteer art editor, dropping pieces he did not like down the far end of his desk. Several of the magazine's cartoons have reached a higher plateau of fame. One 1928 cartoon drawn by Carl Rose and captioned by E. B. White shows
8512-465: The early, occasionally precarious years of its existence, the magazine prided itself on its cosmopolitan sophistication. Ross declared in a 1925 prospectus for the magazine: "It has announced that it is not edited for the old lady in Dubuque ." Although the magazine never lost its touches of humor, it soon established itself as a preeminent forum for serious fiction, essays and journalism. Shortly after
8624-713: The economic transformations of the late twentieth century comparatively well." Dubuque's cultural region is the Upper Midwest . Dubuque has several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places : Dubuque has a number of remarkable parks, particularly Eagle Point Park and the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area. Dubuque's waterfront features the Ice Harbor and, just north of it,
8736-838: The end of World War II , John Hersey 's essay Hiroshima filled an entire issue. The magazine has published short stories by many of the most respected writers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Ann Beattie , Sally Benson , Maeve Brennan , Truman Capote , Rachel Carson , John Cheever , Roald Dahl , Mavis Gallant , Geoffrey Hellman , Ernest Hemingway , Stephen King , Ruth McKenney , John McNulty , Joseph Mitchell , Lorrie Moore , Alice Munro , Haruki Murakami , Vladimir Nabokov , John O'Hara , Dorothy Parker , S.J. Perelman , Philip Roth , George Saunders , J. D. Salinger , Irwin Shaw , James Thurber , John Updike , Eudora Welty , and E. B. White . Publication of Shirley Jackson 's " The Lottery " drew more mail than any other story in
8848-503: The far background. The March 21, 2009, cover of The Economist , "How China sees the World", is also an homage to the original image, depicting the viewpoint from Beijing's Chang'an Avenue instead of Manhattan. Hired by Tina Brown in 1992, Art Spiegelman worked for The New Yorker for ten years but resigned a few months after the September ;11 terrorist attacks . The cover created by Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly for
8960-590: The first Christian church in Iowa, St. Raphael's Cathedral , in 1833. The city also played a key role in the expansion of the Catholic Church into the Western United States, as it was the administrative center for Catholics in what is now Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , and South Dakota . Many important Catholic religious leaders have lived in Dubuque, including its first bishop, Mathias Loras ; Fr Samuel Mazzuchelli , OP; Clement Smyth ; and Mother Mary Frances Clarke , BVM. Catholic parishes around
9072-713: The focus of revitalization efforts downtown. Another area of note downtown is the Port of Dubuque , which since 2002 has seen the opening of the Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark, the Alliant Energy Amphitheater, and Grand River Center. The downtown area includes a number of significant buildings, many of them historic, such as the Shot Tower, St. Raphael's Cathedral, and the Dubuque County Courthouse, reflecting
9184-434: The greatest for that specific film. Wins Nominations This article about a United States film director born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The New Yorker The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant ,
9296-486: The image's obvious excesses rebuffed the concern that it could be misunderstood, even by those unfamiliar with the magazine. "The intent of the cover", he said, "is to satirize the vicious and racist attacks and rumors and misconceptions about the Obamas that have been floating around in the blogosphere and are reflected in public opinion polls. What we set out to do was to throw all these images together, which are all over
9408-411: The magazine endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time, choosing Democratic nominee John Kerry over incumbent Republican George W. Bush . The New Yorker has featured cartoons (usually gag cartoons ) since it began publication in 1925. For years, its cartoon editor was Lee Lorenz , who first began cartooning in 1956 and became a New Yorker contract contributor in 1958. After serving as
9520-532: The magazine in New York City on September 18. New Yorker covers are sometimes unrelated to the contents of the magazine or only tangentially related. The article about Obama in the July 21, 2008, issue did not discuss the attacks and rumors but rather Obama's political career. The magazine later endorsed Obama for president. This parody was most likely inspired by Fox News host E. D. Hill 's paraphrasing of an anonymous internet comment in asking whether
9632-494: The magazine's art editor from 1973 to 1993 (when he was replaced by Françoise Mouly ), he continued in the position of cartoon editor until 1998. His book The Art of the New Yorker: 1925–1995 (Knopf, 1995) was the first comprehensive survey of all aspects of the magazine's graphics. In 1998, Robert Mankoff took over as cartoon editor and edited at least 14 collections of New Yorker cartoons. Mankoff also usually contributed
9744-403: The magazine's history. In its early decades, the magazine sometimes published two or even three short stories in an issue, but in later years the pace has remained steady at one story per issue. The nonfiction feature articles (usually the bulk of an issue) cover an eclectic array of topics. Subjects have included eccentric evangelist Creflo Dollar , the different ways in which humans perceive
9856-457: The magazine's logo. Spiegelman wanted to see the emptiness, and find the awful/awe-filled image of all that disappeared on 9/11. The silhouetted Twin Towers were printed in a fifth, black ink, on a field of black made up of the standard four color printing inks. An overprinted clear varnish helps create the ghost images that linger, insisting on their presence through the blackness. At first glance,
9968-461: The magazine, before it was published as a book. Brown's tenure attracted more controversy than Gottlieb's or even Shawn's, due to her high profile (Shawn, by contrast, had been an extremely shy, introverted figure), and to the changes she made to a magazine with a similar look for the previous half-century. She introduced color to the editorial pages (several years before The New York Times ) and included photography, with less type on each page and
10080-441: The magazine. His most famous work is probably its March 29, 1976, cover, an illustration most often called "View of the World from 9th Avenue " and sometimes called "A Parochial New Yorker's View of the World" or "A New Yorker's View of the World", which depicts a map of the world as seen by self-absorbed New Yorkers. The illustration is split in two, with the bottom half of the image showing Manhattan's 9th Avenue, 10th Avenue, and
10192-506: The newspaper's weekly art meeting, where cartoons submitted over the previous week were brought up from the mail room to be looked over by Ross, the editorial department, and a number of staff writers. Cartoons were often rejected or sent back to artists with requested amendments, while others were accepted and captions were written for them. Some artists hired their own writers; Hokinson hired James Reid Parker in 1931. Brendan Gill relates in his book Here at The New Yorker that at one point in
10304-426: The passage of time, and Münchausen syndrome by proxy . The magazine is known for its editorial traditions. Under the rubric Profiles , it has published articles about prominent people such as Ernest Hemingway , Henry R. Luce , Marlon Brando , Hollywood restaurateur Michael Romanoff , magician Ricky Jay , and mathematicians David and Gregory Chudnovsky . Other enduring features have been "Goings on About Town",
10416-399: The population was 3.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race and 83.8% Non-Hispanic White . As of the census of 2010, there were 57,637 people, 23,506 households, and 13,888 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,923.2 inhabitants per square mile (742.6/km ). There were 25,029 housing units at an average density of 835.1 per square mile (322.4/km ). The racial makeup of
10528-437: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 22,560 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
10640-416: The river has formed the city into a regional hub. The Dubuque area is the general area encompassing Dubuque, Iowa. The MSA proper includes the entirety of Dubuque County. The official population of the Dubuque County was 93,653 as of the 2010 population estimates. Since its founding, Dubuque has had, and continues to have, a strong religious tradition. Local Catholic settlers established what would become
10752-638: The seat of the newly established Archdiocese of Dubuque . Numerous convents, abbeys, and other religious institutions were built. The ethnic German and Irish descendants maintain a strong Catholic presence in the city. Nicholas E. Gonner (1835–1892), a Catholic immigrant from Pfaffenthal in Luxembourg , founded the Catholic Publishing Company of Dubuque, Iowa. His son Nicholas E. Gonner Jr. (1870–1922) took over in 1892, editing two German-language weeklies, an English-language weekly, and
10864-743: The short story by Annie Proulx that appeared in the October 13, 1997, issue; Jonathan Safran Foer 's 2001 debut in The New Yorker , which later came to theaters in Liev Schreiber 's debut as both screenwriter and director, Everything Is Illuminated (2005); Michael Cunningham 's The Hours , which appeared in The New Yorker before becoming the film that garnered the 2002 Best Actress Academy Award for Nicole Kidman ; Adaptation (2002), which Charlie Kaufman based on Susan Orlean 's The Orchid Thief , written for The New Yorker ; Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes (1999), which also appeared, in part, in The New Yorker before its film adaptation
10976-464: The then-largest enclosed shopping mall in Iowa, Kennedy Mall . The area continues to expand rapidly, with new subdivisions and shopping centers stretching out for miles from downtown. The West End is not clearly defined, but is generally considered to include all the suburban-style growth west of North Grandview Avenue, the University of Dubuque , and the Valentine Park neighborhood. The area
11088-431: The top and to shine a kind of harsh light on them, to satirize them." In an interview on Larry King Live shortly after the magazine issue began circulating, Obama said, "Well, I know it was The New Yorker ' s attempt at satire... I don't think they were entirely successful with it". Obama also pointed to his own efforts to debunk the allegations the cover depicted through a website his campaign set up, saying that
11200-399: The town was "about 98 percent Catholic" back then. "Dubuque was the epitome of small-town life," John wrote. "The people were friendly, everyone knew everybody else, and there wasn't a thing to do: no excitement, few restaurants or recreation choices, a decaying slum section. So we spent as much time as we could at the ball park. At certain times of the year, the fish flies fester in hordes like
11312-512: The wake of September 11, and became a popular print and poster. For the 1993 Valentine's Day issue, the magazine cover by Art Spiegelman depicted a black woman and a Hasidic Jewish man kissing, referencing the Crown Heights riot of 1991. The cover was criticized by both black and Jewish observers. Jack Salzman and Cornel West called the reaction to the cover the magazine's "first national controversy". "The Politics of Fear",
11424-731: The winner. Anyone age 13 or older can enter or vote. Each contest winner receives a print of the cartoon (with the winning caption) signed by the artist who drew the cartoon. In 2017, after Bob Mankoff left the magazine, Emma Allen became the youngest and first female cartoon editor in the magazine's history. Since 1993, the magazine has published occasional stories of comics journalism (alternately called "sketchbook reports") by such cartoonists as Marisa Acocella Marchetto , Barry Blitt , Sue Coe , Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb , Jules Feiffer , Ben Katchor , Carol Lay , Gary Panter , Art Spiegelman , Mark Alan Stamaty , and Ronald Wimberly . In April 2018, The New Yorker launched
11536-704: Was "for educating citizens and implementing behavior changes that they control based on the data these applications provide". However, Dubuque has been reaching the limits of its network and lack sufficient services from giant providers. Policy and financial decisions are made by the city council, which serves as the city's legislative body. The council comprises the mayor , Brad Cavanaugh , who serves as its chairman, 4 ward -elected members, and 2 at-large members. The city council members are: Susan R. Farber (Ward 1), Laura Roussell (Ward 2), Danny Sprank (Ward 3), Katy Wethal (Ward 4), Ric W. Jones (at-large), and David T. Resnick (at-large). The city council meets at 6 P.M. on
11648-419: Was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99. Age spread: 23.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 36,785, and the median income for
11760-420: Was centered on manufacturing companies such as Deere and Company and Flexsteel Industries. While industry still plays a major role in the city, the economy has diversified a great deal in the last decade. Health care, education, tourism, publishing, and financial services are all important sectors of the city's economy. Several major companies are either headquartered in Dubuque or have a significant presence in
11872-673: Was home to the original Fighting Saints team from 1980 to 2001, when the team relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma . From 2001 to 2010, the Dubuque Thunderbirds replaced the Fighting Saints playing in the Tier III Junior A Central States Hockey League at the Five Flags Center . The 2010-11 Fighting Saints were USHL Clark Cup champions after defeating the Green Bay Gamblers three games to one in
11984-561: Was later dominated by various mill working businesses. Also important were boat building , brewing , and later, the railroad industry. In 1874, the Diamond Jo Line moved its company headquarters to Dubuque. Diamond Jo Line established a shipyard at Eagle Point in 1878. Just two years later, the company was the largest employer in Dubuque, putting 78 people to work, 75 of whom worked at the shipyard earning their collective $ 800–$ 1,000 per week in wages. Between 1860 and 1880, Dubuque
12096-403: Was mixed. Online magazine Slate criticized the cover, which shows Ernie leaning on Bert's shoulder as they watch a television with the Supreme Court justices on the screen, saying, "it's a terrible way to commemorate a major civil-rights victory for gay and lesbian couples." The Huffington Post , meanwhile, said it was "one of [the magazine's] most awesome covers of all time". The cover of
12208-531: Was officially chartered in 1833, located in unorganized territory of the United States. The region was designated as the Iowa Territory in 1838 and was included in the newly created State of Iowa in 1846. After the lead resources were exhausted, the city became home to numerous industries. Dubuque became a center for the timber industry because of its proximity to forests in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
12320-442: Was one of the 100 largest urban areas in the United States. Iowa's first church was built by Methodists in 1833. Since then, Iowans have followed a variety of religious traditions. Beginning in the mid-19th century and into the early 20th century, thousands of poor German and Irish Catholic immigrants came to the city to work in the manufacturing centers. The city's large Roman Catholic congregations led to its designation as
12432-431: Was released in 1999; The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993), both inspired by the work of New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams ; Brian De Palma 's Casualties of War (1989), which began as a New Yorker article by Daniel Lang; Boys Don't Cry (1999), starring Hilary Swank, which began as an article in the magazine; Iris (2001), about the life of Iris Murdoch and John Bayley,
12544-495: Was succeeded as editor by William Shawn (1951–1987), followed by Robert Gottlieb (1987–1992) and Tina Brown (1992–1998). The current editor of The New Yorker is David Remnick , who succeeded Brown in July 1998. Among the important nonfiction authors who began writing for the magazine during Shawn's editorship were Dwight Macdonald , Kenneth Tynan , and Hannah Arendt , whose Eichmann in Jerusalem reportage appeared in
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